a phusion of MUSIC and PONDERINGS: November 2009

Sunday, November 29, 2009

One of the best CL ads I've seen in a long time

Original URL: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/ele/1487442734.html

8-Track Tape Player with Tape Collection

Part Number: LTP-15
Manufacturer: Longlines

Here you have it….a blast from the past…a fully functional stereo 8-Track tape player. This player is in excellent operating condition. It comes with audio cables that will connect to any conventional stereo receiver or amplifier.

In addition to the player I am going to include 21 tapes I will no longer need since I am selling the tape player.

Please reply with a phone number.

MOG Promises $5 Monthly All-You-Can-Eat Music Starting December 2nd

Courtesy of Mashable.com

Subscription music services have been around for some time, but have never taken off in a way that eclipsed the success of the a la carte iTunes model. Napster and Rhapsody are two of the bigger names that remain, offering services between $7 and $15 per month for various flavors of streaming, MP3 downloads, and DRM-tethered mobile support.

Now a new entrant will be breaking onto the scene at a $5 price point for all-you-can-stream playback and what looks to be a very nice interface for managing your music and playlists. The MOG Music Network has existed previously as an aggregated collection of MP3 blogs along with editorial curated content focused on identifying hot new trends in the music world. On December 2, they’ll be launching their ambitious new subscription service that hopes to find the sweet spot in the music subscription space.

Tracks will stream at a high-quality 256Kbps in the for now browser-based service, which has plans to launch a mobile music component by as early as the end of 2009. The MOG service will be neck and neck with Spotify, another subscription-based music service that will offer some advertising supported and some paid levels of use when it crosses the Atlantic to launch in the U.S.

Check out an introductory video about the MOG service below and let us know what you think. Many folks prefer to own their music collections, while some prefer the buffet-style approach and are eagerly awaiting both Spotify and MOG as new alternatives to Napster and Rhapsody. Would you consider spending a monthly subscription fee for unlimited access to a large on-demand music library?

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Here Come The Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized Trailer

Courtesy of The Decemberists:

We are pleased to announce the official release of Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized, a collaboration between the band and four filmmakers, Guilherme Marcondes, Julia Pott, Peter Sluszka and Santa Maria -- each of whom have created an animation to accompany a section of the music. At Royce Hall on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on October 19, The Decemberists will perform the entire piece synchronized with the animation, as well as an additional second set of older and newer material.

It will be available digitally for purchase through iTunes on Tuesday, December 1.

www.decemberists.com

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Their new album The Hazards of Love is Available now on iTunes and Amazon.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

The Decade's 50 Most Important Recordings

With the decade coming to a close, we compiled a list of the 50 most
important recordings of the past 10 years in a wide range of styles
and genres. These are the game-changers, the influential or
historically significant recordings that signaled a shift in the way
music is made or sounds. - More at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120326033&f=37&sc=17

Sent from iTroy

The Swell Season - "Low Rising"

Someone had posted that they went to a show for this band The Swell Season. I had not heard of them before this, but good stuff. Oddly the ‘Low Rising’ video’s final edit was directed by Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, one of my all time favorites.