Go Phish!- January 27, 2003 New Service Sounds Like Phish "Last month, Phish joined with Elektra Records and nugs.net -- a free live-music site -- to introduce a unique Web music service that coincides with the band's first studio album and tour in two years. For a fee of $10 to $13, the service, called Live Phish, features specially designed cover art and provides soundboard-quality downloadable recordings of Phish concerts less than 48 hours after a performance. Shows are available in both unrestricted MP3 and SHN...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/26.html#a3555 Hilar Rosen Cuts the RIAA Loose- January 23, 2003 RIAA Chief to Step Down "The chief executive officer of the Recording Industry Association of America said Wednesday she would step down as head of the organization at the end of 2003, after a controversial five years at its helm.... The outgoing chief executive said she wanted to spend more time with her family.... During the past several years, Rosen has served as a focal point for all the criticism and complaints levied by advocates of unfettered technology. Indeed, she was featured in the..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/22.html#a3517 Pausing Life- January 22, 2003 Sometimes when I'm blogging late, I listen to some of the music channels from my digital cable box. It's nice to have on with the background and there are no commercials. There are 36 channels, so it's almost like a pared-down satellite radio service. A particularly nice feature is that they show the artist and title when each song starts. Tonight I had to go grab some clothes out of the dryer when a song I really liked was on and out of habit, I paused the music on the TV (thanks to my...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/22.html#a3510 Garage Bands Everywhere, Rejoice!- January 17, 2003 Technology and Music, Good Partners "This is a recording studio, believe it or not. It's a four-track recorder and mixer. It stores MP3 data files on a Compact Flash card, and includes equalization and several useful audio effects. I'm in Anaheim, and found this Pocketstudio in the Tascam booth at the International Music Products Association annual winter trade show. The device is an example of how music and technology have intersected to the benefit of musicians everywhere." Dan Gillmor's...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/16.html#a3445 (Untitled)- January 17, 2003 From the PC to the stereo. PCWorld on the ever-proliferating number of ways you can wirelessly connect your stereo to your computer so you can listen to the MP3s trapped within. Read Gizmodohttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/16.html#a3442 I'll Take One!- January 16, 2003 Onkyo's New Digital Music Server "Speaking of connecting the PC to the stereo, the Integra NAS-2.3 from Onkyo has an Ethernet port and an embedded 80GB hard drive so it can both stream music off of your PC, or act as a digital music server in its own right. It can support up to 12 simultaneous streams, so people in different parts of the house can listen to different songs stored on the same box. And for the geeks, it runs on Linux." Gizmodohttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/16.html#a3436 Music Industry Should Quit Whining- January 16, 2003 Kazaa Owner Fights Back "Sharman Networks Ltd., which distributes Kazaa software, on Tuesday said it would file a counterclaim following a recent court ruling enabling film and music companies to sue the file-swap service.The company was 'disappointed' in the ruling issued on Friday and fully expects to 'prevail on the merits,' a Sharman spokeswoman said.She said Sharman will file a counterclaim that will 'set forth the full story for the first time.' The music industry in particular has been..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/16.html#a3431 Add B-Sides to History's Dust Bin- January 14, 2003 Today's Idea A Day is taking me down memory lane. "Replace the weaker songs or remixes that make up b-sides and bonus tracks on artist CD singles with songs by new and emerging artists that might appeal to the fanbase of the main credited artist." I like this idea, so I know the music industry will never do it, however it also made me realize that my kids will never know "b-sides." There are no b-sides anymore, and with the shift to digital music, there never will be again. Sigh.http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/14.html#a3397 Kailee's Going MP3- January 13, 2003 Since I now have an Audible Otis for audio ebooks and an Archos Jukebox for music (and lots of it!), I'm giving my Rio 500 to Kailee. Actually, I'm going to give her my original Rio 300 if I can find it and give Sheree the 500 but either way, Kailee is getting a portable MP3 player. I wanted to load up the 500 with music so she could listen to it during Brent's soccer practice yesterday, but I couldn't find the original software disk for it. So I went to the SonicBlue site since they own the...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/12.html#a3373 Not Plugged Directly Into Your Body Quite Yet- January 8, 2003 Amp Your iPod "And the last tidbit from Macworld today: the Burton Amp, a jacket from Apple and Burton Snowboards that comes with built-in iPod controls on the sleeve. Just make sure not land on the volume button when you wipe out." Gizmodo This is great, because whenever I show this slide during my presentations, I usually get disbelieving laughter. If I had an iPod, I'd get one of these just to be able to wear it and show folks that intelligent clothing is closer than we think.http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalMusic/2003/01/07.html#a3332 |