Embeds allowing bloggers to easily embed videos from Distrify. Just go to any Distrify film page or player and copy the URL. Paste that URL in any WordPress blog and it will automatically be converted to an embedded Distrify player. If you are logged in to distrify.com it will automatically add your affiliate tracking code to your embeds. Make sure you turn on Auto-embeds in your WP settings and also make sure that the URL is on its own line and not hyperlinked (clickable when viewing the post). The plugin also extracts the still image from the film and saves it as the Featured Image for the post. This actually works for any Embed (not just Distrify) that you embed into your WordPress blog. Author: Distrify Limited Version: 0.3.1 Author URI: http://www.distrify.com License: GPL2 Copyright 2011-2013 Distrify (email : hello@distrify.com) This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA */ /** * Does the work of adding the Distrify provider to wp_oembed */ function add_distrify_provider($the_content){ require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-oembed.php' ); wp_oembed_add_provider('#https?://(www\.)?(distrify|muvies).com/films/.*#i', 'http://distrify.com/oembed.json', true ); wp_oembed_add_provider('http://muvi.es/*', 'http://distrify.com/oembed.json' ); wp_oembed_add_provider('#https?://.*\.muvies.com/.*reviews/.*#i', 'http://distrify.com/oembed.json', true ); } //add the provider on plugins_loaded. add_action('plugins_loaded', 'add_distrify_provider'); /** * from http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/q/70752/1685 * Automatically set the featured image if an oEmbed-compatible embed is found in the post content. * author: TheDeadMedic * author URI: http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/users/1685/thedeadmedic * */ add_action( 'wp_insert_post', array( 'ofi', 'init' ) ); class ofi { /** * The post thumbnail ID * * @var int */ private $_thumb_id; /** * The post ID * * @var int */ private $_post_id; /** * Sets up an instance if called statically, and attempts to set the featured * image from an embed in the post content (if one has not already been set). * * @param int $post_id * @return object|null */ public function init( $post_id ) { if ( ! isset( $this ) ) return new ofi( $post_id ); global $wp_embed; $this->_post_id = absint( $post_id ); if ( ! $this->_thumb_id = get_post_meta( $this->_post_id, '_thumbnail_id', true ) ) { if ( $content = get_post_field( 'post_content', $this->_post_id, 'raw' ) ) { add_filter( 'oembed_dataparse', array( $this, 'oembed_dataparse' ), 10, 3 ); $wp_embed->autoembed( $content ); remove_filter( 'oembed_dataparse', array( $this, 'oembed_dataparse' ), 10, 3 ); } } } /** * @see init() */ public function __construct( $post_id ) { $this->init( $post_id ); } /** * Callback for the "oembed_dataparse" hook, which will fire on a successful * response from the oEmbed provider. * * @see WP_oEmbed::data2html() * * @param string $return The embed HTML * @param object $data The oEmbed response * @param string $url The oEmbed content URL */ public function oembed_dataparse( $return, $data, $url ) { if ( ! empty( $data->thumbnail_url ) && ! $this->_thumb_id ) { // if ( in_array( @ $data->type, array( 'video' ) ) ) // Only set for video embeds $this->set_thumb_by_url( $data->thumbnail_url, @ $data->title ); } } /** * Attempt to download the image from the URL, add it to the media library, * and set as the featured image. * * @see media_sideload_image() * * @param string $url * @param string $title Optionally set attachment title */ public function set_thumb_by_url( $url, $title = null ) { /* Following assets will already be loaded if in admin */ require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/file.php'; require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/media.php'; require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/image.php'; $temp = download_url( $url ); if ( ! is_wp_error( $temp ) && $info = @ getimagesize( $temp ) ) { if ( ! strlen( $title ) ) $title = null; if ( ! $ext = image_type_to_extension( $info[2] ) ) $ext = '.jpg'; $data = array( 'name' => md5( $url ) . $ext, 'tmp_name' => $temp, ); $id = media_handle_sideload( $data, $this->_post_id, $title ); if ( ! is_wp_error( $id ) ) return update_post_meta( $this->_post_id, '_thumbnail_id', $this->_thumb_id = $id ); } if ( ! is_wp_error( $temp ) ) @ unlink( $temp ); } } I Predict A Graceful Expulsion – The Earology Dept. https://www.theearologydept.com Where the food sounds good, and the music is pretty tasty too. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:09:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.24 50391680 cold specks // new york sessions https://www.theearologydept.com/cold-specks-new-york-sessions/ https://www.theearologydept.com/cold-specks-new-york-sessions/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2012 03:09:24 +0000 http://mittenmouthmusic.wordpress.com/?p=6818 on a recent trip to nyc cold specks gave fans a few reasons to get all excited about. check out al spx’s semi-impromptu session delivering “elephant head” at harlem’s historic paris blues bar. then during her la blogotheque session she showcases her soulful blues-tinged pipes by unleashing, the aforementioned “elephant head” then adding “heavy hands” …

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on a recent trip to nyc cold specks gave fans a few reasons to get all excited about. check out al spx’s semi-impromptu session delivering “elephant head” at harlem’s historic paris blues bar. then during her la blogotheque session she showcases her soulful blues-tinged pipes by unleashing, the aforementioned “elephant head” then adding “heavy hands” and “blank maps” as stirring chasers. you can also check out cold specks on npr’s world cafe for additional, then check out the band’s north american tour schedule for dates near you. you can get the previous songs and others on cold speck’s album ‘i predict a graceful expulsion‘ via arts & crafts on itunes. peace.



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Cold Specks has just released her latest Hoxton Hall Session video, “Hector”. The second of this four-part series filmed at the famed venue in London, UK “Hector” can now be viewed on the Cold Specks website along with the first video for “Winter Solstice.” Peace.



 
JULY
12 July 2012 – Somerset House supporting Anna Calvi
13 July 2012 – Latitude Festival, Suffolk, UK
July 27 – 28 – Calgary Folk Fest, Calgary, Canada
29 July 2012 – Hillside Festival, Guelph, Canada (

AUGUST

1 August 2012 – Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY
3 – 5 August 2012- Sappy Fest, Sackville, NB
7 August 2012 – Le Divan Orange, Montreal, QC
8 August 2012 – The Great Hall, Toronto ON
10 – 12 August 2012 – Regina, SK – Regina Folk Fest
15 August 2012 – Barboza, Seattle, WA
16 August 2012 – The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
17 – 19 August 2012 – Salmon Arm, BC – Salmon Arm Roots and Blues
28 August 2012 – Feerien, Brussels, Belgium
31 August 2012 – Electric Picnic, Dublin, Ireland

SEPTEMBER
02 September 2012 – End Of The Road Festival, UK
22 Sept 2012 – Reeperbahnfestival, Hamburg, Germany
23 Sept 2012 – Kantine Berghain, Berlin, Germany
24 Sept 2012 – Studio 672, Cologne, Germany
28 Sept 2012 – Spazio 211, Turin, Italy
30 Sept 2012 – Botanique, Brussels, Belgium

OCTOBER
01 Oct 2012 – Rotown, Rotterdam, Holland
02 Oct 2012 – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland
04 Oct 2012 – Atlas, Aarhus, Denmark
05 Oct 2012 – Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
07 Oct 2012 – Les Heures in – D Festival, Liege, Belgium
08 Oct 2012 – Divan Du Monde, Paris, France
10 Oct 2012 – Union Chapel, London
12 Oct 2012 – John Peel Festival of New Music presents Cold Specks Sound and Vision, Norwich
13 Oct 2012 – Kazimer, Liverpool
14 Oct 2012 – Deaf Institute, Manchester
16 Oct 2012 – Open House Festival, Black Box, Belfast
17 Oct 2012 – Sugar Club, Dublin, Ireland

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]]> https://www.theearologydept.com/cold-specks-hector-hoxton-hall-session/feed/ 0 6346 cold specks // blank maps (our sunday best) https://www.theearologydept.com/cold-specks-blank-maps-our-sunday-best/ https://www.theearologydept.com/cold-specks-blank-maps-our-sunday-best/#respond Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:22:32 +0000 http://mittenmouthmusic.wordpress.com/?p=5401 Cold Specks is the project of Al Spx. Her voice is a mixture of southern gospel, the stark organic beauty of folk, with just a tinge of bluegrass at times. The songs she sings are eloquently performed hymnals; which touch your soul dead center. And when you hear words like haunting or ethereal as descriptors …

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Cold Specks is the project of Al Spx. Her voice is a mixture of southern gospel, the stark organic beauty of folk, with just a tinge of bluegrass at times. The songs she sings are eloquently performed hymnals; which touch your soul dead center. And when you hear words like haunting or ethereal as descriptors they’re on the mark. I first heard her offerings via the songs “Holland” and “Old Stepstone” both weighty and not for the faint of heart. Here, I posted the song, “Blank Maps” and after listening you can ‘hear’ why I’m a fan. You can pre-order her forthcoming debut LP I Predict A Graceful Expulsion (May 22nd) at www.coldspecks.com and at Amazon. Also, for further goosebump inducing fare, check out her cover of the Swans’ “Reeling The Liars In“, taken from the 12” Dancing Coins EP. Peace.


 
Tour Dates:

May 1st – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL

May 2nd – High Noon Saloon – Madison, WI

May 3rd – Cedar Cultural Centre – Minneapolis, MN

May 4th – West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB

May 6th – McDougall United Church – Edmonton, AB

May 7th – Central United Church – Calgary, AB

May 8th – Southminster United Church – Lethbridge, AB

May 9th – The Royal – Nelson, BC

May 11th – The Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC

May 12th – Alix Goolden Hall – Victoria, BC

May 13th – Tractor Tavern – Seattle, WA

May 14th – Doug Fir Lounge – Portland, OR

May 16th – The Independent – San Francisco, CA

May 18th – Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA

May 19th – The Compound Grilll – Phoenix, AZ

May 20th – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ

May 22nd – The Prophet Bar – Dallas, TX

May 23rd – Stubb’s BBQ (Indoor) – Austin, TX

May 24th – One Eyed Jacks – New Orleans, LA

May 25th – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA

May 26th – Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC

May 27th – Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC

May 28th – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA

May 30th – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY

May 31st – Middle East Downstairs – Cambridge, MA

June 2nd – The Music Hall, Toronto, ON

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23-year-old Al Spx from Etobicoke, Canada is Cold Specks. Recently, she and her songs have done a bit of traveling, as she spreads her river baptismal sound into ears and hearts the world over. Listen to her touching fare, “Holland” and “Old Stepstone.” Cold Specks’ sound is recognizable, they’re heavily steeped in the American deep south/folk gospel tradition, and they touch you the way a fire and brimstone sermon would. They make you both nervous and contrite, even for sins you’ve only dreamed about. Also, her songs are right where they should be, and really I can’t imagine a better medium for them than Spx’s wade-in-the-water voice. A voice which is beautifully haunting, and powerful like the thunderstorms of the lonesome plains. I am beyond giddy, so looking forward to hearing more Cold Specks debut release via Arts & Crafts. Peace.

“Holland”

 
“Lay Me Down”

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