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First rehearsal
Why do I always forget how much I need to be in a musical group? This choir is fantastic. Fun, friendly, and the alto section are the instigators of trouble. I'm in heaven.
If you live anywhere in the Philadelphia tri-state area, you'd better be at my concerts. I'll post details once I have them. -
Living well is the best revenge
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Album price on iTunes: $9.90 + tax, and artist probably gets about $0.25 of that.
Album price for DRM-free mp3 direct from artist's website: $7.99, no tax because she's not from the US, and I bet she gets to keep $6+ of it after production costs.
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Free MP3 samplers
A list of all the free MP3 albums available through Amazon music. Can't beat free.
The list seems to update periodically, so it's worth checking back, too.
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Awesome
Courtesy of just about the entire Internet. Be sure to click the HD button once the video starts and of course, play it full screen.
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Good music deal
I'm not getting paid anything for this, just seemed like a deal too good to pass up. If you've always wanted a classical music collection and didn't know where to start, I don't think you can beat this. 99 pieces for $8, mp3 format, playable anywhere, no DRM, 90% off the price of buying the songs individually. OK, advertisement over.
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Funny how memory works
On my way to the subway tonight that '90s song "Closer to Free" popped into my head for reasons that remain unbeknownst to me. It was a catchy song, but I can't imagine what about the sounds of Philly traffic made me think of it now when I probably haven't heard it in years. In any case, I decided to look it up on iTunes with a vague notion of ( Read more... ) -
Never gonna give you up
CVS just Rickrolled everyone over the PA system... -
Genghis Rap
This is the coolest thing I've seen all week that doesn't have to do with baseball.
Fans of Huun Huur Tu will be familiar with Tuvan throat-singing already, but I bet you've never heard it like this:
For those unfamiliar with the art form, here's the same guy singing a more traditional arrangement:
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