Steps to get this running (roughly):
1. Install required dependencies (most available via rubygems):
 - AMQP
 - Carrot
 - Log4r
 - JSON
 - Sinatra
 - static_assets plugin for Sinatra
 - Sass
 - Haml
 - Sequel
 - Sqlite3
 - VLC
2. Customize the VLC path in hacktouch-audiod.rb to match your installation.
3. Start the backend: "./backend/hacktouch-audiod.rb && ./backend/hacktouch-newsd.rb".
4. Start the frontend: "./frontend/hacktouch-frontend.rb".
5. Visit http://localhost:4567/ in a browser.