April 10, 2012
The official site of independent singer-songwriter Citizen Cope.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The Citizen Cope website is a one-page, smooth-scrolling HTML5/CSS3/jQuery-based site that uses WordPress as a CMS to control all site content, along with Facebook Comments, Soundcloud and other social integrations.
April 8, 2012
Franc Roddam’s classic 1979 film version of Quadrophenia brought the alienation of 1960s British working-class youth to the big screen. Young Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels) divides his time between hanging out in London’s Mod cafes and working in the post-room of an advertising firm, a job that that lets him keep his scooter running and to pay for his tailored suits. Jimmy’s gang include Dave (Mark Wingett), Chalky (Philip Davis) and Spider (Gary Shail) and they spend most of their...
April 7, 2012
The official site of Grammy winning musician Jason Mraz.
Why it’s in the Showcase: This WordPress and BuddyPress-powered site creates a community for Jason Mraz fans. It features custom-developed plugins to allow user-submitted content, Soundcloud and Topspin Media integration, and Facebook connect user registration.
Starting as a young musician, this soul songstress has had unique experiences touring around the world to perform at music, sports, charity and fashion gatherings. Along the way Ashleigh has found herself part of a diverse family of musicians who she has been proud to work with on various tours, festivals and collaboration projects.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The site uses a custom designed theme that matches the artists’ aesthetic. It uses WordPress to...
First it was For Emma, Forever Ago. The soul in a refraction of icicles. A moment hanging like breath on air. And yet life – even still life – is not still. The story is not a story if it does not unravel. Your eyes you may cast backward, but the heart is locked in the chest and must beat forever forward. Bon Iver, Bon Iver is the frozen beast pressing upward from a loosening earth, one ear cocked to the echo of the ghost choir still singing, the other craving the martial call of drums...