Fatwater

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

I shot and edited this heinousness. The music is by Leo Kottke, The Old 97's and, I believe, an instrumental by the Beastie Boys. If anybody is wondering about the title, "Fatwater", I guess it is kind of a play on Blackwater and "Fatroll" which is a nick name of one of ...

1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Author Tom Moon has assembled a book called 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die: A Listener's Life List.  I first heard about this project on NPR's All Songs Considered podcast. The title pretty much explains the book, but the idea behind it and the title itself seem both hugely ambitious ...

More Examples of Music being Digitally Distributed

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Three more examples of digitally distributed music. Bloc Party.  Looks like you can snag the new album "Intimacy" now, in mp3 form, for $10.  You can also pre-order the CD plus get the mp3s immediately for $20. Girl Talk.  His new(ish) album "Feed the Animals" is available at a Radiohead like price. ...

David Byrne and Brian Eno’s New Album Online

Monday, August 25th, 2008

David Byrne and Brian Eno take a cue from Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead and release their new album -- Everything that Happens Will Happen Today -- online at http://www.everythingthathappens.com . There are three packages, three ways to get this album: as a high quality digital only download for $8.99; a ...

Muxtape: MP3 mixtapes

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Muxtape allows you to make and share mixtapes, only without the tape and in mp3 form.  Create a free account, then upload and arrange up to 12 tracks.  You'll then have a custom URL to share.  Users can also subscribe to other user's RSS feeds and become "fans" of muxtapes.