Archive for December, 2008
Musicbox- Phenomenal… just awesome
Dec 15th
Anyone with any interest in digital media, music, new technology, or ears and a brain need to check this out. This is the thesis of a MIT grad student mapping music using it’s metadata. All the info is there… it amazes me that just now we are finally doing something cool with it.
In all fairness, I didn’t discover this on my own… I learned about this at Techcrunch. This is really cool and someone with a TON of startup capitol ought to be able to do something with this technology. [read: I met the creator of the "music genome project" several years ago and doubted it's application. Still kicking myself for that..] This is very cool!
Demo Video is here
I Buy CDS!
Dec 7th
Yes I said it! I said it and I mean it. I buy CDs. I love CDs in fact. To my knowledge, I have nearly 1000 of the beautiful discs. I generally keep the cases for a while, but always end up placing the CDs in one of my 10 or so Case Logic books. Why do I do this in this digital age we live in? Why do I continue to adhere to my archaic tendencies you ask?
Bucking Trends!
I do this for one reason and one reason alone. I do not want CDs to go away. I still rip everything I buy and believe me, it ends up in Itunes and gracing my Ipod’s numerous playlists… but I get something extra for my 10 dollars. I have a pretty shiny piece of plastic to hold onto and I have helped keep my industry afloat (if only for one more minute). Naysayers may indicate that my purchase of that CD did not have any effect, and only further prolonged our slow slip into all things digital (these are the same people who say voting doesn’t count because even though you and your best friends all voted for Obama, you live in a red state and the electoral college will make your vote meaningless). But I don’t care! This is how I roll. I buy CDs and you should too!
PS: The new Killers CD is PHENOMENAL… go get it today!