Tag / music
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On Perfection
“It was like perfection was the thing that was destroying me — being totally focused on making it perfect,” she says. “And I found that when I would improvise, I didnt care…
September 6, 2011 -
Patagonia Music
Patagonia Music launched today: Buy a song, benefit the environment. Patagonia has teamed up with a diverse group of world-class musicians to help protect and restore our natural environment. The musicians donate…
March 1, 2011 -
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The Moment Before the Music
My parents flew in from the east coast and we went to see Michael Tilson Thomas conduct Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 at Davies Symphony Hall as part of the Mahler 2009 Festival.…
October 5, 2009 -
One in four songs sold in U.S. is from iTunes
Reading this and re-realizing that I live in a bubble of technological affluence: One in four songs sold in U.S. is from iTunes NPD MusicWatch’s report indicates that audio CDs remain the…
August 21, 2009 -
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Grandmaster Flash
It’s cool to know that as we’re listening to a compilation of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel and the Furious Five here at home, DJ Grandmaster Flash is at SupperClub tonight, literally just…
March 12, 2006 -
Sample the Future
Just ran out to get a copy of the November issue of Wired, which includes a CD of 16 songs produced under the Creative Commons License. So, now you can truly collaborate…
October 27, 2004 -
Love Parade 2004
I’d heard about the Berlin Love Parade festival and stopped by the site once in a while. This is the first year Love Parade San Francisco is being held in the US. …
October 4, 2004 -
Why iTunes has bands on the run
Explores a growing split in how musicians and their fans view online digital music services. Some bands say fans downloading only a song or two dilutes the artistry they put into creating…
July 30, 2003