eMusic’s plan: 1. Collect a large pile of money. 2. Write an all-new music platform that does everything! 3. Pay people in eMusic magic beans.
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eMusic’s plan: 1. Collect a large pile of money. 2. Write an all-new music platform that does everything! 3. Pay people in eMusic magic beans.
Read MoreI blame the delay on blockchain. Taking a while between confirmations.
Read MoreA brilliant five-track indie pop EP. And my first musician interview in a couple of decades.
Read MoreAnd foreshadowing of Monday’s long-form post.
Read More“If there’s one group who can capture the spirit of bitter infighting that typifies being in a World Cup squad …”
Read MoreExcellent fare for people who really enjoy Tolkein. A supernatural tone and a solid pounding that most anyone who likes heavy prog will appreciate.
Read MoreBoth little works have great songs on them but Love Bomb is mind-blowingly perfect. Clark and Brooke’s voices and guitars blend into a sweet, grungy, fun sound.
Read MoreHere’s to cdparanoia and EAC, to turn the music trapped in the silver abominations back into the pure data they were meant to be.
Read MoreDid you know that Frankfurt School philosopher Theodor Adorno wrote all the Beatles songs? I sure didn’t! In fact, I still don’t.
Read MoreBarely intelligible lyrics, fast, simple-guitar lines, and overwhelming drums.
Just as God intended, damnit.
Read MoreGood thing I eventually got that Spotify article done, hey.
Read MoreUgh, it’s actually irritating how much I like this record. It’s like a white noise machine for ADHD.
Read More“We’ll save music on the blockchain!” Ethereum can’t scale up to cat pictures.
Read MoreAgony of Doubt is a fun, fantastic, big-hair-eighties-style metal album that goes hard and fast but stays fun the whole way through.
Read MoreI actively try to use Spotify, because I like the idea that the artist will get at least a penny shaving. So why do I keep just using YouTube? Because it’s not a goddamn pain in the arse.
Read MoreFirst-hand tales from the people down in the engine room.
Read MoreButtrock band.
Read MoreIn which I go on a podcast and talk about why blockchains are still trash, particularly for music. Don’t fall for resentment-based marketing!
Read MoreA document of anarchopunk of the late 1970s and early 1980. It’s short, but it’s cheap and a great read.
Read MoreColgrave’s animation is beautiful. It is alternately stark and lush, full of repeating patterns and startling aberrations and the score, Royal Noises from Dead Kingdoms, mirrors the hypnotic visuals in its layered, thoughtful construction.
Read MoreA lot of metal is full of goofy bullshit, a lot of which is very somberly growling about satan, hell, torture, shit, darkness, and other suitably grimy and nasty metal things. And sometimes it turns out that goofy bullshit is pure, distilled perfection and the concentrated essence of joy.
Read MoreWhile the rest of the world moves, changes, shifts, reshapes itself, and discovers irony you can always return to the comforting refuge of goth rock.
Read MoreAt least Twitter reaps a bountiful harvest these days.
Read MoreThe record industry is being blustering idiots about piracy again.
Read MoreIt looks like eMusic’s attempt at a comeback last year didn’t work out so well. Behold: the eMusic Blockchain Platform! … a Kodak moment indeed.
Read MoreAustralian indie guitar favourites from the late 1980s, their complete catalogue available once more.
Read MoreThe record is a solid piece of work with plenty of power. A sound that wavers between groove and thrash from song to song.
Read MoreIf you’ve been hankering for some growly Germans who make music that complements PVC outfits and stompy dancing, Nervenbeisser might be for you.
Read MorePlus Salman Rushdie’s disco turn, and “Ace Of Spades” played on an actual spade.
Read MoreChoreography about architecture.
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