While I'm a big fan of digital music services like Last.fm and Spotify I've always had a very "mixed" relationship with digital purchases of music. I guess this stems from some bad experiences outside Apple's iTunes store. Having paid for an album I want to be able to "consume" it however I choose on whatever device I want. Unfortunately if the company you bought music … [Read more...] about Digital Music via iTunes vs. Physical CDs
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Wardruna Helvegen
Wardruna are a Norwegian music group that have a rather special sound. They're featured on the soundtrack of History Channel's series "The Vikings" starring Gabriel Byrne, which is how I came across them. [youtube]http://youtu.be/CuWPsx6U8rU[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Wardruna Helvegen
Da Octopusss Release An Album Finally
If you've seen either Banlieue 13 or its sequel then you'll probably recognise the sound of French group Da Octopusss (yes there are 3 "s" in that). The soundtrack for Banlieue 13 was never officially released, so the only way to get your hands on the tracks from the film were via YouTube or other, less legal, sources. They've finally released their first album called Da … [Read more...] about Da Octopusss Release An Album Finally
Agricantus Amatevi
Sicilian group Agricantus' Amatevi is a wonderful track. I love their sound [youtube]http://youtu.be/sjgjL7psWbM[/youtube] … [Read more...] about Agricantus Amatevi
CD Ripping To Ogg Vorbis And Other Formats On OSX
If you use a Mac you get used to using its tools. Why wouldn't you? They're easy to use and pretty intuitive. Unfortunately my iRiver H340 can't read audio files in the standard OSX / iTunes format. It'll happily take the files in, but then you can't play the audio, which defeats the purpose of the exercise. There are quite a few software tools, both commercial and open … [Read more...] about CD Ripping To Ogg Vorbis And Other Formats On OSX