Tag: Music
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This is fun…
iTunes playlists are becoming an obsession. Here’s my “sisters and brothers, mothers and fathers” list – every track that features one of those words in its ID3 tags. For some…
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New ways of listening
As I said, it took me a long time to adjust to the new ways of listening implied by clever tools like iTunes. A concrete example: what I used to…
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Sublime Audio
The recording industry did noble work in giving us routine connection with the sublime. Now they’re risking everything by misdirecting their energy into spoiler technologies like Super Audio CD. Meanwhile,…
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Brother, sister, mother and father
A Mother’s Love, The MetersAll Your Sisters, Mazzy StarBig Bayou, The Flying Burrito BrothersBroken Little Sister, Death In VegasBrother Can You Spare A Dime, George MichaelBrother John, Cannonball AdderleyChristine’s Tune,…
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Miss, Mr and Mrs
I Don’t Want Your Millions Mister, Pete SeegerMiss Chatelaine, kd langMiss Lucifer, Primal ScreamMiss Punta Blanca, Jane SiberryMiss Sadie Mae, John Lee HookerMiss Sarajevo, George MichaelMr E’s Beautiful Remix (Butch…
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I’m and you’re
I’m Still In Love With You, Al GreenI’m the One (live), Average White BandI’m Waiting For The Day, Beach BoysI’m Only Sleeping, The BeatlesI’m Serious, Beenie ManYou’re Gonna Make Me…
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Down by the River
Fall in a River, Badly Drawn BoyRiver Theme, Bob DylanThe River Hymn, The BandAfrican River, Abdullah IbrahimDam That River, Alice In ChainsDown By The River, Neil YoungFind The River, REMHarlem…
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Is this what they call creative destruction?
(This is a longer version of an article written for The Guardian) The music and tech industries have been locked in mortal conflict for decades with no resolution in sight.…
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sufficiently advanced technology…
ShazamSo it’s here. Possibly the most hyped consumer tech product in recent history (apart from Ginger) has finally arrived and it is mindblowing. Shazam has morphed from not-here-yet near myth…