Here's a random question -- I just got CDs as a wedding favor, and they only gave the song titles, not the artists. Of the ones I didn't know, some were on iTunes, but not all. Is there any good place where I can hear snippets of (generally electronica-ish) songs by title?
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Buffista Music II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Jesse - Jun 22, 2005 2:07:05 pm PDT #9116 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
DavidS - Jun 22, 2005 2:11:50 pm PDT #9117 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is there any good place where I can hear snippets of (generally electronica-ish) songs by title?
All-music.com and Amazon.
bon bon - Jun 22, 2005 2:12:09 pm PDT #9118 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
allmusic does snippets.
Jesse - Jun 22, 2005 2:26:40 pm PDT #9119 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Thanks, y'all! They totally had all my songs. Ah, Sander Kleinenberg.
Jesse - Jun 22, 2005 2:43:44 pm PDT #9120 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I even figured out who the shapenote stuff I have is! I still have some classical unidentified, but I'm not dedicated enough today to slog through it all.
Edit: My music collection is possibly more random than that of the average person.
Rio - Jun 24, 2005 8:25:28 pm PDT #9121 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
Insanely stupid move by EMI, from a friend who's in a band on Capitol:
The album is slated for Aug 30. At the moment we are in the middle of a big battle about copy protection, one we are likely to lose. The head of EMI, which owns Capitol, has decreed that everything from here on out will be copy protected, which will prevent our fans from transferring our songs to their iPods. Fucking kiss of fucking death, if you ask me.... we may have no legal recourse, however.
erinaceous - Jun 25, 2005 4:25:30 am PDT #9122 of 10003
A fellow makes himself conspicuous when he throws soft-boiled eggs at the electric fan.
Oh, no! Is that who I think it is?
Somebody will break the DRM in a couple days. They always do. But you should ask if you can send that quote to Cory Doctorow for boingboing's ongoing fight against DRM ...
Lyra Jane - Jun 25, 2005 9:31:26 am PDT #9123 of 10003
Up with the sun
That's a very shortsighted move on Capitol/EMI's side. I hope it doesn't hurt Rio's friends band, or other bands, too badly.
Hayden - Jun 25, 2005 8:00:35 pm PDT #9124 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Just back from a sold-out Spoon show at Stubb's. Apparently, there's this show on tv called "The O.C." that played a few Spoon songs and, equally apparently, today's youth watch it, because every 18-yr-old in Austin showed. Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves (featuring my friend Matt on bass) and The Clientele, who sound like Felt, opened. 'Cause of my sweet journalistic connections, I had a VIP badge and spent most of the Spoon portion of the show on the balcony with the industry phonies and hangers-on, where I could see Britt Daniels' pedalboard and the organist, but, y'know, the pedalboard was a pretty big draw for me.
Rio - Jun 26, 2005 3:07:32 pm PDT #9125 of 10003
Are you ready to be strong?
Is that who I think it is?
Yes.