January 2012
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A new music startup →
It’s called Sound Supply, and it it’s like groupon-style flash sale of bundles of digital albums. Basically, you have 10 days to buy 10 handpicked album in digital format for $15. The first batch is a triumph of indie pop bonanza, featuring one of my favorite record of 2010: “Davvy” by Coconut Records (worth $15 by itself, for sure!). A couple of major labels tried the...
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“Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.”
– Otto Von Bismark
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“The last thing we need to do is encourage our customers to stare at their...”
– Mark Cuban on apps that augment sports events.  Same can be easily said about concerts. Sorry, startups. (via Ian)
Jan 12th
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A year of music: 2011 wrap-up
2011 was a good year. I also listened to a lot of new stuff, so something good out of 140 albums had to come out! A quick list (in alphabetical order) of what I liked the most: Austra - Feel It Break: a dark version of Karin Dreijer, with a great voice and haunting, complex choruses. Autre Ne Veut - Body EP: Incredible music, synth-soul or something like that, from this new band. Outstanding...
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Music industry essential newsfeed →
A list of good music industry blogs (some are dead but still worth reading). Suggestions accepted.
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December 2011
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Dec 11th
WatchWatch
jamieharley: Jeremy Jay - “Caught In A Whirl” February 2011 Footage from from a 1969 danish short film called Det Perfekte menneske AKA The Perfect Human, directed by Jørgen Leth
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November 2011
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The covers of Paul Bacon →
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Graphic design in album covers: Beastie Boys,... →
Nov 27th
Rant
I hate that I can’t share items from google reader anymore. Tumblr looks empty now!
Nov 27th
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Dalton Caldwell: DMCA Safe Harbor for Dummies →
daltoncaldwell: Authors note: I am not a lawyer, though I have founded and run a company that was sued for copyright infringement. It ain’t fun. The DMCA as it applies to folks running websites seems to be poorly understood. This is understandable in that the DMCA is a long piece of legislation which…
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My article on eVinyl for Digital Music News →
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