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A few weeks ago I applied for the beta of Google Music, ‘cause, why not? Well, I got accepted for that. You can apply, too, by going to music.google.com. First, there is the music manager and the uploading of the music (20,000 song limit. Sheesh!). Then I’ll be able to comment on usability. Q
That’s right. Free, no strings attached. The site allows independent artists to offer their albums as a free download with Creative Commons licensing. I’ve got a few favorites, so far, but let me start with sharing Zero Project with you. Zero project is the work of one anonymous fellow from Athens, Greece who has been releasing his music to the world since 2007. The music is electronic leaning toward ambient, chill out, and house. It makes for excellent foreground or background listening. Why don’t you give it a try. I suggest starting with e-world.
Q Just bought an album of contemporary cello music by Zoe Keating. Give it a listen, you might like it too.
It’s not a talk, per se, but this TED presentation is worth listening to if you have even the slightest interest in ukelele and Queen. Jake Shimabukuro plays “Bohemian Rhapsody” | Video on TED.com.
Today I was catching the latest installment of Shamus Young Plays LotRO, when I saw an ad at the bottom for the latest installment of Rebecca Mayes Muses. Curious, I clicked on the link and got sucked in for several hours catching up on old posts. Below is the video that hooked me. Ms. Mayes brings something unique to the game-review industry. Rather than writing clinical reviews of games, she gives us aural discussions of the games she plays. And, this isn’t just some videocast babble. She sings about games and gaming. That’s right. Her songs are to game reviews what haiku are to poetry. She boils down the essence of the “reviewed” games into complex musical essays and sets them to video. Even if you are not a gamer, if you love good music, her videos are worth watching. Go on, give her a try.
Whooooooo!!! Yeah! Feel the exhilaration. Rush. One of the most influential bands EVAR, both musically and philosophically. Finally, the story behind the band. This summer. Be there.
I was introduced to Rush in the late 80s when my best friend’s brother set Hold Your Fire to some computer animation he scripted (similar to the old bouncing lines screen saver). He also did a Tangerine Dream song, whose name escapes me. It was Brett Milner who brought me to the two bands who helped form my musical tastes, informed my personal philosophy, and all around just made my world a better place to live and listen in. Since that time, I have purchase Rush’s catalogue on cassette and replaced them on CD. It started with A Farewell to Kings, the tape of which I pretty much wore out. That’s still one of my favorite albums, and the top of their epic rock phase. And I intend to keep on buying their stuff as it comes out. Even their most disappointing efforts (Test for Echo) are only mediocre, and equal to the best of the pap on the airwaves. So, here’s to the hope that this movie will bring Rush to a fresh new generation of listeners who get as much out of their work as I have. Thanks Neil, Geddy and Alex. You rock on. Q |
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