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posted April 22, 2015 #

some nice demos here

Q1 2015

posted April 22, 2015 #

Back in 2013, I attempted to start making quarterly mixes that documented what I'd been listening to for previous few months - mostly just for my personal documentation. I failed miserably and only put out that one installment. But, I'm trying it again! The ole college try. Swinging for the fences. Going for it. This is Q1 2015.

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With the proliferation of Spotify, Rdio, etc., making mixes like this outside of the streaming service ecosystem makes less and less sense because it creates a barrier for people to listen but I find myself listening to a good bit of stuff that only exists on Bandcamp or other services. I'd hate to cripple my own personal documentation of enjoyed music just because an artist can't afford to distribute digitally.

Long story short, here's a mix! I hope you enjoy it. Continue Reading...

Bob Lefsetz: Tidal

posted April 22, 2015 #

There's been a great deal said about Tidal and it's schemes to lure people with exclusive content. Bob Lefsetz has thrown his hat in the ring with this great piece about the service, filled with great quotes about the basic misunderstanding of how tech, investments and artistry work. Here's one:
So first and foremost you've got to pay for Tidal.

And therefore it's dead on arrival. Just like Apple's new music service. Because people are CHEAP! They love their money more than their favorite artists, never forget it. And the kind of person who pledges devotion to Tidal artists is the same kind who's home alone, broke, waiting for their parents to put cash on their debit card. Now if Tidal had a free tier... But it doesn't. It can't afford to lose that much money. It's not about the long haul. No one in music has been about the long haul since the turn of the century. First you get traction, then you monetize/charge. Can you say Instagram, can you say Snapchat? But suddenly, just because Jay Z is a famous musician he expects all of his fans to pony up ten bucks a month? Raw insanity.
The emphasis is my own in that second paragraph but it's the part that really grabbed me the most. He goes on to talk about how the app fails to create a plan for critical mass. It has to be about the long haul, not the big launch.

So, yea, another writeup about how Tidal is probably not a great idea. But it's a well written one and well worth your time.

HT Mr. Adam Klaff

posted April 22, 2015 #

That moment you realise a TV show you?ve invested so much time in is awful but you feel like you have to see the season out.

posted April 22, 2015 #

For the record, I wholly believe there are more nice folks than awful ones online, but people are not often Aggressively Nice.

Animation Sequence Project

posted April 21, 2015 #

It's unfortunate that the Animation Sequence Project embeds their submissions so tiny because the concept is great. Ask anyone with animation, video or art skills to create a 10 second animation that begins and ends with a 250x250 square dead center. That's the only requirement and it allows every animation to be linked together, despite being entirely unrelated.

The above embeds two pages of submissions but there are tons more.

Milkcrate, for Vinyl

posted April 21, 2015 #

For awhile I've been contemplating building a site that piggybacked on Discogs.com API and let you easily catalog all the vinyl you own. Discogs already has that functionality but it's pretty difficult to use and it'd be a fun project to flesh out.

Turns out, such a thing already exists!* Check out Milkcrate, a pleasant looking iOS app that ties into your discogs.com account and lets you easily and quickly add new procurements to your collection. It's not perfect but it works and looks pretty nice!

* of course

posted April 20, 2015 #

Seriously, this is nine minutes of the best music ever recorded. Crank this: https://t.co/Lyno5AsT3W

We Own This Town - Volume 66

posted April 20, 2015 #

There is a lot of chatter in the Nashville area about the changes that are taking place there. Lots of gentrification, historic buildings being destroyed for condos to go up, fancy restaurants that are more concept than anything and old haunts being completely removed. It is, unfortunately, the sign of progress.* But one thing that remains consistent through those changes is that the music scene there is great if you're listening in the right places. This latest edition of the We Own This Town podcast showcases that very fact.
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Whatever happens in Nashville, I confidently believe that there will always be an unbelievable amount of talented musicians making a variety of music there. Listen to this sixty-sixth volume and enjoy. Nashville's still got the goods.

* Clearly, a debatable word choice and not exclusive to Nashville.
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