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17 Jan 2009 11:50

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Music: The new U2 album cover equals “=”

Didn’t Sigur Ros do this first, Bono? source
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14 Jan 2009 10:34

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Music, Tech: YouTube puts the mute on vids with copyrighted tunes

  • This video contains an audio track that has not been authorised by all copyright holders. The audio has been disabled.
  • YouTube • A warning to users who watch video with a popular song as its soundtrack. The video service has started muting certain videos because of copyright concerns. That oughta make people happy. • source
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12 Jan 2009 20:09

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Music, Offbeat, Tech: The dumbest idea for a software program, ever

  • Microsoft Songsmith sucks Songsmith, which creates music based on your ability to sing, could be a cool idea. But its downfall is the uber-cheeseball MIDI backing music, straight out of a Casiotone circa 1985 (disclosure from the author: I own this keyboard). source
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05 Jan 2009 04:18

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Offbeat: It’s because player pianos lack USB ports, isn’t it?

The last player piano roll manufacturer is finally admitting they’re not as cool as iPods. source
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02 Jan 2009 08:44

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Culture, Music: He will possess your heart, but don’t tell M. Ward

  • Ben Gibbard. Zooey Deschanel. Engaged. She’s “She” of She & Him (and a movie star). He’s the Death Cab dude. Really, is there a more hip, to-the-moment celebrity engagement than this one? We argue no. This may be the most engaging indie-famous couple since Juliana Hatfield and Evan Dando. source
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02 Jan 2009 00:07

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Music: The top-selling album of 2008

Lil’ Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” sold 2.87 million copies. source
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01 Jan 2009 23:57

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Music: Digital track downloads way, way up

  • 1.07 billion track downloads, up 27% from last year source
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01 Jan 2009 23:52

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Music: The music industry’s downtempo 2008 album sales

  • 8.5% decline in album sales in 2008, from 500 million to 428 million source
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01 Jan 2009 14:05

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Music: What was the top album of 2008?

  • By the numbers … … Metacritic says African duo Amadou & Mariam’s Welcome to Mali is the top-rated album of the year. They scored a worldwide popular-consciousness coup in 2006 after recording that year’s World Cup song, “Celebrate the Day.” source
  • By the numbers … … Metacritic says African duo Amadou & Mariam’s Welcome to Mali is the top-rated album of the year. They scored a worldwide popular-consciousness coup in 2006 after recording that year’s World Cup song, “Celebrate the Day.”
  • The critics, though … … have definitely taken a liking to Fleet Foxes’ self-titled debut, with that album topping a number of year-end lists. TV on The Radio, Portishead and Bon Iver are right behind, though. Our favorite? Deerhunter’s Microcastle. source
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