Music To Code By

If you are anything like me you like to listen to music while you are coding. Recently I've noticed that my collection of coding music had grown stale. I was listening to Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers and David Guetta. There is only so many times you can listen to the Tron Legacy soundtrack on repeat. Don't get me wrong I love that album and Daft Punk in general but I need something new.

So like anyone else I took the question to twitter to see what my coder friends are listening to:

Julio Cesar suggested The Beatles which is a great but not exactly unique suggestion. I have about 64 of my favourite Beatles songs on my system. However, it doesn't really fit the bill as I'm looking for music without distracting lyrics.

Fil Maj suggested Baby Mammoth which I started listening to on YouTube and then moved over to GrooveShark where I've been listening to them quite a bit as it exactly fits the bill of what I wanted. Thanks Fil!

Adem Hamidovic suggested the Dredd Original Film Soundtrack soundtrack which is currently posted up on YouTube but I'm sure it'll get a takedown notice soon. I'm going to give it a listen this morning to see if it is worth the purchase.

William Prey suggested Sweet Mother Logic again on GrooveShark. I did a quick listen to some of their songs and it sounds just great. I love how it is completely instrumental but not electronic. Great change of pace from some of the other stuff I've been listening too.

Finally, Revolunet suggested using the music service 8tracks. You pick what music you want to listen to by selecting genre tags. It seems like an interesting way to discover new music.

So, what do you listen to while you are coding? Leave a comment to tell me about it.

Music Monday: Adam War Rock

Adam War Rock is a professional geek emcee. He's done some great songs of them my favourite has to be the Scott Pilgrim recap song called I Gotta Believe! Adam War Rock, aka Eugene Ahn, is currently hard at work on his first studio album. Last week he release the first song off the album, Starving Artist, for digital download.

Now you can download it for free but it is also setup so that you can pay Euge for his hard work. Stop by and purchase the song for $1. You won't be disappointed. Plus you'll be helping out a talented artist who is just on his way to super stardom. In 5 years when he's entering the Betty Ford Clinic for substance abuse you'll be able to say I knew him when and I enabled his rock star lifestyle just a little bit.

Euge is also the co-host and producer of the War Rocket Ajax podcast with Chris Sims of Comics Alliance and the Invincible Super Blog. This nominally about comics podcast is always a great listen so you should check that out when you have time too.

Daft Punk: Alive

Daft Punk is releasing a new album called Alive which was recorded during their recent tour. The widget below gives you a taste of what the album offers.

Ok Go

I'm real late on catching onto the internet phenomenon of Ok Go but I absolutely got hooked on their music after watching their video of Here it Goes Again on YouTube.

I am now the proud, proud owner of both their studio albums. The self titled debut Ok Go and their follow up Oh No. The best way I can describe the band is they are a melodious, pop rock, humour band with infectious songs. Ah, just watch the video and you'll see what I mean.