Broadcasters Oppose Net Radio FeesBig broadcasters don’t want their streams taxed off the Net either, it turns out. Here’s a progress report on this and other developments in the fight to save Internet broadcasting in the U.S. [Linux Journal]
The Pulse of Life: Music of Our World and Beyond [SPACE.com]
I just received the 2 Antibalas…I just received the 2 Antibalas CDs I ordered.
ANTIBALAS IS…A diverse cooperative of music makers in Brooklyn, USA dedicated to making original revolutionary Afrobeat music inspired by the chief priest Fela Anikulapo-Kuti as well as other visionary artists, musicians and thinkers.Antibalas is more than just a band. It aims to […]
Around The World in 92 Discs ….Around The World in 92 Discs. Nonesuch plans to reissue its Explorer series on CD which aimed to share the delights of world music by mingling the scholarly and the sensuous. By Jon Pareles. [New York Times: Arts] [Roymond Radio]
iCal Calling iTunes! 0.9 . - This…iCal Calling iTunes! 0.9. - This AppleScript applet lets you use iCal to schedule iTunes playlists to play. [AppleScript Info] [A Blander Blog]
Don’t Give Up on MeListening to the new Solomon Burke disc, and I can’t believe I’ve put it off this long. Oh my God. The first track alone will lift off the top of your skull and lay some soul inside. And there are ten more after that. Just became one of my favorite albums […]
Crepuscule with Valis Blues World…Crepuscule with ValisBlues World is a wonderful collection of links and original content about the Blues and related subjects (record labels, artist profiles, etc.). It ain’t pretty, but it doesn’t need to be.[Link provided by Valis Hertel, a fellow AotMer]. [A Blander Blog]
I’ve got to spend some time there.
Thailand’s musical elephantsPreservationists at a Thai elephant reserve decided to provide the pachyderms with outsized, hephalump-friendly instruments, including a harmonica and a drum-kit. The elephants not only play with the instruments, they play together on them, jamming in what is clearly recognizable as music.
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(Thanks, Fred!) [Boing Boing Blog]
Where the heart is. Performances have…Where the heart is. Performances have expressed our feelings more powerfully than records in the last year. by Jim Farber
Two weeks later, David Byrne played a show at the Apollo that contained what must be the most moving moment I have ever witnessed at a live show. After completing “This […]
Ted Nugent Offers To Take *NSYNC…Ted Nugent Offers To Take *NSYNC Star Hunting In Lieu Of Space Trip. The price for this special mission: one million dollars. However, Nugent adds that he’ll throw in a few guitar lessons if that’s what it takes to get the deal done. [Adam Curry: Adam Curry’s Weblog]