Inspirational – Page 9 – Lykle de Vries

Awesome song: Six Minutes South – Woost

There once was this band from Stadskanaal (lovingly referred to as City Channel), that really, really rocked my world in the early ’00’s: A Pin’s Fee. They amazed me with a mix of rock, funk, schlager and pop that eventually even got them into the National finals of the Grolsch Grote Prijs. Later on, their original bass player joined my band for a while, and drummer Jetse basically played in every band in Groningen at least once, before getting a gig with Krause.

Lead singer Koen Willem Toering created a lot more music since then, most notably with Woost. They released a number of albums, but I feel this track from their latest album could very well be the best piece of music that he has ever written.

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Weekly TED-pick: Jason Fried: Why work doesn’t happen at work

If you have not encountered any of the products that 37Signals have given to the world, you are missing out. They created beautiful, elegant software that helps you manage projects, manage your client contacts, etc. What makes their products so great, is that they have always managed to resist the drive to add features. BaseCamp, Highrise, BackPack, they all focus on the basics, bare essentials you need to get the job done.

They also love to share their vision on product development, and have a very typical approach to work ethics. Check this TED talk out, and then reconsider your working environment.

Awesome song: Angel – Massive Attack

Cover of "Mezzanine" — Cover of Mezzanine

I have to admit that at first, I really did not like Massive Attack. Although their hit Unfinished Sympathy obviously was a good song, the band did not properly register with me. And then the 1998 Soccer World Championship happened, where Adidas used ‘Angel’ for their commercials. I was hooked right there and then and immediately got the album (Mezzanine). The CD stuck in my CD player for a long, long time, and I still listen to it frequently.

Actually, it does not feel completely right to just pick out this one song from that magnificent album, but it was this sound that gave the Adidas commercials that extra edge that brought me back to this band. So there.

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