tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39568622011-04-21T22:00:43.908-04:00Fcuking right ...jcarvalhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09267967131665803380noreply@blogger.comBlogger1181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956862.post-1126062115925827202005-09-06T23:01:00.000-04:002005-10-31T09:40:50.070-05:00

New home: http://www.dropform.com/dropform

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This Amsterdam based festival ripped through our favorite cityt back in July leaving all non atendees jealous (yeah I know Sassan, shit was good).But now we can all put jealousy aside and listen in to the full on streams from 5 Days Off. Excellent selections by the likes of Vitalic, M Mayer, DJ Hell (love it), Teifshwarz, M.I.A., and many many more.This is why I love the internet!Listen to 5 Days

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2005 is going down as my most sluggish summer date. With the usual array of shows and big tours floating in and out of Boston, I for one have barely budged outside a few special must sees with Oasis being the highlight.Oasis is one of those bands that bounce me between love and hate. A few good records in 94 and 96 which lead into a trail of tears. As each subsequent record was a bore, they were

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Shit, didnt think much of this when it was listed on the Live 8 itinerary...but even I must admit, this is the best performance of the event.Download the entire video on demand below:Bittersweet Symphony (with Richard Ashcroft)Find the MP3s via your normal sources....

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Kendra knows how I like it. Big ups for pointing me to one of the best minimal Ellen Allien sessions I have heard in a long time. Brought to us courtesy of the good folks at Samurai FM. God bless Japan.Ellen Allien Live @ Sonar 2005 in Barcelona (my second home).

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One thing to know about me is my tendency to over-purchase tickets for shows. The usual two will suffice for an average known band... but if I see a $10 show for an up and comer at a small venue, I'll usually splurge and buy 4.I am not looking to scalp them, rather, I feel that since the price is so good I can probably convince a few people to come with me without risking a big money loss.So take

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Apologies if things dont look proper as of yet. Live site update happening now...

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While working on a simple redesign of dp, I found some old photos I took in 2003 at the Kwatra Nike boutique in Barcelona. They're up on flick now for your viewing pleasure.

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Well worth picking up anything I have added in May. Excellent stuff. Dont sleep on the Superpitcher Today mix. He is on top of the world...

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Tell me what's wrong with these screen images I took off of Music Choice TV radio? I didnt know The Carpenters were so into niteclub and electro music history! As captured off channel: "Sounds of the Season."

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Gotta let you fools know what I thought of this boring year...

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Buy some new music while I get my shit together: Morgan Geist - Unclassics U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb The Bravery - Unconditional EP John Tejada - Logic Memory Center Ellen Allien - Remix Collection All available at finer record stores in your area.... and thats whats in my iPod right now...

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Thanks to Jason

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A large gap on this one folks. Apologies for the silence but as I said, if I had nothing to say, I would say nothing. Lots to discuss with the most important being U2's alliance with Apple. Though not an exlusive online sale relationship, it show Apple's further march to be the new MTV. Once L3 comes back from the dead, I'll try and produce some more words.

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While watching the movie, Mayor of Sunset Strip, last night, I got to thinking about my musical choices for my end of days procession. I have no intentions of leaving yet, so don't be concerned ;) Current picks: Slow Country - Gozillaz Les Amours Perdus - Serge Gainsbourg More to come.

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OK I fold. Finding that next breakthrough record just is not going to happen this year. Yes folks, I am back to the old reliable saying, "Music Still Sucks." But like I said, I have given in and have become content with some "casual listener" albums that reprieve the industry (for now) from their misunderstanding of what I want to hear... Defining what I consider "casual music" is a bit

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Of late, I have suffered greatly when using my iPod. You see, for the last 3 months I have been without my trusted Koss Porta Pro's, my darling portable headphones who's georgous sound overpowers its terribly dated look. As funny as they look when worn, I have missed their service dearly. Why had I not just purchased another pair? Thats a long story, but the short being that I knew they had to

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I have nothing too interesting to discuss at this time, but I did add a few new gifts to the List. All solid releases worth a listen.

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So maybe she is ignorant to the workings of her "independent promoter," but this nasty payola steam train keeps on rolling through commercial radio. And they say the problem is the music buyer's not buying... well who the fukc would when you can hear it 3 times an hour, every hour of every day? The New Yorker: Paying to Play

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So I am back from a full week in Portugal watching some of the best footie at the Euro 2004 Finals. As much as it sucks to be back, it did feel good to see the Portuguese pushing as a striving culture on all levels. Erlend Oye looks to be ruling their underground sound right now. Not bad. For those interested in some of my vantage point at the Portugal v England match, dig in right here.

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For those interested, here's my latest writings for Boston's Weekly Dig news rag. Find it FREE on every street corner in metro Boston or peruse the online version here: Special: Me and My Adidas Do the Illest Things (thank to the editor for that title)

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This must be my month... Perlon Records' own, Sammy Dee treated Boston/Cambridge to the new face of tech* by ripping up the Phoenix Landing this past Wed night. With the help of live laptop set performed by Unlocked Groove's Scorcho, they woke Boston's eyes to the shuffle and swings sounds that make progressive tech some of the best sounding electronic music in years. Call it a wake up call

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S/he finally came around. After a bad string of months where good music was as difficult to find as good weather, my luck looks to be changing and just in time for the ass romping summer that 2004 will be. Music. With so much bad music coming out it became more difficult to siphon the mediocre from the terrible. Records moguls may complain of depressed profit... but really...fcuk them. Its

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Also, seeing as music sucks right now, I bought some classics. Check the list.

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As to why? Would it revolve around the lack of a solid internet connection for the last month? Would it also include having no proper workspace? After a serious break,I finally got my shit in order... and my CDs out of the brown paper holding them hostage. Sound system is in. Writing will commence. Pronto. Listening to: Magical Mystery Tour. Beats Lil Jon's puss mouth.

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To the End - Blur (via Parkilife) Auctioneer! (Another Engine) - REM (via Fables....) Slow Country - Gorillaz (via Gorillaz) Bones - Radiohead (via The Bends) Dont Mix Your Drinks - Elbow (via Asleep in the Back) Sugarman - The Free Association (via D. Holmes) More later...

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Moving is always a pain in the ass, and made even more frenzied when a. youre CD's are packed away b. your iPod battery is dead and c.you cannot find the charger nor a firewire cable. Beyond the hassle of packing and losing control of where things are, is the mundane task of changing your address. One of the first items I changed mailing for was our delivery of the Wall Street Journal. Its a

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As much as I hate cleaning up someone else's shit, I love finding gems like this in my new basement. Ladies and gentleman, evidence that even in the late 50's, those dance parties knew how to use the "varnish" the right way. I smell gabber. But seriously... what the hell is this? Was Sears selling floor varnish to the "My Three Sons" crowd or was this a subtle way of enticing your pops into

jcarvalhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09267967131665803380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956862.post-1079670003709553772004-03-18T23:20:00.000-05:002004-03-18T23:23:19.200-05:00

Finally got around to putting the 2002 and 2003 Lists up. Check the right. Also, for all the syndicated feedster fools, I added a tasty Atom Feed.

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Keep that hate mail coming on the Eurohaus post. Never has a post generated so much angst and shame on me.

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As I prepare to move to my new home just down the street, I again, torture myself into clearing out some old unneeded music. Its a difficult task, but it needs to be done every so often so that i can feed family and friends with unwanted gems. Today I found the ultimate gem of glitz and glamour: Holy shit! My M80 days return! A true Discomagic classic. Supertrack & DJ Company's remake of The

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J-sus. I didnt even notice that annoying banner at the top of this page. Time to spill the wallet and pay for some cleaner looks.

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One of my favorite new prospects, TV on the Radio in music released their first full length debut, "Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes" on Touch and Go. This Brooklyn trio is sure to make an impact in the coming months. Buy it today.

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Someday I will make this link permanent. On my IPod.

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Oh. May I add that the latter portion of Laurent's session, melds the wellness of jazzy dnb as well?

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Bless the Swiss for this excellent high quality archive from this past summer. Featuring sessions from the likes of Radiohead, Laurent Garnier, Ellen Allien, Mogawi, The Roots and simply many many more... If you listen to anything, listen to Laurent's nasty DJ session! It is indeed *a rare treat* for all to hear and see him DJ, if not simply for the fact that it runs the gamut of classic LG

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I have hit a dark stumbling block in my daily listening participation. The last two months of winter have droned me to musical submission. I work what many consider to the be the superior schedule: Noon-8p. For night howls (which I still consider myself), it supposedly allows us the freedoms of late mornings and late evenings, but recently, it has caused me a much shorter day than I care to

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I have a good deal to say and talk about right now... but not exactly right now. Wanted to fire a quick post to those sending emails of concern. Have no fear.. i got some new music and words on the way ....

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I got bored. Dean in the Jungle Enjoy and pass it along.

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Instead of verbally assaulting the year that was, how about we send it off with some music? Below is an allocation of my favorite song tracks from albums released in 2003 (and some late late 2002 entries). You're not going to find many as singles, but many albums (listed in brackets) should be easy to hunt down via Amazon or finer music stores worldwide. In no particular order whatsoever (sort

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Pitchfork Reviews 2003 The mighty Pitchfork emerges with a mammoth of an annual review. This read could take some time as it covers more topics and top ten lists than should be allowed by the online press. Dig in.

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Dreams do come true So, that Safari below I was hunting for in the UK? Looks like Niketown USA just got it! Niketown US: Nike Air Safari Khaki/Dragon Red/Baroque Brown ps: I promise some music content soon :)

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Buy this record Broken Social Scene - You Forgot it in People Big ups to my good friend miclee for recommending this one. As he puts it, "I have faith in rock again." About time, man.

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Who in the UK can pick me up the new Safari? I would love you for life :) (photo borrowed from Instyleshoes.com Forums)

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The last few days music playing through my Koss Portapro cans has sounded bizarre to say the least. Checking it against some very stereo divided tracks, it seems as though the drivers had been switched on the headband. I can only suspect my coworkers for this one.

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Revolver is to Bigbeat Before Thanksgiving last week, a unusually thick copy Rolling Stone Magazine made it was into my mailbox. The issue, "The 500 Greatest Albums of all Time" was another large and exclusive list of records that clearly is forgetting classics from Fugazi's back catalog. But, so is the nature of this list. Why I bring this to your attention is that I constantly see three

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How bad is this new colour?

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Due to the generosity and kindness of a good friend, the latest Elbow release, "Cast of Shadows" has finally made it to my ears. As mentioned before, this release is still a good two months away from a US domestic date (Jan 13th to be exact). As to why V2 would delay its US release by more than 6 months latter the Euro/Asia date has me concerned... Understandably, Elbow is not the biggest name

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A Daily dose of Mix Mash Looking for an easy daily fix of mix session to fill your aural spectrum? Turn to our good friends at Blentwell, providing new links daily to a diverse selection of sounds and rhythms. Blentwell continues to prove that online mixes will thrive as loing as the ear will listen. How better to keep yourself busy?

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Some quick notes to ensure to all that the mind is still working: The punk electro mix is thriving Why is the new Elbow record out in the EU but months away from a US release? Sundance and IFC music docu's usually suck (re: Driver23) I need more soul records in my iPod pre-ordering music on half.com saves you money We'll talk properly soon...

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The Rapture DJ in London. Well worth a listen if not to simply hear Special Ed's "I Got It Made" again! The Rapture DJ Session on BBC Radio1 (Be aware this link will change in a few days and will be replaced with Fat Boy's latest sauce de gonads tomorrow).

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Being without my Powerbook for a week caused less frustration that I had first expected but it caught me in the middle of a res-design of this site. Maybe now I can fix those nasty CSS bugs... On a good note, I am half way through Stephen Fry's "The Liar" and listening to Tobias Thomas' "Smallville" (on Kompakt) courtesy of EZ.

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Elliot Smith Remembered http://www.nme.com/news/106526.htm

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Apple is on the JET As I mentioned just 8 days ago, JET is my pick for the best new band this year! Just as I was about to push out a nice long propganda peice on my love for their music, Apple goes a step further and features their track "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" in their latest iPod TV advert! The is the best possible promotion for any band! Big ups! Also on the Apple front, iTunes was

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Listening to JET. More on them in a bit.

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The last few weeks since returning from Barcelona have been quiet for me. Very few new full length releases have interested me into a purchase, so I have taken to picking up some EPs to test the waters. The best of the batch is an EP from the Aussie band JET. Released back in May, "Dirty Sweet" is a great prequel to their Oct 7th (US) full length. Likened to the Rolling Stones and The Who, JET

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Added some new Kompakt releases to The List. Both are well worth the money and continue in the long held Kompakt tradition of releasing premium compilations.

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Back from Barca 3 weeks is a long time but not long enough on the coast of Spain. Below is a link to some amazing street art/graf that I photographed. Though not music related, it warrants sharing with you all. Barcelona Street Art/Graf

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Off to Barca After and amazing weekend of getting hitched on the North Fork of LI, I am off to Barcelona for a few weeks... dont miss me too much. I added a good deal of excellent addition to The List. Let me know what you think. Macy's second record is on!

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Turin Brake's Ether Songs does the sinus good Being sick in the dead heat of the summer is as catastrophic as being trapped in Solvenia wihtout some hard techno. Luckily the boys of Turin Brakes are here to help. Ether Song is their latest release with a more uptempo vibe than their freshman release, The Optimist. So far the new record has been good to me as I battle this sinus infection. Oly and

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1001 Tracks Should You Download Cool thread beginning on the I Love Music forums. I've added a few of my picks. Dig in and lay claim to some of your favorites. i love music thread: 1001 Tracks Should You Download Before You Die(TM) ??? (http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.php?msgid=3778244)

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More compression With my CD's now properly stored,the time has come to re-examine why my 10GB iPod is full. The nemesis of the iPod looks to be the 192MP3. Running out of room on this device was something I never thought would happen, but it has. in the beginning of my love affari with the iPod, I promised it that I would never allow for anything lower than 192MP3 to be decoded by the device. To

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Jack White's Finger Fix Video A not so nauseaus photo and video profile of The White Stripe's own Jack White getting a couple of screws put into his finger. Thanks for sharing Jack! http://www.whitestripes.com/finger.html

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Compression In my condo (like any condo in the city), space is an issue. For that reason, we build from the ceiling down in order to preserve precious floor space. Allocating CD space has never been an elegant project, but we finally agreed on a 550 easy access limit. I still have space for about 40 more... choosing IS becoming easier with age, but still not pleasurable. Behold "the dropform wall

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Holy Shit! I got allocated for Euro 2004! This is not directly music related, but it needs to be stated. As a die hard footie fanatic, I have attempted years to successfully have my name drawn in ticket lotteries which would allow me to view games during the World Cup and Euro Championships. Its never happen. My nice stack of rejection letters tells the true story... but, I always still go. In

jcarvalhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09267967131665803380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3956862.post-1059429874319401862003-07-28T18:04:00.000-04:002003-07-28T18:04:34.273-04:00

Revisit: "Big City" by Operation Ivy. Amazing what the random playlist on the iPod will produce. "This town in fucking insane..." - see above

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Rock solid Blur show at Avalon Friday night; with a focus on the more "progressive" tracks from their catalog. Solid gig that revived me to pick up and renew missing stock in my collection. Trying to find the setlist from the gig now...

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Someone had it rough My favorite working class rock outfit, the Stereophonics, have just released their 4th LP, "You Gotta Go There To Come Back." in the UK (with no US release date in sight). I hate buying imports when a domestic release should have sufficed... but anyways... "You Gotta Go..." has tossed me into confusion. Like most Stereophonics records, Kelly Jones sings his heart out: on

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For whatever reason, I was not able to finish my disucssion on the new B.R.M.C. single on my last try. I'll just state that its a good rock single and hopefully the boys do well with it. While I am here, let me list a few of the music related blogs that I frequent for reads. The writing is very good and very opinionated. Enjoy and let them know I sent you. The Astronaut's Notepad: http://

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B.R.M.C. - the boys are back in town I always find it interesting when bands from the US go over to the UK Europe, and/or Japan and make it big. Most of them usually revolve around neo - heavy/death metal bands who's sound keeps the youth of Europe in a frenzy. But the boys of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club may be my new favorites. Like most of the US, I didnt give nor pay too much attention to

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Renewing stock A few folks have noticed the increase in the amount of "classic" CDs being added to the 2003 List. Some have even assumed that these may be my first listen to such classics as "OK Computer" or "Achtung Baby." Not so. The truth in the matter is that after years of abuse and constant play, many of these discs have gone dead from bad handling. In particular, "Achtung Baby." If my

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Nothing makes the day job go by faster than live music to keep you up. I;ve been glued to the Southside Fest 2003 (in Germany) live feed for an hour now.... Underworld live...Radiohead next.... Sonar last week... Southside this week. This is what the web is all about.

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Sonar 2003 begins Today! The pristine European music festival begins today in the sunny cty of Barcelona. Wish I could make it... Luckily, we havethe next best thing: BBC Radio 1 is brodcasting a fair amount of events LIVE. Listen live right now as Gilles Peterson bring us some amazing live guests: Bjork, Laurent Garnier, and the almighty Matthew Herbert. This is going to be some serious fun...

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Respect to WASTE for allowing for refunds to the folks like I who cannot make it to Giants Stadium. Youre professionalism in the frustrating situation is very much appreciated.

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Things get worse for me. W.A.S.T.E. has done exactly what I hoped they would not: from W.A.S.T.E. email: ------------------------- ... Please note that as a special service to W.A.S.T.E customers, all tickets bought through our site will be handled differently than those purchased through Ticketmaster. All ticket orders for the original Field Day Music Festival purchased through W.A.S.T.E will

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NEWSDAY: Ticket Seller Says Concert Moving to Giants Stadium

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Field Day no go, go , new venue? - huh? Though official word is not out, Ticketmaster is listing a new on sale date for Field Day Fest at Giants Stadium for one day only event this coming Sat. Talk about short ticket notice. Though I know very little about the ongoing battles with the county, it must be stated that something is simply unprofessional about how this issue dragged on up to the last

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Re-discovered missing classics. LA's musical tastes vary as much as mine. Allowing her to dig into CD collections when visitng friends will usually lead to some begging for me to "copy" some her discoveries. Copy schmocky... half.com or Amazon Used should have what she needs as original. Case in point: Fiona Apple's 1996 debut "Tidal" and the absolute perfect soul record of the 70's: Stevie

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Help my poor soul: Any spare Radiohead Beacon Theatre tickets? God help me. I'll buy you dinner if you can help me.

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Finally updated all the new CDs in house. I think I am missing a few.

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Spending a good deal of ear time with Badly Drawn Boy's "About a Boy" soundtrack. Typical soundtrack flow that lends itself well to occupational day work. Pick up this record. An amazing songwriter that is in a category of his own.

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And I thought it could not get any better than the iPod... Enough cannot be said about Apple and innovation. Point in case iTunes 4. The feature list is big, but only one will truly change how people listen to music. Forget about iTune 4's ultra simple to use, The iTunes Music Store (which for the first time makes online music purchases, ad-free, personal, and so damn easy). Forget about iTunes

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My voice of activism passed away today. Nina Simone, more than any other black American, has brought me closer to understanding, even if only on a small level, what true anguish was during the 50's and 60's in the US. The first time LA and I heard her singing "Missisippi Goddamn," we both were taken deep into a new spiritual call for action. Her penetrating voice not only sang, but truly screamed

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Ever got to a solid rock show and hear nor see a thing on stage? The first time I saw The White Stripes back in April of 2003, I spent more time trying to figure out who the opening act was, rather than paying attention to the music before me (The Datsuns). Problem is with +6'6" tall boys drunk and singing around me short 5'6" self, it became apparent that I would not only not to see Meg, but I

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And official word on Field Day Festival is out: http://www.fielddayfest.com. Line up changes have been made since the initial rumor.... see you all on Sat June 7th.

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Festival season is almost upon us whch means boring East Coast big gigs featuring some America's most mass marketed / consumed bands.... with the expection of one very "hyper rumor' of a 2 day East Coast festival... Field Day Festival looks to be East Coast America's answer to Cali's Coachella or TN's Bonaroo. Let it be known that no official word has been made public on this event, but, some

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Even Canadian bands have it bad in the USA: Godspeed You! Black Emperor Questioned as Suspected Terrorists

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The following email arrived from the Radiohead's Waste Dept. today. Nothing would be more ultimate than having your work on their big screens: We've got a plan. We need your help. We're looking for moving pictures. Can you make moving pictures? Time is short. This is what you have to do. 1. Take one of the live MP3's of a Radiohead track. 2. Make some moving pictures to it (can be anything:

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Added newest addition to The List. Mostly all good. Skinner and The Streets crew threw a jump up show on Thursday night. Anyone who can pull off a 2step version of 'Ghost Town' that works is deserving. Great show... short as expected.. but exactly what I expected.

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Tell me whats wrong with this plugin rendering in Safari?

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Tonight, The Streets live in Boston. Let's see what Skinner is made of.

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So what make a good live show? The venue? The crowd? The Band? How about a modern day 6 foot tall reincarnation of Janis Joplin? Feel out Macy Gray. A soul-full of a woman who's know music and knows how to toss a crowd into a frenzy. Given that her last album, 'The ID' got caught between Alicia Keys and Jill Scott releases (Jill's albums being worthy of a full listen), it a pleasure to see her

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Most people that know me are aware of my sneaker fascination. I own more pairs than most humans have shirts... but would 'you' or I get get down for a pair of Puma's? Based on these purported ads from the EU, Puma thinks so ( 1 and 2). (borderline work safe). How 'electro'...

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Bunch of great upcoming shows: 03/19 Macy Gray (to see her high is to see Janice J) 03/20 The Streets (first Boston appearance) 03/21 The Datsuns 04/20 The White Stripes Finally, the music returns...

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I hate to admit this, but I think the Grado's sound better in the iPod headphone amp than in the fucking Marantz.....

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This past Wednesday marked not only my 28th birthday but the start of a very loving relationship with an Apple iPod (thanks LA!). How I lived without this device for as long as I have is news to me. By far the impressive piece of hardware ever developed. Sure we have all seen them: folks walking by with the big white earbuds.. . but until you actually hold one in hand and use it for a day.. you

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For those in the USA (or access to HBO): The new Ali G show begins this evening at 00:30 EST. Respect.

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Oh yes its been a while... the cold is cold in New England. So cold in fact, that it kept my fingers away from this forum. With the return of some warmth (> 35 F), comes a return to normalcy. Listed some new CDs in the list. Dig in. Playing now: Hotel Costes Etage3. Always a favorite.

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Listening to Nicola Conte's "Jet Sounds Revisited." Dope.

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