I love everything about Kanye’s new single. I love the beat. I love the King Crimson sample.
And I love the cover art for the single.
I haven’t been excited about anything he’s done for years, so this is a welcomed change.
I only kinda like the lyrics – but if he’s got something to say on the [...]

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I am quite relaxed about it. But, you know, it is a massive change and it does alter the fact that people don’t make as much money out of records.
But I have a take on that – people only made money out of records for a very, very small time. When The Rolling Stones [...]

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Made my first 8tracks mix today. It looks like an interesting service … although, I have yet to listen to someone else’s mix. Looking forward to playing with it some more … but in the meantime, to celebrate the imminent holiday, here’s this:

Enjoy.

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Sam Phillips :: The Long Play :: Exclusive Content For Subscribers Only! .
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This is a really interesting idea as far as how musicians can make some bank without the help of a major label. Now granted, the subscription model may be difficult to get some volume with if you’ve never had major-label success. For [...]

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BrooklynVegan has the setlist and pics from the Neko Case show last night at the Nokia Theatre in Times Square.  Bit of a strange venue, but Neko and co were great … and her voice sounded amazing (obviously).
Neko Case & Crooked Fingers @ Nokia Theatre – pics, setlist – BrooklynVegan.

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