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Showing posts with label links. Show all posts

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Link Roundup - 2/14

Here's a long overdue edition of stuff that I found interesting around the cyberspace:

- Thom Yorke DJ's on NPR. Immediately afterward President Bush threatened massive cuts in the National Endowment of the Arts if NPR didn't agree to give equal time to Toby Keith [NPR]

- Death of the CD Watch: Day 927 - Borders tries  desperate attempt to revitalize sagging music sales. [Idolator]

- Speaking of the dying music industry, the founder of The Pirate Bay gives rare interview to a Russian news program and is defiant as ever. Viva La Resistance! [Wired]

- Scarlett Johansson's album of Tom Waits covers is finally coming out and David Bowie contributes some vocals. While this is news, it also gives me an excuse to post a photo of the future Mrs. Ivan Juarez-Mrazek [Pitchfork]

- Epicurious reviews Marylin Manson's "Mansinthe"    brand of Absinthe and compares its odor to "sewer water." I don't need to write my own punchline here [Epicurious]

- Get that special music snob in your life a Valentine's day card he/she will love! [Action-Squad]

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Monday, November 12, 2007

Link Roundup - November 12th

Time to see what has been making news across the Internet in the world of music:776121242_8f9bf6d9ea_o

  • OMG, OMG, OMG. Kevin Sheilds reveals a NEW My Bloody Valentine album should be released soon! Now if only those rumors about them headlining the Coachella Music Festival come true then I can finally die in peace. [The Daily Swarm]
  • Prince has taken legal action against a group of fan sites because they use "unauthorized" images of him. I'm sure it is just a vanity thing and it isn't that he hates his fans. [Spinner] . . .or maybe not. [The Daily Swarm]
  • Courtney Love calls Madonna's career "a joke" in an incoherent (surprise) MySpace rant. Isn't there something about a pot kettle and the color black that I am supposed to say? [Rolling Stone]
  • Speaking of trainwrecks, it looks like Britney Spears' new album is bombing at the sales charts. I know, I was shocked too. [TMZ]
  • Great interview with Saul Williams and Trent Reznor where they discuss their new collaboration (the Reznor-produced The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!) and it's pay-what-you-want price tag. Fun tidbit, Trent reveals he was a former OiNK member! [New York Magazine]
  • There's a new website called SongKick that allows you to comparison shop for concert tickets. If more than 10% of their concert database has non-scalper alternatives to Ticketmaster then I will be shocked. [Wired Listening Post]
  • Coachella 2008 dates were announced!. Let the unsubstantiated lineup rumors begin! FYI, my money is on My Bloody Valentine, Portishead and Aphex Twin to all appear. Woah, I just got dizzy thinking about how awesome that would be. [Coachella.com]

* Photo Credit: flickr user osborne villas

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Monday, October 15, 2007

Link Roundup - October 15th

OK, so I am officially retiring the name "Throwin' It Down" for my weekly collection of links. I never really liked that name and I don't even have a good reason for using it in the first place. Instead, I have decided to go with a title that is far more direct and to the point. All references to "Throwin' It Down" will henceforth be erased from the record. Anyway, on to the links...

  • Universal Music Group has plans to announce a new digital music player and bundled download service that provides consumers with "free major label music." I'm sure it will play nice with your existing MP3 collection (ie. the stuff you really downloaded for free) and won't cause any compatibility issues for your computer. UMG has a pretty good track record with being user-friendly, so there's no need to worry. [Wired Listening Post]
  • Apparently, 2007 was a year in which all rock music totally blows. Sure, if you limit your definition of "rock music" only to UK bands, but that isn't really fair now is it? [The Guardian]
  • Yay! A judge ruled that it is illegal to use backdoor programs to buy tickets from Ticketmaster before the public has a chance to buy them. Wait, we actually needed a judge to clarify this for us? [Billboard ]
  • The Washington Post gives us a primer on how bands "sellout" by allowing their music to be used in commercials. For reasons passing understanding, nobody from the Black Eyed Peas was interviewed for this piece. [Washington Post]
  • Unconfirmed reports say 1.2 million people downloaded In Rainbows on the first day. That's roughly 1,999,995 more downloads than the Screech sex tape! [Pitchfork]
  • Rumor has it The Eagles are going to play the halftime show of the Super Bowl. Yawn. [SPORTSbyBROOKS]
  • Happy 69th birthday to Fela Kuti! The world lost you way too soon. [Idolator]

*Photo credit: Flickr user Jeanne P. Meyer

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Link Roundup - October 3rd

Once again it's time to take a look at stuff that's making the news across the vast ocean known as the Internet:

  • Looks like most fans are paying "close to retail" price for Radiohead's name-your-own-price download of In Rainbows. In case you're wondering, that rancid smell in the air is from Mitch Bainwol (RIAA chairman) shitting his pants. [Wired Listening Post]
  • Speaking of the RIAA. . .Lawyers for Sony BMG stated that ripping music to your iPod from CD's you purchased is "stealing." No word yet on if Sony BMG intends to sue Sony Electronics for "providing music piracy devices" because they manufacture MP3 players and the PSP. [Slashdot]
  • Microsoft announces the second generation of its Zune portable media player and it doesn't totally suck! Unlike the iPod, you can get most of the new features on your old Zune by downloading the new software update. Folks at Apple are dumbfounded that a company actually made it so that you DON'T have to buy a new MP3 player every year. [Engadget]
  • Interesting interview with French robot/human dance superstars Daft Punk in which they discuss their tour setup and why everyone seems to be copying them this year. [Pitchfork]
  • Good news! Ian MacKaye is alive! Wait, he was supposed to be dead? [Baltimore Sun]
>>>Continue reading "Link Roundup - October 3rd"

Monday, September 24, 2007

Link Roundup - September 24th

Sorry for the lack of posts over the past five days. I was out of town enjoying an extra long weekend, but I am back now and ready to get back to work. First off, here are some things that piqued my interest from around the Internet ether.

Slate discusses the second coming of "Electronica." Hopefully this time around it doesn't lead to a glut of mediocre soundtracks to marginally successful films or anybody taking The Prodigy seriously again. [Slate]

The complete track list for Guitar Hero III has been leaked. Finally, The Stone Roses, Sonic Youth and The Dead Kennedy's can share the stage with Heart, Foghat, The Bret Michaels Band (huh?) and Slipknot! [Wired]

From the desk of the "Least Surprising News of the Day" department: RIAA P2P surveillance company gets totally p0wned by the hacker community. [Slyck News]

SaveNetRadio.org and 12 other webcasters are not happy with SoundExchange's latest music royalties "compromise." [Yahoo! News]

Rolling Stone lists the Top 25 Music DVD's of All Time. How can we take this list seriously when it doesn't include Trapped in the Closet? [Rolling Stone]

The A.V. Club gives us a beginner's guide to Canadian Indie Rock. Now all they need to do is tell us how to obtain dual citizenship so we can take advantage of their cheap health care. [A.V. Club]

Meg White sex tape is/isn't real! [Defamer] >>>Continue reading "Link Roundup - September 24th"

Monday, September 17, 2007

Link Roundup - Sept. 17, 2007

Time to shine the spotlight on some great stuff from around the information cyberspace tubes:

Holy crap, you can finally buy Radiohead's music online! Except you can only buy full albums, but at least the files are DRM-free (sorry, iTunes). [Wired Listening Post]

Tons of great coverage of Austin City Limits brought to you by the hard working folks at Austinist. [Austinist]

The Boston Herald interviews Underworld and they explain why America sucks them dry of money. Don't I know it. [Boston Herald]

Trent Reznor tells Australian fans it's OK to illegally download his records. I guess since the nation was founded as a penal colony then it only makes sense. [YouTube]

A couple of new tracks from Kompakt Records superstar producer duo Michael Mayer and Superpitcher, otherwise known as Supermayer. Listen to "The Art of Letting Go" and challenge yourself not to get that song stuck in your head. [Music for Robots] >>>Continue reading "Link Roundup - Sept. 17, 2007"

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Link Roundup - September 11th

Surprise, surprise! Kanye West acts like a little whiny bitch after being shut out (yet again) at the VMA's. He is aware that nobody gives a shit how many moon men anybody wins, right? [DListed]

Britney's embarrassment of a 'comeback' performance notwithstanding, the entire VMA show didn't suck. Check out some of the fine performances by the Foo Fighters and friends (including Serj Tankian from System of a Down, Cee-Lo, Queens of the Stone Age, and Mastodon) at their "fantasy suite" VIP party. Of course, MTV only showed bits and pieces of these performances, leaving it up to viewers to log onto MTV.com to see them in their entirety. [MTV]

The new Radiohead album is finished being recorded! 100,000 rock snobs simultaneously got a boner just thinking about its pending release. There may not be a title or a release date, but don't let that rain on your parade. [At Ease Web]

The RIAA outdoes itself and announces the stupidest. . .idea. . .EVER! I won't even ruin it for you. Just follow the link and let the hilarity ensue. [TechCrunch] >>>Continue reading "Link Roundup - September 11th"