Category: music
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Save Internet Radio!
As you’ve likely seen reported, the Copyright Royalty Board decided to dramatically increase royalty rates for internet streaming, and changing the way that such royalties are calculated. This will make it cost-prohibitive for many online steaming stations to continue. From SaveNetRadio.org: The future of Internet radio is in immediate danger. Royalty rates for webcasters have…
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Free Albums, no Guilt
Another great source of music online is FreeIndie.com – they make available full albums (usually more like an EP length – 5 or 6 songs) from independent artists for download. They’ve featured, for example: Beirut Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Bright Eyes Voxtrot Tim Fite Rogue Wave
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Wilco Rarities
Via Retro Music Snob, I discovered these wonderful posts on Pop Headwound: Wilco – Rare Tracks, Vol 1. Wilco – Rare Tracks, Vol 2. Not only are the tracks great, but PH provides a nice little explication of each track, with source and often links for more info. These tracks should help hold you over…
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Peter, Bjorn & John
[Update – Peter Bjorn and John will be live on NPR Monday, April 30th – often these shows are available for download after the fact if you miss the live show] Continuing on the Scandinavian theme (Under Byen) are Peter, Bjorn & John, who’ve recently appeared on both Morning Becomes Eclectic and KEXP’s Live Performance…
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Irrational Public Radio
Via High Touch I stumbled upon Irrational Public Radio. Go listen to the demo – if you’ve ever been a steady listener to NPR, you will find the whole thing very funny.
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Alanis Morissette’s Love Humps
Must see video of the week. Alanis’ masterful cover of the Black Eyed Peas’ Love Humps.
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Under Byen
As I’ve said before, KEXP rocks. Latest find, courtesy of KEXP’s live performances podcast, which recorded them at SXSW, is a Danish band called Under Byen. They remind me of the Sugarcubes crossed with Sigur Rós – and not just because they sing in Danish, which is as incomprehensible to me as Icelandic, but because…
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Music that Matters
KEXP has a podcast series called Music That Matters. You should immediately go download them all, if you haven’t been listening to them already. The music is all over the map – different episodes have different themes, so there’s quite a range of different styles. Browse the previous episodes page to get a sense of…
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There has to be a better way
There just has got to be a better way to get access to content from good UK-based music magazines! Subscriptions to the “rest of the world” are incredibly expensive: For Mojo and Q, that’s roughly $300 USD / yr, or $25/month. (In the UK, the same subscriptions would be about $150 USD, or $12.50/month. Why…
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Post-Cabaret
 Although all labels are odious, I’ve come to like the term “post-cabaret” as a way of referring to an interesting and diverse group of musicians, including: Regina Spektor Nellie McKay Casey Dienel Dresden Dolls
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Podcasting Becomes Eclectic
One of my favorite benefits of the Internet is the ability to connect with media you would otherwise not likely have known: bands, bloggers, radio shows, and the like. At the top of the shortlist of the discoveries I’m happiest about finding the online, streaming version of Morning Becomes Eclectic, a radio show from KCRW…
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Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me
Another favorite podcast of mine is a show co-produced byChicago Public Radio and NPR called Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me. Self-described as “the oddly informative news quiz,” the show takes a humorous spin on the week’s news, involving a panel of comedic talent (regulars include Roy Blount, Jr, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce, PJ O’Rourke, Mo…
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My Own Hell to Raise
Bettye Lavette’s I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise came out back in 2005, but it’s been stuck on repeat mode in my home office for the last few days. (Not literally stuck, of course – it’s all digital now, and I could change it if I want, but can’t bring myself to). Bettye’s been…
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Podcast Favorites – Coverville
It’s not exactly an obscure podcast, and it won’t win me any Indie cred, but it was one of the first I subscribed to and actually listened to on a regular basis: Brian Ibbott’s Coverville.
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This time with feeling
Alright, let’s try this one again. I started tried to start two blogs at once back in May of 2006 – this one, and Open Parenthesis. I did pretty well on Open Parenthesis – not trying to do multiple posts-per-day or anything, but at least it is a real live blog. This one’s been dead…
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Nouvelle Vague on World Cafe
B(oot)log posted Mp3’s this weekend of a session Nouvelle Vague did on World Cafe last November. If you haven’t heard Nouvelle Vague you should definitely check it out. Their latest album, Bande à Part, is due out June 12th. On that album, they cover (among others) New Order’s “Blue Monday.” While I like all of…