Monthly Archives: March 2006

April Fool’s Day Joke Songs

April Fool’s Day Joke Songs: Some of these are classic novelty songs and parodies, while others show bands like the Kinks and the Smiths having a lark. 1. Peek-A-Boo! – DEVO 2. Basketball Jones – Cheech and Chong 3. A … Continue reading

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Album of the Week

The album of the week is Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Show Your Bones.

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Joe Strummer: Lost Treasures

Joe Strummer: Lost Treasures: Celebrate the release of some long-out-of-print material by the former Clash front man. 1. Trash City – Joe Strummer 2. Jewellers & Bums – Joe Strummer 3. Island Hopping – Joe Strummer 4. King of the … Continue reading

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Military Localizers

The military is building palm-size localizers. Localizers previously: one two.

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Album of the Week

The album of the week is Konono No. 1′s Congotronics 1. This fantastic album of African “electronica” from last year recently became available on Rhapsody. The main instrument is an electric thumb piano, I had to google it to find … Continue reading

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Rhapsody listening history feeds

The Rhapsody folks are working on RSS feeds of your listening history and are letting people beta test them. I’ve added my five most recent albums to my sidebar.

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Winter Music Conference 2006

Winter Music Conference 2006: Whether you’re a champion of the turntables or just looking for a thrill, WMC is the place to let loose and shake your booty. 1. Come On (Bump Deluxe Mix) – Miguel Migs 2. Do What … Continue reading

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Sideload music service

MP3tunes have launched their Sideload service, which allows you to paste in URLs of music files found on the web. Sideload saves the URLs and allows you to stream the files or sync them to your PC. There are about … Continue reading

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Album of the Week

The album of the week is LCD Soundsystem’s Introns.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!: The best of new and traditional Irish music sits alongside a handful of bands who know how to get the ceili/party started. 1. A Nation Once Again – Wolfe Tones 2. Brown-Eyed Girl – Van Morrison … Continue reading

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SXSW 2006

SXSW 2006: 1. Precious – The Pretenders 2. These Are the Fables – New Pornographers 3. The Party’s Crashing Us – Of Montreal 4. Song For The Sunshine – Belle and Sebastian 5. All the Squares Go Home – Steve … Continue reading

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Dave Winer sends legal threats to Rogers Cadenhead

Rogers Cadenhead got a nasty letter from Dave Winer’s attorney. It seems to be motivated by their disagreement over Rogers’ RSS Advisory Board.

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Who Is Rakan Ben Williams?

I swear I’m not “Rakan Ben Williams.” ;) Is this going to land me on the no-fly list?

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 21st Annual Induction

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 21st Annual Induction: The Cleveland institution welcomes these pioneers in hard rock, New Wave, jazz, Southern rock and punk (respectively). 1. Iron Man – Black Sabbath 2. Heart of Glass – Blondie 3. My … Continue reading

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Album of the Week

Excellent albums this week from Goldfrapp, Mogwai, and Neko Case, but the album of the week is Stereolab’s Fab Four Suture.

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