Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Musing on Mix Tapes
A mix tape is the original “social media.” The true nature of a mix, is not unlike that of a composed album. It’s goal is to build a connection between mixer and mixee. Whether it’s a random jumbling of favorite tracks, a themed snapshot or a beautifully orchestrated arrangement of tracks with complementary, distinct flow and style, the mix serves as a vessel for the mixer to express themselves.
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Tags: cd, mixtape, sampler, social, social music
Dig For Fire (Short Version) from Habib Awan on Vimeo. My buddy Beebs is making a documentary about vinyl, check that shit. Here it is, the shortened version of my upcoming full-length documentary on vinyl record culture. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it. SUMMARY: Why is it that […]
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The one waiting to be made, a classic:
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Tags: covers, crossover, genre, hip-hop, rap
The quick answer: Pretty decent actually. An Overview Get past the shameless excuse to push the iTunes music store on you, asking you to download related music you’ll probably like and tracks you may be missing from a particular album or artists discography- the actual playlist creator is pretty decent. I imagine it uses the […]
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Tags: apple, audio, computer, computers, genius, itunes, itunes 8, LinkedIn, mac, mp3, Music, music player, pc, playlist, playlists, software, technology
- I’M GOING TO BE ON XM SATELLITE RADIO- You can listen FO’ FREE!
- Crap, don’t they have like 9 million listeners?
- Yes
- That’s sick. How do I listen for free?
- Sign up here, it takes two seconds.
- Word.
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Tags: announcement, big deal, college radio, communication, computers, cool, radio show, satellite, satellite radio, student, xm, xmu
The Vampire Weekend
Alright, so at this point, they’re nothing “new”. They’re on this months cover of SPIN. Their CD came out almost a month ago (Jan 29th, 08) and they’ve had a single (demo) out for almost a year. People are starting to catch on. That’s not the point though. They’re music rocks. I’m a bit obsessed. […]
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Tags: Music, opinions, vampire weekend
