The 404 394: Where The 404 gets a 404

On today’s show, it’s the last day of the Becks Beer sponsorship, so we end on a high note. Joining us in the studio again is Caroline McCarthy, bringing her wit and charm, and we’ve also got Timothy Geiseinheimer, who always has something clever to say. So apparently, CNET broke during today’s live stream, which is why some people are getting 404 error pages when they visit our website. Today’s Audio Draft Sponsored by Becks Beer in Conjunction with Last.fm, a Subsidiary of CBS Corporation 5000 XP GTS, is a rising European pop-rock star, Paolo Nutini.

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After featuring mostly Indie bands, we’re going to bring in some pop from across the pond. Paolo Nutini has a suprisingly sultry yet mature voice for a boy of only 22 years old! Trust us, you’ll get knocked off your feet when you hear a dulcet voice come out of what seems to be a skinny Scottish kid. On today’s show we feature two songs from his album Sunnyside Up. The first is “Coming Up Easy”, which is a nice tune about waking up in the morning to your significant other. Rounding out the show, we finish with “Candy”, a slow-going song about getting some “sweets” from your lover before they leave. Yes, Paolo Nutini is “geting-down” music.

The Semi-Weekly Audio Draft has become so popular that we’re going to list our previous picks so you can find the great, new musicians we’re featuring here on The 404:

Paolo Nutini
Koufax
Why
Priscilla Ahn
Mayer Hawthorne
The Hold Steady
Grizzly Bear
Matt Pond PA
The Twilight and the Sound

On top of some great music, we’ve also got some great stories on today’s show. At the top of the show, we discover the coolest invention ever: the dissolvable bikini! We wonder why it took so long to create this! All this is courtesy of Tim Geiseinheimer’s German descendants. It might be something you should give your date if you live in New York City! According to Forbes.com, NYC is the best place to live for singles. Caroline really disagrees, but that probably has to do with the fact that women in their 20s outnumber guys by a heavy margin. Wilson loves this, but bemoans the fact that a lot of these ladies are always trying to find the next best one.

In more technology-related news, AT&T and Barnes & Nobles have announced free Wi-Fi in their coffee shops. Sounds like a great idea at first because we’ve all hated paying $12.95 for an hour of Internet access, but imagine all the startups and college students crowding what used to be a nice place for conversation. Also, Twitter and Facebook are coming to Xbox 360, while we don’t really have any interest in Twittering while we’re playing Resident Evil 5, we kind of hope we can hook up with other gamers through Facebook Connect. Finally, there is a movement that we can all jump on! David Pogue’s campaign to bring back the “BEEP”, rather than the freakin’ 15-second long voicemail message that we all love to hate. If we can call you from our phone, we know how to leave you a message!