MUSIC: YOU KNOW, LIKE THE STUFF YOU LISTEN TO.
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Looking at Music
About an hour ago I received this IM: "Can you write a bitchy response to this? i can't understand how this is a failure when the band is taking $2.26/unit when signed bands typically earn a
November 7, 2007 |
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Fixing Music
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July 13, 2007 | EMAIL | PRINT | 7 COMMENTS
Determining Musical Tastes
I wrote four questions on August 4, 2004 and then saved this as a draft. Just rediscovered it and added a fifth question. What's in your CD player right now? Prince, Elton John or Madonna? 80's synths or
August 25, 2005 | EMAIL | PRINT | 5 COMMENTS
No More Genres
After a totally insane weekend at Electric Picnic, I am back and ready to write again. I've got three entries in my head at the moment, so hopefully that means there will be a bit more real substance arou
September 5, 2007 | EMAIL | PRINT | 5 COMMENTS
Listening Sans Lyrics
I listen to a lot of music. It's just what I do. I carry my MP3 player around everywhere I go and love to discover the next musical thing. All that may or may not interest you (I'm going to assume not), but this may: When I listen to music I listen s
July 5, 2005 | EMAIL | PRINT | 5 COMMENTS
Top 50 Albums of 2004
This is the moment everyone's been waiting for, the proof that I really have no life. These are my 10 favorite albums of 2004, in order (roughly), with five word descriptions (or less) and an MP3 (mostly legal and only when I could find a link). (
January 4, 2005 | EMAIL | PRINT | 3 COMMENTS
Mercury Prize Shortlist
For those not aware, the Mercury Prize goes to the UK album of the year. The prize was awarded to Dizzee Rascal - 'Boy In Da Corner' in 2003. Here's this year's list: Amy Winhouse - 'Frank' Basement Jaxx - 'Kish Kash'
July 21, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 3 COMMENTS
Coming Soon: Top Albums of the Year (and my top 50 of 2003)
Well, it's about that time of year again. That's the time when I prove that I spend entirely too much of my time listening to music and come up with my top 50 albums of the year. For those interested in best of lists, make sure to go check out <a hre
December 2, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 2 COMMENTS
Modern Day Huey Lewis?
Over at SimpleBits, Dan Cedarholm posed a daunting question as part of a contest to win a CSS geek's dream pack including <a href="http:/
August 12, 2005 | EMAIL | PRINT | 2 COMMENTS
Musical Numbers
Clearly the music business has been on everyone's mind lately. Between Radiohead going with pay-what-you-want and the <a href="http://www.mtv.
October 16, 2007 | EMAIL | PRINT | 2 COMMENTS
RIP ODB
I go away from computers for a weekend and no one has the decency to inform me that one of my favorite rappers dies. Ol' Dirty Bastard, aged 35, died last night. It's a sad day in the world of hip-hop as one of the founding fathers of Wu Tang, and po
November 15, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 1 COMMENTS
Top 50 Albums of 2005
When the new year rolls around most people are content to come up with a bunch of resolutions and reflect on the past year of their life. I, on the other hand, prefer to spend the weeks leading up to the new year figuring out my favorite 50 albums
January 9, 2006 | EMAIL | PRINT | 1 COMMENTS
Top 10 Songs of All Time
Jeff gave a whole bunch of people a year to come up with their top 10 songs of all time (with explanations for why each is on the list). It's an interesting challenge and much tougher than it sounds. He has just released his top 10: <blockquo
July 23, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS
Update: Wireless Music Remote
Boing Boing posted a link to Salling Software who creates the Sa
July 20, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS
Where are All the Wi-Fi Remotes?
StevenBerlinJohnson.com has a very interesting post up entitled The iPod Is The Remote (Or Should Be). In it he ask
July 19, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS
6 Albums I Listened to in July
Since I really haven't posted much in the way of music, I've decided to post some albums that got me through July: A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder: It's the songwriter from The New Pornographers doing his own thing. Much more acoustic
August 4, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS
Johnny Boy
A friend of mine sent me over this song tonight by an English band called Johnny Boy (Warning: Site is Flash heavy with sound). Anyhow, the song is really pretty spectacular, it sounds li
August 29, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS
Postal Service "Against All Odds"
Apparently The Postal Service made a video for their cover of the Phil Collins song "Against All Odds" which will be in Wicker Park. You can watch the video in Real either <a href="http://www.redmusic
September 14, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS
3 Albums I Listened to in August
I'm trying to make this a somewhat regular occurance (hopefully monthly). So here's another installment of the albums that got me through the month. I've also been working on my top 50 for the year (I'm well aware that people shouldn't have a top
September 9, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS
Go Listen to Andrew Bird . . . Now!
Well ladies and gentlemen, I've run into my first must-hear album of the year. It's Andrew Bird's new one, and it's called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00070Q7VY/qid=1110862398/sr=8-1
March 14, 2005 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS
Garden State Soundtrack
While the movie is not one of my favorites, the soundtrack for Garden State is pretty spectacula
August 13, 2004 | EMAIL | PRINT | 0 COMMENTS