Category Archives: music
About Recorded Music, Albums, Rdio, and Streaming iTunes
This is how I’ve been using Rdio: I find an album I’m interested in and add songs I like to my Rdio collection. If I add enough songs to the collection, say half or more of the tracks, then I’ll … Continue reading
Imagined Negotiation Dialogues Between Labels and Streaming Services
Label: So let me get this straight. We currently offer our albums for download at $10 a pop. Streaming service: Yup. Label: And you’re proposing that we go in with you and a bunch of other labels to have our … Continue reading
Cocoa Puffs Presents Sonny’s Top Tunes
Sonny’s Top Tunes. Wow. I think this was the first addition to my music collection. My sister, who was 15 at the time, had sent in box tops for Cocoa Puffs to get me this. She gave it to me … Continue reading
Brief Album Review: DGC Rarities Vol. 1
I was 12 when this came out in 1994. Alternative was in its infancy as a genre. I started buying CDs. I got my copy of this from Columbia House, joining and rejoining record clubs for tons of CDs, which … Continue reading
Lady Gaga on the Rdio
The best thing about Rdio is you can listen to a bunch of stuff you would NEVER EVER EVER EVER buy. Like this Lady Gaga person. Let’s see what she’s all about. 5 Minutes Later EWW GROSS! She wants your … Continue reading
Rdio: First impressions
I got an invite to Rdio. First impressions after playing with it for 20 minutes: Ooh, it’ll actually try to stay in sync with my iTunes library. Doesn’t upload anything, just scans iTunes to match things up. That’s nice. AHH … Continue reading
This KONG logo looks pretty familiar
The logo for Reason’s new KONG drum synth: Looks like a chinese knockoff of the KORG logo: Probably on purpose.
This TED talker is a New Order fan
Nick Veasey: Exposing the invisible
Propellerhead and their focus on workflow
Say you want a piano sound. In a typical system, what is the first decision you need to make? It is “What plug-in?” That’s not right. You wanted a piano sound. I didn’t say if it was going to be … Continue reading
Pivot’s Name Change
I got confused by this too, but there’s an explanation. So, you may have noticed some changes…We are no longer called Pivot, and are now called PVT. Sorry to spring this on you, but it wasn’t something we were expecting … Continue reading
