Tag Archives: Music

iTunes Hygiene

Posted on May 23, 2011 by romkey

Instead of working on a site redesign that I have a tight deadline on, I am dealing with a long-standing peeve I’ve had: iTunes hygiene. This isn’t really a problem with iTunes so much as it is a problem with … Continue reading →

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Nice One, Amazon!

Posted on November 5, 2008 by romkey

And I don’t mean that sarcastically. Today they have Queen’s album “News of the World” on sale as an MP3 download for $1.99. That’s the album with “We Are the Champions” on it. I’m pretty sure they would have run the same special if McCain won yesterday. Continue reading →

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Brian Eno Is Alive and Well in My iPhone

Posted on October 9, 2008 by romkey

Given the current events in the US (or global) economy, “Bloom” rescues me from continually listening to only chill-out music and Radiohead’s most apocalyptic songs. Instead, “Bloom” allows me to anesthetize (or lobotomize) myself with a mini-Eno, embedded in my iPhone, happy to produce ambient music on demand or from my cue. … Tap out a few notes and it will play them back, looping them into a piece of ambient fuzz that could just as well be a song from "Music for Airports" . You can freeze the melody from evolving if you like it, but there are no provisions for saving, recording or sharing it, which is just as well. Continue reading →

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