While redesigns are always interesting or refreshing, I think one has to be careful dubbing these concepts as "solutions". From a UX standpoint, "I’m usually searching for an artist or song name" is a dangerous standpoint as you're not the user. From a PM standpoint, I assume soundcloud (located next door to us) will validate any new feature. So often we see the prettiest solution doesn't become the most effective one. Personally, I find SC very intuitive to use and while I agree with some of the proposed changes some seem counter-intuitive as a long-time soundcloud user.
I hope they take it a bit more seriously once they've watched a bit longer.
I've found that the New Zealander response to many things is one of apparent mocking, and this is sometimes a good thing. The NZ public don't treat much as sacred, and this sometimes looks like dismissal. I'd take comfort in the fact that the current political leaders in NZ are commonly treated to as much, or more, derision than is being shown here towards Dotcom, Assange, Snowden, Greenwald etc.
The NZ populous are generally pretty smart. Let's hope that they take these revelations and act intelligently on them.
I recently wrote a post about this (www.nickmulder.me) I started at 17, raced professionally till last year when I got a kink / blod clot in my legs.
Cycling is a nice distraction from your passion but for me personally, it became a passion that cannabalized my other hobbies. Its quite an addiction, the reason I think is because it is so quantifiable and if your'e a bit of a numbers guy like me it is a perfectly gamified concept (check out strava.com)
Nonetheless, having commuted each day of my young life through wind, rain, snow and having put over 100,000 kilometers on my bike I can attest to the fact that the feeling of accomplishment is unparalleled.
Whatever your reason may be, cycling is an amazing way to channel your energy and strive to reach your goals.
