Jerry Brito

Pixies — Winterlong

Jerry Brito — Watching the Stimulus

Me on the Cato Daily Podcast discussing Stimulus Watch 2.0.

Me on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi show talking about StimulusWatch.org.

If I sound like I don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s because I specifically told the producer I couldn’t address local stimulus projects, but could talk about the transparency and accountability effort nationally and, of course, the show was all about local impact.

Me on Federal News Radio discussing the new features available on Stimulus Watch 2.0. Check out our new advanced search!

Talking Heads — Once In A Lifetime

Bear McCreary — All Along the Watchtower

Bear McCreary - All Along the Watchtower

Amon Amarth — Cry Of The Black Birds

My new favorite band of all time coming to Baltimore 26 April. Swiss, they are crazy about their work ethic. From their official biography:

[G]uitarist Olavi Mikkonen confirms: “We nailed down all ideas we had from the past year and we rehearsed 5 days a week, 9 to 5 [which is fucking huge considering they are Europeans]. At the end of the month we had finished a 5 song demo.” After a two-month break, the band returned to write the rest of the material: “We started up where we had left off and began working on all new ideas we had. Again 5 days a week, 9 to 5. This time around we had 4 new songs and the album was written. We had never written an album under these intense circumstances, but we found out that this was totally right for us.” The new masterpiece “With Oden On Our Side” was born.

This week on Tech Policy Weekly I discussed government transparency with host Berin Szoka, Jim Harper of Cato, and John Wonderlich of the Sunlight Foundation. Take a listen and hear what we have to say about Obama’s plans for openness and accountability. Also, StimulusWatch.org will be launching very soon. Stay tuned!

Dethklok (feat. London Philharmonic Orchestra) — Detharmonic

Best lyrics ever: “Prepare the laser beam / I’m gonna use it tonight”