U2's manager, Paul McGuinness, recently came out heavily against Radiohead and file sharing in general. If you know U2's position on copyright, that's probably not a big surprise. So the main reason I'm posting this story isn't because of that revelation but because of this hilarious quote from the MetaFilter discussion:[McGuinness:] Notwithstanding the promotional noise, […]
There was a very significant development in the ongoing mutation of the music industry today. last.fm just announced that they are now offering limited, on-demand streaming of various artists and tracks. Naturally, there's also all kinds of commentary, speculation and further linkage on MetaFilter, Reddit and TechCrunch (and probably a bunch of your other favourite […]
I joked a few entries ago that being on the road doing computer training in rural libraries might mean I have more time for blogging. Wrong! I'm just back to my hotel now, at the end of a jam-packed 13-hour day. Tomorrow will potentially be an even longer day as I will hit two nearby […]
Radiohead are usually extremely innovative with any multimedia products they put out – from videos to concert films to web sites (although the current version is quite traditional compared to what they've done in the past.) That makes this hour long video they recently released of them performing all the songs from “In Rainbows” in […]
Quinn has posted a great article on his site (I've bolded the really fascinating part below):At the risk of jinxing things – I think it’s pretty clear that there’s a historic shift underway between activities we used to engage in offline and things we now do online. It’s no surprise, for example, that CD saleswere down […]
Not really a music video but a fine example of the “emotionally ambivalent” style of Christmas song I wrote about recently.
Last year, I posted a series of videos during the week of Christmas so I thought I'd carry on the tradition this year. “JCB Song” is a great song to start with this year. It's not really a Christmas song but was contender for the UK Christmas #1 a few years ago. The song has […]
Housecleaning isn't just a physical activity anymore – now, I find I have to take the time to clear out my virtual detritus every once in awhile too. So here are some links and articles I've had kicking around for awhile waiting for a good time to post. Amazon: New & Future Book ReleasesLibrarians talk […]
I asked the following question on Ask MetaFilter and got a lot of song suggestions I wouldn't otherwise have known about. “From now on, we'll have to muddle through somehow/So have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now.” | Ask MetaFilter There are other similar questions that can be found with some quick Googling – for […]
All I Want For Christmas Is…The Brit Box by Rhino Records. (Tracklisting) (MetaFilter discussion on the subject and a Salon review of the box set)
