It isn't proper...

I know, it's f-in bullshit but humor me here

2008-05-02T16:32:03Z

Judge: Big webcasters owe songwriters millions in royalties
By Nate Anderson | Published: May 01, 2008 - 12:39PM CT
A federal judge has just set the rate to be paid for a blanket music license by Yahoo, AOL, and RealNetworks. The three companies could owe songwriters as much as $100 million over seven years as payment for streaming their songs on the web. As the Rolling Stones once noted, "You can't always get what you want," but the songwriters seem to done have all right for themselves this time around.

Take care of any music you have on your account. It's only a matter of time until ASCAP comes looking here. I will as soon as I get a chance this weekend.

Was nice while it lasted, wasn't it?

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Come on over.

2008-05-02T05:17:11Z

01 - U.R.A Fever (Album)

The Kills

It's one of those songs I want to dance to when I hear it. This CD from The Kills reminds me of the B-52s, only with a skosh less energy. They also remind me of The White Stripes a little, only electrically charged and decisively more energetic. The songs are neat and I enjoy the pairing of their voices. If I had a party and I could have any band preform for it ... I think I'd chose The Kills. And all this after 15 minutes of buying.

Can someone ban me from Amazon for a week or so?

Can someone else get me a big ass iPod? I think my 8gb is going to get a bit cumbersome.

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Vox Hunt: Listen to the Lyrics

2008-01-21T02:56:48Z

Audio: Share a song with powerful lyrics.

7 - Digging In The Dirt

Peter Gabriel

Well... Vox would only let me upload this one song...

If you're fortunate enough not to have any "dirt" in your life, you might not get this song. Dirt being issues, our past, things we escaped, things we are still trying to escape, what we survived... All this stuff that is really hard to think about, almost excruciating. I would like to think I've gotten past all that.

Maybe tomorrow TPTB will let me upload some more.

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Vox Hunt: I Love This Cover

2008-01-16T00:31:03Z

Show us your favorite album cover.

05 Over

Portishead

It fits their music. It lets you think of a story to it. I own a lot of CDs but the artwork that came with vinyls seemed by and large better than little CD jackets. Certainly, there are exceptions and perhaps I'm just being nostalgic over huge and ornate sleeves... But I can't say CD art really leaves an impression on me the way vinyl albums had. Maybe it was a size thing. maybe I just don't care.

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Vox Hunt: It Never Gets Old

2008-01-15T01:59:45Z

Audio: Share a song you could listen to all day on repeat.

I will say this much: the local radio station I listen to here seems to be going through an audio depression. I hear the same unimaginative shit every day. Here's a few songs I must hear a few times whenever I think about 'em. Out of the many, many, many, I love.

03 Drip Drop Teardrop

The Cardigans

Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere (1)

Talking Heads

05 Slow Emotion Replay

The The

4 - Inertia Creeps

Massive Attack

06 Hoops

Ruby

10 - Battle Scars [Explicit]

The Chemical Brothers

05 Hussel

M.I.A. Feat. Afrikan Boy

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QotD: Top 10 of 2007 - Music

2007-12-13T04:35:48Z

What were your top 10 favorite songs or albums of 2007?

Unkle, War: Broken featuring Gavin Clark
Yeah yeah yeah, IsIs: Rockers to Swallow.
Queens of the Stone Age, Era Vulgaris: 3's & 7's
Nine Inch Nails, Year Zero: The Great Destroyer
M.I.A., Kala: Hussel
The Killers, Sawdust: Shadowplay
Kaiser Chiefs, Yours Truly, Angry Mob: The Angry Mob
Gorillaz, D-Sides: Rockit/We Are Happy Landfill
Chemical Brothers, We Are The Night: All Rights Reversed
The Bravery, The Sun and The Moon: Above and Below.

Honorable mentions: KT Tunstall, The Fratellis, Chevelle. (I just haven't listened to these as much as I have the above)

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QotD: On Genres

2007-11-22T02:59:17Z

Do you tend to like music in particular genres, or are your tastes all over the place? What are your most and least favorite musical genres?

You tell me: http://www.last.fm/user/agentbouche

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Vox Hunt: Thanks. Now It's Stuck in My Head.

2007-11-08T04:15:03Z

Audio: Share a song you just can't stand.

So, what are the chances that I own or will strive to find a link to a song I can't stand?

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Vox Hunt: My Latest Download

2007-10-11T03:53:18Z

Audio: Show us a song or album you've recently downloaded.

I don't download a lot of music. I'm very fond of cds and having a "hard copy" as a back up.

01 All The World

Fauxliage

The last CD I've bought was Fauxliage. I got it because I'm a sucker for Leigh Nash. She's got a sweet voice... I heard this song while I was at Best Buy and I was like "I need it now". The lyrics seem ... familiar with some feelings I have here and there.

There's a few other songs I dig on this. She's partnered up with people from Delerium and some other electronic band I can't recall for some reason...

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QotD: Fresh vs. Classic

2007-10-04T04:09:45Z

Springsteen's releasing a new studio album this week and Dylan's releasing a greatest hits compilation. Which do you prefer from a legend: new material or time-honored classics?

I really could care less for both, therefor, I wouldn't mind them retiring... Springsteen became really hard to endure after a few albums post Born in the USA. My sister and I would find ourselves laughing at his lyrics and even though I'm sure he's gotten better, I just really would rather not hear it. With Dylan? Uh. I have never understand a lyric that man sang but I love the remakes made of his stuff. Sorry!

Other artists? If the quality suffers with the *new* - stick to the old but don't rerecord, just tour. I feel that way about a lot of classic artists. It's sad to see them go through the post career crisis by being *fresh* and *hip* while coming off as kitschy and pretentious.

I'm mean... But I'm honest.

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