Monthly Archives: September 2007
iTunes 7.4 DOES Automatically Rate Your Albums!
It seems that, yes, the latest iTunes is SMART ENOUGH to rate your albums from 1-5 stars depending on how you’ve rated your tracks! You can also assign a rating manually. iTunes 7.4 introduces a new Album Rating column: Everyone, … Continue reading
Pavarotti Dead at 71
Pavarotti has died of pancreatic cancer at 71. One of my first memories of music school was of a professor discussing how important proper vocal technique is. He said something like “Listen to Madonna recordings from today and from 20 … Continue reading
iTunes 7.4 – Ringtones and More Album Friendly?
It isn’t out yet, but I noticed this in Apple’s iTunes Wi-Fi store PR. Emphasis mine. iTunes 7.4 includes a larger viewing area for movies and TV, filling the entire iTunes window for a richer, seamless video playback experience that … Continue reading
Frank Zappa Explains the Decline of Music – Video
I love how the safest form of sex is bleeped out. Via: Frank Zappa Explains the Decline of Music – Video
Amazon’s Digital Music Endeavor: Uh, This Isn’t Revolutionary
I can’t get excited about a digital music model that’s exactly like iTunes except it’s MP3. Why is everyone clamoring for a dated codec like MP3 when AAC and other new codecs should be replacing it by now? If your … Continue reading
Great World of Sound
Great World of Sound is a mockumentary about producers and talent scouts searching for new rock and pop stars. From Buzzfeed: A part-fiction documentary about song sharking in the music industry brought to you by one of the founders of … Continue reading
August ’07 Posts Roundup
In case you missed them, the most notable posts on Barbarism.net from August 2007 3 Icon Minimum: How I Maintain A GTD Centric Desktop Is The MacBU Getting Unfairly Pounded? This Is What Happens When You Try To Open a … Continue reading
iTunes Zero
Inspired by Merlin Mann’s Google Talk, Inbox Zero, I’ve decided that something needs to be done about my iTunes playlists. Just like how the way we handle email has changed, the way we organize and listen to music has changed. … Continue reading
Justice + Groovy Girl
They’re right – no good band should ever need to make their own video again. But this isn’t Daft Punk – it’s Justice. Granted, Justice sounds like the heavy metal version of Daft Punk. Justice on iTunes Original Youtube Video … Continue reading
Jarrett Grode on Electronic Music
The Sound of Young America has an episode with comedian Jarrett Grode. I enjoyed this part of his act: I really like electronic music and my three favorite acts are Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, and Air. All three of … Continue reading