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I have recently switched my Mac into a completely web-based OS. The only native app I’m using is iCal and I’m hoping to find a good replacement for that too (maybe I’ll resign to gCal). I use Meebo for IM, which I’ve always thought was one of the best chat clients available. This post is really to test the Meebo widget. If I like it I’ll integrate it into this...

Jul 31st

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-26) →

Wilco (13) Modest Mouse (8) We Were Promised Jetpacks (4) Dirty Projectors (4) Blonde Redhead (4) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Jul 28th

Poor Rock Band Sales Blamed For Declining Viacom... →

Viacom’s second quarter 2009 financials dropped this morning, singling out lower than expected Rock Band sales as one of the primary causes of the company’s 14% drop in revenue over the previous year. Link

Jul 28th

Music Bloggers Roundtable Redux

What’s your stance on the “free culture” movement? Do you think that art, music in particular, should be treated “freely” as information? Sean Michaels: I think that should be the decision of the artist. Some poems are meant to be sold, others given away, or hidden in a lover’s pockets. Full Post

Jul 26th

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Jul 20th

Jonathan Lamy, chief spokesperson for the RIAA...

Jonathan Lamy, chief spokesperson for the RIAA declared DRM dead, when he was asked about the RIAA’s view on DRM for an upcoming SCMagazine article. “DRM is dead, isn’t it?” Lamy said, referring to the DRM-less iTunes store and other online outfits that now offer music without restrictions. When the most vocal forefighters of DRM say so, it must be for real. Although this is the first time that...

Jul 20th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-19) →

R.E.M. (60) Ani DiFranco (58) Radiohead (35) Pearl Jam (33) Blonde Redhead (32) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Jul 20th

Jul 18th

Another great song from The National. I am such a...

Jul 16th

“It’s a really exciting time right now. Every musician has more power. The...”

– - Amanda Palmer from an exclusive interview with Kyle Bylin that will run on Hypebot next week. Link

Jul 16th

jenrobinson: Thom Yorke - All For The Best...

Jul 16th

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Two of the songs aired during the show; five, including Back in the USSR and Helter Skelter, are online only at the Late Show site and CBS Interactive’s TV.com. The video has a very you-are-there feel; not awesome sound but it works. The entire 22-minute set went online as the show ended on the east coast; Letterman episodes usually have more lag time. via PaidContent Helter Skelter starts at...

Jul 16th

CBS Pulls Off Cross-Platform Paul McCartney Coup

Finally, some serious synergy … CBS (NYSE: CBS) parlayed Wednesday’s appearance by Paul McCartney on The Late Show with David Letterman into a surprise mini-concert from the marquee of the Ed Sullivan Theater—and then into a web-exclusive set. In front of cameras on scaffolds across from the theater where he first played with the Beatles in a legendary show 45 years ago, McCartney played...

Jul 16th

Joel Stouffer, Dragonette - Secret Playlist

Joel Stouffer of Dragonette puts together a playlist of music to discover. Good stuff. Link

Jul 14th

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Jul 13th

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First round performance from The Awesome (aka Shred Begley Jr.), during the first night of competition at the US Air Guitar Championships, San Francisco Regional 2009. via BeingMarcEcko

Jul 13th