Like most people who listen to music I have a Last.fm page which busily "scrobbles" all of my listening habits. It's not that I'm particularly interested in giving CBS (the parent company of Last.fm) my listening habits; it's just easy to send them along via my Squeezebox, and …
read moreDeep thoughts on unity and the copyright divide
Just listened again to Jono Bacon's awesome song "Unite", which features a clip of Charlie Chaplin's speech from "The Great Dictator". Jono notes that the song uses this clip from The Great Dictator, which was released in 1940, and likely very much under the wiles of those who would like …
read moreVariations of Goldberg Variations
On May 28th, the fruition of what appears to be a long campaign to completely release Bach's Goldberg Variations came to fruition. Not only is there an absolutely beautiful (and in many ways extremely competitive) recording of the Goldberg Variations by Kimiko Ishizaka, but also the complete score of the …
read moreCraig's Quick Radio Quiz
Answer the following questions in the comments section. There's no time limit, but taking more than 10 minutes to answer these questions is a clear sign of insanity.
- When picking up a rental car in a different city, do you: 1. Tune in a local radio station 2. Find an …
Music Manumit? Go meet the music man you met
If you were hoping to get more of me blathering on a microphone, your wish has been granted. I did a guest-host spot on Music Manumit while Doug was away. Check out the episode and say hi to Tom and Doug over there. They have a great show about all …
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