November 2008
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David Sandström (ex-Refused) does it again… If you haven’t heard his tribute album to his grandfather - Om Det Inte Händer Nåt Innan Imorgon Så Kommer Jag - speak to me or hunt it down… Although it’s a notable departure from this type of stuff, it is amazing!
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The “download vs not” discussion isn’t so interesting to me, if at all, as...
– Jim O’Rourke on online music
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The creation of knowledge often requires using previous knowledge
– Jagdish Bhagwati on why IP should be free, WIRED
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My Top 5 (Week 2008.11.23) →
Taku Sugimoto
ZAO
Doomtree
Upsilon Acrux
Lords
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There are only two players in the music business that matter at the end of the...
– Ian Rogers of Topspin Media
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My Top 5 (Week 2008.11.16) →
The Perceptionists
Joan of Arc
Ms. John Soda
The Matthew Herbert Big Band
Birdy Nam Nam
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No doubt how the US 2012 Elections will be covered - a working ‘Minority Report’ style interface…
Mango Languages
A slick web app that’ll teach you new languages for free… Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Mandarin Chinese are all currently offered… If you register you get up to 50 lessons free… I took a complimentary first lesson in Japanese to check it out… Solid stuff - reminded me of the Dr. Pimsleur’s approach…
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Gmail tells Skype where to stick it...
…at least that’s how I’d like it to be! Google has just added voice and video to it’s integrated IM in Gmail… As a recent convert to the world of Gmail (I resisted for a long time before seeing some of the benefits through the eyes of the Inbox Heaven) this has real potential… I’m hoping that it will be able to more reliably replace Skype as my overseas...
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My Top 5 (Week 2008.11.09) →
Cryptic One
Set in Sand
Felix Kubin
Lazycame
Q-Tip
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Bronfman, an outsider to the music world until recently, sees the writing on the...
– Michael Arrington, TechCrunch
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Questionaire for Musicians
A friend of mine asked me to answer these questions to help her in a college project. If you create music, would you take a minute to answer them too? Drop me an email! Much appreciated thanks!
1. Do you download music from the Internet?
2. If you do, how? p2p, blogs, torrents, etc
3. What do you think about the free access and distribution of music on the Internet?
4. As an independent...
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Amazon's Frustration-Free Packaging Initiative
About time someone did something about those damn blister packs!
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My Top 5 (Week 2008.11.02) →
Ane Brun
Jimi Hendrix
Whisper In The Noise, A
UI
Carrier, The
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Love, it seems, is blind. Whereas hate has GPS
– Chris Matyszczyk