Friday, December 11, 2009
Ziggy Marley iPhone App [review]
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There's a new Ziggy Marley app for the iPhone in the iTunes Store. The app, called Ziggy Marley's Music Mixer, allows users to mix tracks, break beats and create their own dub sounds. There are also a couple features that take advantage of the iPhone's accelerometer feature. Just select one of these options in the app and shake your iPhone or iPod Touch to make instant randomized music.- "Jackpot Mix" - randomly mixes different sounds
- "DJ for Me" - picks a track and then randomly remixes interchangeable reggae riffs
You can download Ziggy Marley's Music Mixer app from the iTunes Store here.
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Monday, December 07, 2009
Apple Acquires Music Streaming Service LaLa
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Looks like Apple did a little Christmas shopping on their own. Over the weekend, news broke that Apple acquired the streaming music service and store Lala. We've been using Lala for awhile now and love it. Do you like to listen to music at work using iTunes? We got sick of trying to sync our music libraries at both home and work. Lala allows you to upload all your music and listen to it anywhere via a web browser. Let's hope Apple's plans on including this feature in a new version of iTunes.
However, in addition to being bale to upload your music to Lala, you can also purchase streaming "web" versions of songs with unlimited listening for $0.10. We didn't purchase many Lala's web songs, but users who did may get upset. According to TechCrunch, "it’s unlikely that the innovative deals negotiated by Lala will survive through the acquisition... If the deals with the music labels go up in smoke, Lala may lose the right to stream those songs. In other words, all the money users have been spending on web songs may go down the drain."
No one is exactly sure what Lala's future is with Apple. Let's hope Apple extends the streaming music deals already in place with Lala and integrates their engineering talent and technology with the end users in mind [GizmosForGeeks and TechCrunch].
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Thursday, October 01, 2009
Make Music on Your iPhone with GrooveMaker [review]
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Feel like using some slamming loops to create a nasty, floor shaking electronic/hip hop track for your next party or record? To get your groove on, just take out your iPhone, go to the App Store and get busy with GrooveMaker.Review: Making Music on Your iPhone with GrooveMaker
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
How to Remove Duplicates From Your iTunes Library
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As your iTunes Library grows, you will probably lose track of exactly what media you have already imported. Eventually you will end up with duplicate songs and videos. For example, you might accidentally import a CD twice or add files from Limewire or BitTorrent. Or maybe a friend with a big Terabyte hard drive loaded you up with a lot of music recently.Here are a few tips and techniques on how to get rid of duplicate songs in your iTunes Library as well as some precautions you should take before deleting duplicate tracks.
Tutorial: How to Remove Duplicates From Your iTunes Library
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Steve Jobs: New iPods, iTunes and Liver
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Last week, a still kind of recovering Steve Jobs, equipped with a new liver, unveiled new iPods with increased multimedia functionality and a new version of iTunes. iTunes 9: New Features
- Smarter "Genius" Feature: The new and improved iTunes now makes "Genius" recommendations for not just music but apps, movies and TV shows too.
- Improved Syncing and File Transfers: iTunes 9.0 also improves syncing functionality and makes it easier to transfer downloaded media from iTunes to multiple computers.
- iTunes LP: Looks like the project "cocktail" rumors we heard in July we're true. Apple and the 4 major record labels, Sony, Warner Music, EMI and Universal Music, have gotten together to invent a new digital album cover format called iTunes LP. These "digital album covers" include extra media such as photos, lyrics, videos and additional songs not available to users who only purchase singles.
- iTunes Extras: Another feature called iTunes Extras gives iTunes users access to extra content for movie and TV purchases typically only included with DVDs. including documentaries, deleted scenes and interviews.
New iPods
- iPod Touch: 50 percent faster than the older models, smoother game play, cheaper prices, and larger storage. Ability to purchase pre-made ringtones.
- iPod Classic: more storage.
- iPod Shuffle: more storage, available in new colors: black, silver, blue, green, pink and a special edition in polished stainless steel.
- iPod Nano: new colors, a larger screen, FM radio, and a built-in video camera.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Radius Atomic Bass Earphones [review]
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Do you feel like your iPhone or iPod needs more bass? Is your favorite Equalizer setting "Bass Boost?" Wish your headphones sounded as good as your home or car stereo system? Then maybe it's time you invested in an "atomic" pair of bass enhancing earphones.Radius, a relatively new audio company based out of Nashville, Tennessee (USA), prides itself on using premium parts in their products to deliver premium performance.
Radius sent us over a pair of their Atomic Bass Earbuds to test out. Here's how it went...
Review: Radius Atomic Bass Earphones
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
JVC HA-NC250 Noise Canceling Headphones
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After a recent 4-hour flight with 3 different types of earbuds jammed in, wrapped around and loosely falling out every time I shifted in my seat, it was time to invest in a good pair of nose canceling headphones.I dropped $125 on a traditional pair of headphones 2 years ago and it was a big mistake. Lacking the portability and performance I wanted the head band finally broke a few weeks ago while I was struggling to get them wrapped up going through airport security. If you travel quite a bit, commute on the subway or train, and want the best sound quality to complement your iPod or iPhone it makes sense to spend a little extra and get a more complete package.
After researching several different brands and models I chose the JVC HA-NC250 for their style, performance, comfort, portability and value. According to CNET, "[they] make a great travel companion for those who demand quality sound. And they may not be cheap, but they seem that way next to the Bose QuietComfort 3."
Review: JVC HA-NC250 Noise Canceling Headphones
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
MTV Shutting Down Its Time Square Studio
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MTV didn't renew the lease on its window studio overlooking Times Square in NYC.
MTV opened the space ~12 years ago for TRL, which helped launch the career of its host, Carson Daly.
MTV's lease runs through the end of 2009.
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Labels: music
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Peak Pro 6 - Review
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Ok, so you have a stereo mix of your music that that needs a little EQ, a good fade out, and some volume so it's louder on the web. Or, you have a bad recording of dialog for your film that you want to compress and remove some noise from. Maybe you have some drum loops you need to cut up and add underneath the dialog in your new podcast.Whether you're a musician, composer, sound designer, audio editor, podcast/multimedia producer, or mastering engineer, you will find Peak Pro feature rich, yet flexible and friendly. It is industry-renowned for sonic quality and precision.
Designed specifically for recording, processing, editing and mastering audio on the Mac platform, Peak Pro 6 is a major update from Peak 5. The newest version builds upon its predecessor and includes many new developments that offer more creative potential than ever before.
Full Review: Bias Peak Pro 6
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Thursday, July 09, 2009
All it takes is one person... to start a party [video]
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Feel like dancing? Are you alone? Who cares. Remember, it just takes one person to start a party.This video above was shot at the Sasquatch 2009 Music Festival. The song is called "Me+Yr Daughter" by a great band called Natalie Portman's Shaved Head.
Who is the dancing guy? Good question. People who witnessed the spontaneous Sasquatch dance circle only knew him as Collin from Canada.
Hat tip to Reuben Miller for sharing the clip with us on StumbleUpon.
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
United Airlines Breaks Guitars [video]
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In the spring of 2008, musician Dave Carroll and other passengers watched from the plane as clutzy United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago broke his $3500 Taylor acoustic guitar on the tarmac.
After the incident, Carroll contacted the airline to ask for compensation. For the next few months, Carroll was given the runaround until United Airlines finally said they wouldn't pay for the damages. Before hanging up the phone for the last time with United Airlines, Carroll made a promise.
"I promised the last person [from United Airlines] to finally say no to compensation, Ms. Irlweg, that I would write and produce three songs about my experience with United Airlines and make videos for each to be viewed online by anyone in the world," Carroll said on his website.
It's been almost a year since Carroll's Taylor guitar was smashed on the tarmac, but he's finally making good on his promise. This week, Carroll uploaded a song he recorded with his band Sons of Maxwell to YouTube. It's called "United Breaks Guitars."
Here are a few lyrics from the chorus:
United, United
You broke my Taylor guitar
United, United
Some big help you are
You broke it, you should fix it
You're liable just admit it
I should have flown with someone else or gone by car
'Cause United breaks guitars
Unfortunately for United Airlines, the music video and the story behind it has caught the attention of the Internets. "United Breaks Guitars" is currently the top link on Reddit.com and Carroll's song has prompted an onslaught of negative comments about United Airlines across the Internet from Twitter to YouTube. Our favorite so far is "Revenge is a dish best served with country accompaniment."
Doesn't United Airlines know that the customer is always right? The amount of money and time United Airlines will have to spend dealing with this PR nightmare will far exceed $3500.
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Labels: music, social networking, video
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Amazing Feet Guitar Player [video]
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Here's your inspiration for today. Tony Melendez was born in Nicaragua without any arms. At age 16, he started to learn the guitar. People told him it couldn't be done. As you can see from this YouTube video, not only can Tony strum the guitar, he can play chords with his toes and even sing.
On September 15, 1987, he played "Never Be The Same" for Pope John Paul II. The Pope called him a "gift of hope."
Big thanks to @holidaymatinee for sharing the clip with us on Facebook. We wonder if @WaltRibeiro will be adding foot guitar to his online classes anytime soon.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Faith No More Reunion Tour
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Are you Cucko for Caca and Digging the Grave in an Epic the Land of Sunshine? If so, then you'll probably remember a popular alternative metal band called Faith No More that broke up in 1998.Last February, FNM announced that they'd be reforming for a reunion tour... but most fans were skeptical. The band didn't exactly part on happy terms. Then it happened. Faith No More played their first show in 15 years on June 10th and they didn't kill each other.
In fact, Faith No More are now headlining music festivals all over Europe this summer. Even record executives are getting excited. To coincide with the band's reunion tour, last week Rhino released a Faith No More compilation, The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection, a double album that includes their hit singles and b sides & rarities.
The line up for the reunion tour remains unchanged from their last released album, Album of the Year (1998). Mike Patton is back on vocals and Jon Hudson on guitar. Hardcore FNM fans will notice the absence of Jim Martin, Courtney Love and Chuck Mosley.
- Mike Patton - lead vocals
- Billy Gould - bass guitar
- Mike Bordin - drums
- Roddy Bottum - keyboards
- Jon Hudson - guitar
Faith No More hasn't been active the last 15 years, but you've probably been exposed their music. Do you recognize or remember any of the following?
- "We Care a Lot" is the theme song for the Discovery Channel show Dirty Jobs.
- "Easy" was used in a commercial for Levi's in 2006.
- "Midlife Crisis" was used in the video games Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Tony Hawk's Underground 2
- "From out of Nowhere" was featured in EA Sports' Madden NFL 2005 and NHL 2005.
- "Epic" is featured in a trailer for Street Fighter IV, on the Burnout Paradise soundtrack, and is a playable track in Rock Band
- "We Care a Lot" is also available on Rock Band via download
- "We Care a Lot" was also included on the sound track to the 1997 John Cusack film Grosse Pointe Blank.
- "Falling to Pieces" was featured in Ridley Scott's 2001 war movie Black Hawk Down, as background music while soldiers prepare for their mission.
Here's some more random Faith No More trivia:
FNM's breakthrough 1989 album, The Real Thing, reached the top ten on the charts thanks largely to MTV's heavy rotation of the "Epic" music video. The controversial music video featured footage of a fish out of water that died. The fish was later revealed to be Björk's and controversy around the fish further helped increase the band's name recognition.
Faith No More was best known for their influential and creative combination of elements associated with multiple music genres including heavy metal, funk, progressive rock, hip hop, punk and jazz.
After the band broke up in 1998, the members disbanded and went off to do solo and side projects. Since 1998, Mike Patton has written, sang or produced albums with Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Lovage, Fantômas, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Peeping Tom, John Zorn, The Melvins, Melt-Banana, Kool Keith, Hemophiliac, Maldoror, Painkiller, Naked City General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners and Björk. He's also released two solo albums Adult Themes for Voice (1996) and Pranzo Oltranzista (1997).
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
iPhone 3.0 to Get Direct Video Downloads
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According to Apple Insider, the new Apple iPhone 3.0 operating system will include the ability to directly download movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store. Users would be able to skip the step of downloading and syncing an iPhone or iPod Touch with their Mac or PC.Apple already supports the direct downloading of video podcasts and music from their mobile version of the iTunes Store, but has held off directly selling movies and TV shows while mobile carriers expanded their 3G network capacity. The update will make Apple one of the top companies selling paid content to mobile users.
The iPhone 3.0 software update is due to arrive later this summer. In addition to direct downloads, the update will introduce over 100 new features, including the ability to:
- Send photos, contacts, audio files, and location via MMS
- In App Purchases, allowing developers sell content and services from within their apps
- Peer to Peer Connectivity, particularly useful for multi-player game apps
- Cut, copy, and paste
- Email Push Notification
- A new Map Kit framework integrating Google Mobile Maps
- iPod Library Access allowing users tap into their music, podcast or audio book libraries from third party apps
- The ability to search your iPhone
- Read and compose email and text messages in landscape orientation
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Napster Relaunches Under Best Buy
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If you go to Napster.com, you might recognize the same old Napster logo from the Shawn Fanning days (Napster's founder circa 1999), but now there's a tiny Best Buy tag in the bottom of the homepage. Last year right before the American economy tanked, Best Buy bought Napster for a $121 million. All has been quiet on the Napster front until this week when Best Buy unveiled their new plan for the former file sharing service.
The new version of Napster now has a $5 monthly subscription plan (when Roxio owned Napster it used to be $15). So what do you get for your $5 a month?
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The new version of Napster now has a $5 monthly subscription plan (when Roxio owned Napster it used to be $15). So what do you get for your $5 a month?
- 5 MP3 downloads per month
- free on-demand streaming of more than 7 million songs
- access to the Napster music store where you can download additional MP3s priced between $0.69 and $1.29.
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Labels: music
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
BriTunes - Brian Williams Interviews Deer Tick for New Online Music Show
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Wow. Who knew NBC Nightly News anchor, Brian Williams, was so hip? On Monday, the American newscaster launched a new web-only video interview series focusing on independent music and musicians called "BriTunes."
The debuted episode of BriTunes is an interview with a band called Deer Tick from Brooklyn, NY. If you aren't already familiar with Deer Tick, their name might sound familiar. Rolling Stone called Deer Tick the No. 1 breaking band at SXSW 2009. Williams invited all four members of Deer Tick, John J. McCauley III, Christopher Dale Ryan, Dennis Ryan and Andrew Tobiassen, to a conference room at NBC's 30 Rockefeller Plaza headquarters for the interview.
According to this quote from the BriTunes homepage, Williams wants to keep the focus of BriTunes on independent musicians and up-and-coming artists.
"Okay, so I didn't name this thing, but I did come up with the idea. I have always loved identifying good music and good groups -- discovering them early (bar bands are best) and following them through their journey. While we'll interview some established musicians, mostly I'd like this to be a place where people can sample some of the great music being created every day, by talented musicians who wouldn't dream of doing anything else." --Brian Williams
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
QWERTY Drums - Game
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Ever dream of transforming your computer's QWERTY keyboard into a synthesized drum machine? Maybe not, but doesn't it sound like fun? Just press any letter on your keyboard and QWERTY Drums will play a drum sound or sound effect.QWERTY Drums might be the most fun you've had in your cubicle since your company's last holiday party. What are you waiting for? Go serenade your cubemates... but this time try to keep your pants on. And don't press the "v" key over and over again you dirty bastard.
[hat tip Holiday Matinee]
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Apple Ends Uniform iTunes Pricing
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Used to paying $0.99 for a song on iTunes? Brace yourself... Apple put an end to uniform pricing in the iTunes Store this week.But don't worry, the change in price could be in your favor. Apple now offers 3 pricing tiers for music sold in the iTunes Store ($0.69, $0.99, $1.29). The change in pricing is in response to music labels demanding to charge more money for their popular songs.
So how did the competition react? Amazon, Rhapsody and Wal-Mart all raised the prices of their most popular downloads. So much for shopping around for the best deal. It almost makes you want to fire up BitTorrent and get your tracks for free.
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Atomic Bass Earbuds
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BOOM!!! Do you feel like your iPhone or iPod needs more bass? Is your favorite Equalizer setting "Bass Boost?" Wish your headphones sounded as good as your home or car stereo system? Then maybe it's time you invested in an "atomic" pair of bass enhancing earphones.
Radius has really taken great pains in the physical design and internal engineering to make their Atomic Bass earbuds great. They've even included a gold plated stereo mini-plug... something not usually found in earphones priced under $50.Bass aficionados who are looking for a great pair of earbuds for under $50 will fall in love with the Atomic Bass earphones.
Full Review: Atomic Bass Earphones for iPod/Zune
The Atomic Bass Earphones are part of the MethodShop.com Gadget Gift Guide. We've rounded up the best gadget gifts money can buy. There's something for everyone. From tiny stocking stuffers to a personal mini tank. We've hand-selected some of the most popular gadgets this holiday season and organized them into a little interactive shopping list.methodshop
Friday, November 21, 2008
iTunes 8.0.2 Fixes Internet Proxy Issues
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If you've been using iTunes from behind a corporate proxy, then get ready to do a swivel chair dance in your cubicle. The latest iTunes update, iTunes 8.0.2, fixes a proxy connectivity issue when communicating with the iTunes Store.
Until now, corprorate users behind a proxy server were unable to install iPod / iPhone firmware updates and frequently got errors when trying to use the iTunes Store while at work.
In addition to the proxy fix, iTunes 8.0.2 improves stability and performance and provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
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Until now, corprorate users behind a proxy server were unable to install iPod / iPhone firmware updates and frequently got errors when trying to use the iTunes Store while at work.
In addition to the proxy fix, iTunes 8.0.2 improves stability and performance and provides a number of important bug fixes, including:
- Addresses a quality issue creating MP3s on some computers.
- Improves accessibility with VoiceOver.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Play Your iPhone like a Flute with the Smule Ocarina [video]
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Do songs like "Bungle In the Jungle," "Stairway to Heaven" and the Zelda theme song have 5 stars ratings on your iPhone? Then perhaps you should check out an iPhone App called the Smule Ocarina.An innovative company called Smule has written an iPhone App that utilizes both the iPhone's touch screen and microphone and created the first true iPhone wind instrument - The Smule Ocarina.
An ocarina is an ancient flute-like wind instrument, and one of the easiest instruments to learn. To use the Smule Ocarina, just blow into your iPhone's microphone and control the pitch with different fingerings on the touch screen.
VIDEO: Smule Ocarina version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"
The Smule Ocarina's advanced options allow you to choose between diatonic, minor and harmonic scales. There's also another option called Zeldarian mode which will make your iPhone sound like it was used to compose The Legend of Zelda theme song.
VIDEO: The Smule Ocarina's Zeldarian mode
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Thursday, November 06, 2008
Peak Pro 6 Review
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Ok, so you have a stereo mix of your music that that needs a little EQ, a good fade out, and some volume so it’s louder on the web. Or, you have a bad recording of dialog for your film that you want to compress and remove some noise from.Whether you're a musician, composer, sound designer, audio editor, podcast/multimedia producer, or mastering engineer, you will find Peak Pro 6 feature rich, yet flexible and friendly. It is industry-renowned for sonic quality and precision.
Review: Bias Peak Pro 6
Designed specifically for recording, processing, editing and mastering audio on the Mac platform, Peak Pro 6 is a major update from Peak 5. The newest version builds upon its predecessor and includes many new developments that offer more creative potential than ever before.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Chinese Democracy Radio Release
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Dust off your leather pants and grab a can of Aqua Net. Guns N' Roses released the single "Chinese Democracy" to radio stations nationwide today.The long awaited album of the same name is slated to be released on November 23rd 2008. Chinese Democracy will be Guns N' Roses 6th album and first studio release since September 1991.
Contrary to implications made by Sebastian Bach to The Artisan News Service in November 2007, Chinese Democracy will only be 1 album and not 4.
The track list and cover art for Chinese Democracy are still being finalized, but here's a rough list to look over:
- Chinese Democracy
- Shackler's Revenge
- Better
- Street Of Dreams ('The Blues')
- If The World
- There Was A Time
- Catcher N' The Rye
- Scraped
- Riad N' The Bedouins
- Sorry
- I.R.S.
- Madagascar
- This I Love
- Prostitute
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Labels: music
Saturday, October 04, 2008
Apogee Duet - Review
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We all know one of the weak spots of Apple computers is the audio output jack. This 1/8" stereo mini-plug is where we connect our speakers and/or headphones to listen back to programs ranging from iTunes and Safari to Garageband and Logic.While the Mac audio output jack does double as an optical output (where you would need an optical cable), the majority of users connect in a typical 'analog' fashion.
But what if you could find a relatively inexpensive interface that could easily convert that analog signal to a higher quality digital output for all your apps? Well, the sleek, portable aluminum-cased Apogee Duet may just be the answer.
Review: Apogee Duet
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wal-Mart Music Store Kills DRM
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Did you purchase any music online from Wal-Mart?Following in the footsteps of Yahoo a few months ago, and in the spirit of Steve Jobs' "open letter" last February, Wal-Mart announced that on October 9, 2008 it will stop supporting tracks sold with DRM (Digital Rights Management). After that, users will be unable to transfer or listen to digital Wal-Mart music on a new computer.
The good news is that Wal-Mart's new DRM free mp3 music downloads will be iPod and iPhone compatible.
The record companies had originally forced DRM onto all online music retailers in an effort to curb piracy via file sharing services like Hotline, BitTorrent and LimeWire. But with the speed and frequency that consumers purchase new computers and mp3 players like the iPod, DRM restrictions by online music retailers like Yahoo, iTunes and Wal-Mart gave users even more of a reason to seek DRM free pirated music. In the long run, DRM helped promote digital music piracy and not prevent it.
Wal-Mart didn't have very many online music customers (especially compared to iTunes), but if this affects you, hurry up and burn the tracks to a CD then rip them back to non-DRM MP3 tracks. October 9th is only a couple weeks away and you don't want to lose that John Tesh box set you secretly bought online from Wal-Mart... or maybe you should?
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Sen Dog Interview
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As one of the frontmen of Cypress Hill, Senen Reyes (aka Sen Dog) has definitely placed his mark on music history. While most hip-hop artists spend more time in high school than making records, in the past 20+ years, Cypress Hill has sold over 17 million albums and released several ten top 10 hits including "How Could I Just Kill a Man," "Insane In The Brain" and "Rock Superstar." Cypress Hill was also the first Latino group to have both platinum and multi-platinum albums.It's a wonder why it took Sen Dog two decades to release his first solo album titled Diary of a Mad Dog. It's an album Sen Dog promises Cypress Hill fans will enjoy.
It was our pleasure to chat with Sen Dog about the future of Cypress Hill, his first solo album and the unfortunate heart attack he suffered while working on it.
Interview: Sen Dog from Cypress Hill
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Jane's Addiction Reunion Rumors
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Eric Avery is one of the unsung heroes of the alternative rock movement in the late 80s and early 90s. As one of the 2 founders of Jane's Addiction, Avery along with Perry Ferrell helped define the So-Cal sound that paved the way for bands like Sublime and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.Unfortunately Jane's Addiction only lasted through 2 studio albums (Nothing's Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual) and broke up in 1991. But a recent blog post by Eric Avery, hints at a the possibility of a full reunion with the original lineup.
Here's the quote from Avery's blog:
"how do i mention speculating without creating, at the very least, some wild speculation over the coming months. am i considering something with the boys of janes addiction? yes."
Why the sudden change of heart? Jane's Addiction has reformed twice since 1991 without Avery. Last April, the original Jane's Addiction lineup (Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins) reunited to perform at the NME Awards. Apparently all went well both on stage and off. This was the 1st performance with Avery since their 1991 Lollapalooza tour.
Since Jane's Addiction's original breakup in 1991, Avery has been courted by Tool, Metallica, and Smashing Pumpkins, has toured with Garbage and Alanis Morissette (who he also dated) and participated in 2 side projects, Polar Bear and Deconstruction. Avery has given his blessing to put some free mp3s from his Polar Bear project online. The downloads include the out-of-print albums Chewing Gum and Man's Ruin and some a live unreleased tracks including the song "Green." Also Avery's self-produced album titled "Help Wanted" on Dangerbird Records was released in April 2008. If you've been curious about what he's been up to since Jane's Addiction, definitely check out his new CD and the free mp3s.Hopefully everyone has put aside the issues that led to their breakup in 1991 and fans will finally see a new Jane's Addiction album come out soon.
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Labels: music
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Lupe Fiasco Interview
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In a time when so-called MC's rap about their bank accounts or invent the latest dance craze to sell records, Lupe Fiasco is on the other side of the spectrum. It's refreshing to find a mainstream rapper dealing with non-commercial issues with the passion and sheer lyrical skill that Lupe exemplifies.MethodShop.com sat down with Lupe to talk about his music, sneaker design, karate, Chicago, Jay-Z and whatever else he thought was Cool.
Here's how it went....
Interview: Lupe Fiasco
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