Category: music

Saturday random 10 tunes

Emulating FlackLife again (but a day late and with a PC instead of an iPod), here are my not-so-random 10 tunes.*

      “Perfect World” – Indigo Girls
      “Train In Vain” – Annie Lenox
      “0340 Crazy Tonight = Strong Teeth” – the Kleptones
      “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite/I Want You (She’s So Heavy)/Kelt” – The Beatles (from Love)
      “In the Sun” – Blondie
      “I Bleed” – the Pixies
      “Folsom Prison Blues (Live)” – Johnny Cash
      “Hound Dog (Elvis Presley Cover)” – Albert King
      “Godzilla” – Blue Oyster Cult
      “Prince of the Punks” – The Kinks

* Tunes are “not-so-random” because I use Winamp and Predixis MusicMagic to create a playlist based on a single tune, which I pick. Today’s tune (perfect for a cold, drizzly day in the Midwest): “(I Don’t Want To Go To) Chelsea,” by Elvis Costello.

Friday Five: free and legal tunes from Art Brut

Art BrutEven though my days of blogging obsessively about punk and indie music are behind me, I still visit some of my favorite music blogs from time to time to find out what’s new in my favorite genres. The network of music bloggers is becoming an influential partner with musicians and record labels that understand the power of viral marketing.

One of the music blogs I frequent is Earvolution, which recently announced that UK postpunk/art wave band Art Brut had released five unmastered tracks from their upcoming CD. Earvolution has also shared these tracks with the blogosphere, and I in turn share this link for any music fan out there. So, here’s your Friday Five: five free mp3s, legally available. How can you pass this up?

OK, just to make this post remotely about marketing, if not higher ed:

Earvolution proclaims Art Brut’s label, Downtown Records, to be in the running for “best. label. ever.” One thing’s for certain: Downtown knows how to build buzz — and business — online. Even though I’ve downloaded all five of these tracks for free, I’ll be buying the CD (probably via eMusic) when it comes out in June. Who says giving stuff away on the Internet is bad for business? I’m sold on the idea.