Today I’m going to do some shameless self-promotion for the random song of the day: my remix of Amanda Palmer’s “Map of Tasmania” from her new album “Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under.” To be brutally honest, I don’t really like the song all that much. I saw “remix contest” and I jumped to enter before… Continue reading Random Song of the Day #15
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unbox pandora
i’ve been using Pandora for a long time, and i’ve always been a big fan. when Tim Westergren came to Salt Lake City on his speaking tour, i went to see him at the SLC Main Library and i have the raglan-style Pandora tshirt to prove it. the unique recommendation engine — powered by humans who actually analyze… Continue reading unbox pandora
the music industry’s last caress
[audio:LastCaress.mp3] sam rosenthal is a very driven man. he’s built projekt records from the ground up, by himself, starting out as a way to release his own music as black tape for a blue girl. he did this back in the early 80s when starting your own record label was something you didn’t do, and his record… Continue reading the music industry’s last caress
take that, corporate rock
in a magical fairytale land, closely resembling our own, there was a bard. this bard appeared as just another travelling musician-storyteller, like most bards, from a small town and humble beginnings. in fact, this bard was secretly a vassal under the employ of an enormous fiefdom, taking a small cut off the top of her tips and giving… Continue reading take that, corporate rock