Category Archives: Music

All the News That’s Bleeding Obvious

Posted on July 6 2004 by Mickey

    Good thing we have The New York Times to protect us and inform us. According to a groundbreaking new article, we should beware of Apple’s iTMS. “The tracks are not carbon copies of the CD originals, but compressed … Continue reading →

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Always Kerry On

Posted on June 28 2004 by Mickey

    Ladies and gentlemen, The Electras: a rock band from the ’60s whose bass player would one day run for President in the 2004 campaign.    Sorry girls, he’s married.

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iPod > Browse

Posted on June 23 2004 by Mickey

    Have I mentioned I’ve gotten sick of Microsoft? Have I mentioned that despite having built a computer last year I am ready chuck it all and switch to Mac OS X? Have I mentioned I’m spending the intervening … Continue reading →

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Litigationville

Posted on June 22 2004 by Mickey

    This was inevitable. Ypsilanti playwright Barton Bund has been contacted by Buffett’s lawyers for titling his new same-sex comedy “Margaritaville”. I’m surprised it took the lawyers this long.

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Coming Attractions

Posted on June 16 2004 by Mickey

    The Digital Bits reports the DVD release of A Matter of Life & Death (US title: Stairway to Heaven), a movie I’ve mentioned frequently, has been delayed. “[S]cheduled to be released on May 25th, [the film] has now … Continue reading →

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Some Music Videos for a Thursday Afternoon

Posted on June 10 2004 by Mickey

    Everyone seems to agree today is a quiet day for sitting around and doing nothing. No one seems motivated. That’s fine by me. Here a couple made to order links, to web pages which require no reading, just … Continue reading →

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Something to Listen To, Something to Watch

Posted on June 7 2004 by Mickey

    The Alan Parsons website, The Avenue, has at last announced the title and release date for a new album. A Valid Path will be released this August, from 5.1 Entertainment (a group known for its 5.1 remixes and … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Playlists

Posted on May 27 2004 by Mickey

    Not only did I like reading this light-hearted look at celebrity playlists on Apple’s iTMS, I also enjoyed the fact the article was on a Microsoft site.

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Quote Bag

Posted on May 24 2004 by Mickey

    Movie Quote of the Day: Harry Knowles, discussing John Williams’s music for Prizoner of Azkaban: “This is the source inspiration for some great Williams’ phrasings and my favorite score of his since CATCH ME IF YOU CAN.” (That … Continue reading →

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Today in Food (2004/05/18)

Posted on May 18 2004 by Mickey

      Ad Aware actually believed my choice of using “about: blank” as my IE homepage was a registry hack! It removed that modification and restored MSN as my homepage. I mention this only because I normally don’t check … Continue reading →

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