Music
The RIAA, MPAA, & The PirateBay Trial
While I’m not going to debate if the people running The Pirate Bay are actually guilty of copyright infringement, I do want to look at something. The content creators’ undying need to 1) limit and 2) prohibit the consumer’s use of their products.
“Thicker Than Water” by Vallejo
While I was in Austin, TX for CodeCamp 2008, I made a stop by Waterloo Records (6th & Lamar) which is probably my favorite record store. I randomly browsed for a bit before getting the definitive item I went to the store for. That item was Vallejo’s latest album, “Thicker Than Water” and it was the only think I managed to walk out the store with.
Why Giving Away Free (or Cheap) Music Works
You see, I don’t really like Nine Inch Nails musically. Why? I’ve never really been the “mad at the world” type. Stuff happens, I deal, and move on as best as possible. I’m not saying that Trent Reznor is not talented, in fact I think quite the contrary and find him to be an incredibly talented musician. I just don’t like his music. And a person does not have to like everything.
“Nightmare” Live
Back in late 1999-2001 I was in a band that went through several name changes. The names were Refuge, Diadem 4, Diadem, and finally H.O. Easy. We wrote probably around 8 songs and some of them even ended up with lyrics (not all of them though). This song, along with a Beekin song entitled “Traditional [...]
Mp3 Tagging Best Practices
The phrase “best practices” gets thrown around a lot in IT (Information Technology). You have best practices for programming, server configuration, SOA, and even software installation. There are best practices for other things like cooking, organizing, and cleaning. So today we are going to take a look at some of the best practices that I use when tagging and organizing my digital music. Some of these go against other “best practices” for tagging that you might find on the internet, but everyone has their preferences and you are not stuck to listening to just me.
Another Missed iPhone SDK Opportunity
I was running a quick errand earlier this evening when something hit me. Since the iPhone SDK does not allow developers to run code in the background (ie when music is playing), that means no one can create a Last.FM iPhone application that scrobbles what I listen to on an iPhone or iTouch.
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