Stumbling Like A Mother Bitch

Stumble is most definitely your next addiction. Perhaps I'm late on this Bandwagon (I overstayed my welcome on the Fleet Foxes and White Lies one), but its worth note anyway, so forgive me those who were Stumbling back in 08. Compatible with Mozilla Firefox or IE, it is the most innovative and useful browser add-on since getting that little Google toolbar in the top left. Stumble is a bottomless pit of internet recommendations that come at you like medicine balls in dark rooms. You submit a tick-able list of preferences ranging from the uber-vague to the ultra specific (e.g rock music, IDM, soccer, tennis, Kuwaiti Politics) and then your done. A little button appears on your browser, like so:


Clicking this button results in your browser navigating to a completely random page that adheres to your stated interests. These pages are collected via a thumbs up (love it) / down (less of this please) system on pages you find. Basically, one click voting. As a result, you can come across some absolute gold that would of usually eluded your online venturing. Almost forced Digg-ing (Digg- user contributed bank of links). Instead of contemplating clicking on a Digg, Stumble drives you straight to the page and screams "Look! Look at this!".

Stumble also has a few nifty methods of fine-tuning. One can only Stumble videos, only photos or even only sites your friends approved if you wish. Even MORE impressive is the ability to Stumble through a website. Stumbling through Wikipedia is quite entertaining and Stumbling through Myspace music is new music discovery / lazy DJing at its most effective.

The hook with Stumbling is the ease of which you can click from listening to free music, reading a gripping blog on our solar system to a video of a homeless beat-boxer. Then suddenly you land on a helpful page listing the latest gigs in your area, give it a thumbs up (which also adds the page to your favourites permanently), click Stumble, and your away again. Musing over an artists impression of a reverse pillow fight. Brilliant.

So in light of Stumble becoming a weighty distraction in my life, here is a few of the best Stumbles I have Stumbled since I began Stumbling.



I Love Google Maps
Putting an image up here would ruin a visit to the site. So give it a click and marvel at one of the best accidentally captured images that Google Maps has to offer. And if, like many, you suspect some photoshop fakery, then Google Map - 8 Sampsonia Way, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 15212. Done.

Your Ramones Name
I'm not going to spoil this one. But it managed to make me laugh and kick myself in unison.

Fab Channel - Free Concerts And Music Videos
Obviously we love our music at Clash so Fab Channel really appealed. This dutch website stores an impressive bank of excellent quality live performance footage. It even provides a linked set list, so you can jump to specific songs if you wish. Can't recommend The Walkmen gig more.

Just Hear It
Just Hear It makes Spotify look like a diner jukebox. Type in a artist or song title, search and play. You can't download, but it is so vast, I will let it off.


Anatomy Of A Black Hole
This one isn't exactly lol, lmao, rofl, but it is a touch omg. Anatomy Of A Black Hole is a simplified explanation and animation (explanimation!?) of the phenomenon that is black holes. Expect profound lines like "This is the Event Horizon, which from no escape is possible".




Beat my Stumble!