Odds & Ends for 2006-05-23

Stream your iTunes library to any computer
The Profit42 blog has a simple, three-step tutorial for sharing your iTunes library over the internet.
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Zen and the Art of Record Licking - Soulseeking
"All this activity does signify one thing - the hectic disarray of iTunes and filesharing is nothing more than the digital mirror of the […]

Mew, An Island in the Sun

NOTICE: Don’t even try to find me on August 10, because Mew is playing and I’ll be in a semi-unconscious state of sheer joy all day. I probably won’t even remember to talk, or shower, or wait, what was I saying? MEW. Oh yeah, and they’re supporting Bloc Party. Them too. Who wants […]

Shittiest Mix Tape Reminder

Don’t forget about the Shitty Mix Tape Challenge, inspired by Aziz. Xiobhan has already submitted her mix, and it’s looking pretty solid. I know a few of you could really rock this (Mark, Juniper Family, Norb, I’m looking at you), and feel free to mention it to your readers so we can get a nice […]

Odds & Ends for 2006-05-22

One Man’s Musical Tastes as Fodder for a Flame War, or, Is Merritt Rcst?
In 2004 Mr. Merritt, writing in The New York Times, chose seven records for a feature called Playlist. None of the records he chose were by black artists, prompting Sasha Frere-Jones, a music critic at The New Yorker, to conclude at the […]

Friday Ten

01 Rollerskate Skinny: Bella
02 Waylon Jennings: Luckerbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
03 Four Tet: Spirit Fingers
04 Bound Stems: Wake Up, Ma and Pa Are Gone
05 Andrew Bird: Why?
06 Wilco: Airline to Heaven
07 Pulp: Underwear
08 Bob Mould: Underneath Days
09 The Sea & Cake: Choice Blanket
10 The Magnetic Fields: I Thought You Were My Boyfriend […]