I wrote this post in late January 2008, but it was lost in my archive of saved posts that were once started but never finished. I had some extra time recently and finished the review.
I recently picked up the new album from The Mars Volta called “The Bedlam in Goliath.” After grabbing it […]
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March 10th, 2008 : John Kary
Sigur Ros have posted their feature-length concert film on YouTube for free viewing in its entirety. You can view the entire film here. (PS: It’s about 90-minutes long.)
Some might say, yay, great, free! But if you saw the HD trailer I talked about earlier, the YouTube video just can’t compete with […]
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February 17th, 2008 : John Kary
Many of you are probably wondering what happened to the concert taping guide I began last fall.
I was in debate when I first started the guide, whether to make it a blog series or to write it as a more in-depth e-book. Since starting it, I realized I wasn’t going into as much detail […]
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January 5th, 2008 : John Kary
While 2007 CD sales were down 14% from 2006, digital downloads were up 50%. Record labels continue to struggle to develop new distribution models that take advantage of the digital revolution.
Over the last year, fans have shown they are willing to sink money into digital intellectual property. The success of digital audio in […]
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December 29th, 2007 : John Kary
Rolling Stone recently ran an article called The Death of High Fidelity: In the age of MP3s, sound quality is worse than ever. The article puts the buzz of “The Loudness War” of the audio enthusiasts into a mainstream magazine. While there have been plenty of articles already published in more audio-enthusiasts magazines, this article […]
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