Category Archives: digital

Quote of the Day

By singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne, commenting on the digital age and the rise of the iPod: “You can’t roll a joint on an iPod.” Beautiful. Though, I bet you could on an iPod touch. Not that I’ve tried. I’m just saying, … Continue reading

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If you haven’t seen this yet…

You had to be living under a rock. SNL should just have Andy Samberg do digital shorts revolving around the male genitalia and then Kristen Wiig just be her awesome, skit stealing self. No politics = no funny for SNL. … Continue reading

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Been awhile…

And I’ve been thinking. A lot actually. About a bunch of things. Music, love, life, politics, and most recently my generation, OUR generation. I’d like to address this first. Every generation before us (any use of us, we, etc refers … Continue reading

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A Time to Reflect

So, it’s thanksgiving weekend. A time over consumption and gluttony. But we all love it. It’s what our country is all about. More, more, more. Bigger and Better. But unfortunately, music doesn’t always seem to factor into that consumption. CD … Continue reading

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Economic impact of Piracy

My friend sent this to me over the summer… Taken from Kings of A + R According to a report released by IPI, rampant global piracy of recorded music has cost the U.S. $12.5 billion in economic output and 71,060 … Continue reading

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American Gangster, Album Sales, etc.

Taken from Coolfer.com – “Album sales rose 8% last week, though the total was 17% lower than the same week last year. Jay-Z’s American Gangster tops the chart with first-week sales of 424,000 (a meager 2% digital because the album … Continue reading

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