NessNotes Addendum: New Tenacious D Album…

According to Creativity Online, “The D is back.” Tenacious D, the comedy rock duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass have returned with this new video (see below) for their upcoming album: Rize of the Fenix. It’s six minutes of… well, see for yourself.

Angry Birds is a Success Because…

There was an interesting article in Investor’s Business Daily yesterday (Rovio Targets Disney With ‘Angry Birds’ Space, Deals) that caught my eye.  To start, chief marketing officer, Peter Vesterbacka, was quoted saying that Rovio, maker of Angry Birds, is “an entertainment company, not a game company.” He compared his company… more »

NessNotes: Finding Jack – Part 2…

Ok, so let’s get busy chatting about “Following your Bliss.” So one of my fav peeps, the most Awesome Kung Fu Practicing Panda and one of the kicka$$ peeps doing just that is Jack Black, an uber funny and driven individual who has been following his bliss ever since he… more »

NessNotes: Finding Jack Black…

People have the wrong idea about Jack Black. They see him as a comedian struggling to make it in a serious thespian world, a fledgling Jim Carrey or Robin Williams. But look a little closer. Both Carrey and Williams, like any number of comics-turned-actors, first brought their practiced comic personalities… more »

Lateral Publishing Update: Red Staple in the News

In USA Today, the Talking Technology column by Jefferson Graham (New tools make self-publishing e-books easier) mentioned Red Staple’s new electronic book (e-book) authoring tools, which had their worldwide debut last September in the Startup Alley at TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Graham also included a video interview with Lori Jordan, the… more »