Those crazy boys of Ratatat have released a new album, their third, aptly named LP3. Altogether, it’s a blend of the Ratatat you love, with the Ratatat you’ve never heard. They’ve noticeably shied away from their hip hop influences, and have employed a bit more Spanish guitar influence, more eclectic percussion styles, and thrown in […]
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I picked up Coldplay’s latest offering from iTunes Plus yesterday. I never got around to buying X & Y… so my most listened to Coldplay album is definitely A Rush of Blood to the Head. This new album is, in a word, superb. I am in love with it. I’ve listened through it 6 times […]
I’ll be flying into TO on Sunday, and staying till Wednesday 27th. Jacob Murphy eat your heart out. Sadly it’ll only be me coming, as TACF is flying me in to do some work, have some meetings, plan out the year. That kinda stuff, so Maija’s staying here.
Some Christmas presents arrived yesterday. Yesterday being care […]
I’ve been trying to find some new music… not that it’s difficult… just been spending time exploring new artists, styles. I should have a new mix out fairly shortly exposing some of that music. That’ll be the electronica, synth-pop variety… I guess.
Aside from that, I’ve been listening to a lot of metal, again. I’m desperately […]
Nine Inch Nails is no longer on a record label. Following Radiohead, he’ll start distributing his music himself.
Word.
Radiohead are releasing their first album since their original record deal expired. Get this: Choose your own download price. That’s right, Radiohead are offering a download of their new album direct from their website, for a price that you specify. In addition to that, they’re offering a “discbox” for a set price, which includes the […]
Amazon MP3 store - best I’ve seen yet - Amazomg?
Published September 26th, 2007 in IT Industry, Music and News. 0 CommentsAmazon has just launched their MP3 store into public BETA, and after spending a few minutes looking around, and then downloading some music, I’m convinced it’s the best store I’ve seen yet.
Highlights
-DRM free
-256KB MP3s (variable and constant rate)
-Browser based… I don’t care for an application needed to buy music, especially when iTunes is using 84MB […]
The Pirate Bay sues Big Media
Published September 23rd, 2007 in IT Industry, Movies, Music and Recommended Reading. 0 CommentsThe Pirate Bay are a large bittorrent tracker. That means they provide tracking data so you can download bittorrent files, which are streamed from other people’s computers. They made a documentary recently about their experience with the Swedish police and the US government.
In a nutshell, by Swedish law they are providing nothing more than […]
Trent Reznor says:
“…Has anyone seen the price [of music] come down? Okay, well, you know what that means — STEAL IT. Steal away. Steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealin’. Because one way or another these mother****ers will get it through their head that […]
Someone tell me why/how I’ve heard this song before?
Road, by Don Johnson Big Band.
“Keep one eye on the road, the other one fixed on the one you hold”
Just got a MySpace request, and I know I’ve heard this song. It’s cool. I wonder if a hip hop artist sampled it. Don’t ask me why I […]
