7 posts tagged “itunes”

My iTunes library, of about 12,000 songs consisting of 60GB of data, got corrupted today. The MP3 files themselves are okay, but all of the metadata is blown away -- playlists, play counts, ratings, and all my little tweaks to song and album titles.

- My Library is Dead, Anil Dash, 01.10.07

The last 2006 playlist (maybe)

12/06 Mixtape: Bad Weather Edition

1. Courtesy Laughs - Phoenix
2. Cowbell - Tapes 'n Tapes
3. Let the Devil In - TV On the Radio
4. Save Me Save Me - Xiu Xiu
5. Needle and Thread - Psapp
6. Until The End of Time (ft. The Benjamin Wright Orchestra) - Justin Timberlake
7. I Made It - Jay-Z
8. Go - Aasim
9. Black - Oh No
10. The Payback - James Brown
11. Heaven - John Legend
12. Bad Weather - The Supremes
13. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going - Jennifer Hudson
    

The more things change, the more they stay the same. It's late but it's here and this, apparently, is surviving my blog retirement with added features!

11/06 Mixtape: Day Dreamin' Edition

1. I'm Chillin' - The Game
2. Reintroduction - Felt
3. Back Again - Dilated Peoples
4. Like This (f/ Kanye West & Fabolous) - DJ Clue
5. Orris Root Powder - MF Doom
6. Everything I Got (Life As Diddy) - Termanology
7. Daydreamin' (f/ Jill Scott) - Lupe Fiasco
8. Right Here's The Spot (F/ Me'shell N'dgeocello) - Basement Jaxx
9. LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude - Justin Timberlake
10. Would That Make U Love Me - Robin Thicke
11. Heaven - John Legend
12. Suspended - Kelis
13. Another Star - Cedar Walton
14. Ways of Thought (Restless Soul Remix) - 4Hero
15. Down the Hillside - Jose Gonzalez
16. Afrika Displaced - A Race of Angels
    

Via RPM.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
1. Open your library* (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool - first songs only

Opening Credits - Lightworks, J Dilla aka Jay Dee

"What is the magic that makes one's eyes sparkle and gleam, light up the skies?"

Waking Up - Can You Believe, Robin Thicke

"Can you believe it when all that you've got is doubt and no one to pull you out? Your heart is slowing down but can you believe it?"

First Day of School - One Arm Break, Zero 7

Falling in Love - Forget the Past, Charles Webster

"We'll get there. I just know it."

Fight Song - Thursday, The Futureheads

"It's 24 hours since we've had this curse so find it in your hearts to pity us."

Breaking Up - Glittering Clouds (Locusts), Imogen Heap

"I'm not always like this. It's something I become. A terrible weakness in my nature, in my blood. Save me, oh, save me. Save me from myself before I hurt somebody else again."

Prom - Together Someday, Hepcat

"I'm tired of playing these games and if you really feel the same let's stop right now and cut to the chase because I know that we'll be together someday."

Life is Good - Always There (David Morales Remix), Incognito

"Such a good feeling that's where I want to be. Locked in your prison of total ecstasy."

Mental Breakdown - Breathe Me, Sia

"Help, I have done it again. I have been here many times before. Hurt myself again, today. And the worst part is there's no one else to blame."

Driving - Honest (Jazzanova Remix), Nuspirit Helsinki

"Remember the good times (Good Times!) ? The melody?"

Flashback - B.B.D. (I Thought it was me), Bell Biv Devoe

"Yo! I love being a bachelor. Ricky said, "Yo that girls a good catch for ya." She and I choose to cruise in my love boat. My water bed kept us afloat. I had to prove my manhood. Show her that the B-I-V was damn good. Understood? But I never got my boat rocked like that before. Yo!"

Getting Back Together - Unbreakable (MTV Unplugged), Alicia Keys

"We could fight like Ike & Tina or give back like Bill & Camille. Be rich like Oprah & Steadman or instead struggle like Flo & James Evans."

Wedding - Hello, It's Me, John Legend

"It's important to me that you know that you are free cuz I never want to make you change."

Paying the Dues - Sparkle City, Shuggie Otis

"Sun is up and greets with a grin. Letting me know that I was in. Go outside with a smile on my face. Jump in my car and leave this place. I heard all the news. There is no offer that I wouldn't refuse. Now comes the time when I need to run. Sorry, people, but I'm not the one!"

The Night Before the War - Verbal Clap, De La Soul

"Let's go beat for beat and rhyme for rhyme (put all things aside)."

Final Battle - Take it Back, Skillz

"Alright, listen up, I'ma put it in perspective. I'm the best since me. I got the right to be selective."

Moment of Triumph - Keep it Country, Soulpatrol

Death Scene - Around The World, Daft Punk

"Around the world, around the world..."

Funeral Song - Down the Hillside, Jose Gonzalez

End Credits - Third Rock, Pure Essence

*I used my Recently Played playlist which features the 1145 different songs I've listened to in the last month.

So iTunes sales appear healthy, fueled by sales of new iPods.  However, once that growth slows, Apple will need to do a better job of selling more songs to existing iPod owners.  The inability to play those songs on non-iPod devices in the future and the fear of losing your music collection once you exceed the five authorized computers you can share your iTunes songs on might have something to do with the lack of enthusiasm once the initial novelty wears off.

- iTunes Sales are Just Fine, Thank You by Erik Schonfeld, The.next.net, 12.14.06

I've gone back on my claim last year that I was switching to strictly digital music and am now purchasing CDs again (as well as downloading un-DRMed music from services like eMusic, subscription stuff from URGE and the freebies from napster and iTunes). There are several reasons, vox being one of them. I music blog here pretty consistently and want my tracks to be tagged the way I want them and to have the artwork included and to be playable. Apple's m4p files are out of the question and their m4a recommended file import format doesn't tag in the smart ways that mp3 files do. I want to share my music and I want it portable, neither of which is something I can get out of the iTunes store.

Also, I miss album inserts and going to the record store. I used to be at Amoeba or other record joints at least once a month, now it's like once a season. That's not right. It means I don't catch music out of the corner of my eye. I've been driven by internet zeitgeist all year and that isn't enough.

So, back to CDs for me.

I'm so old school.

Gwen requested so here we go...

10_06-Mixtape

1. [Intro] Fela Mentality - Mixmaster Mike & Mario Caldato
2. Fight The Power - Public Enemy
3. Show Me What You Got - Jay-Z
4. American Terrorist (featuring Matthew Santos) - Lupe Fiasco
5. El Presidente (w/ Jeru the Damaja) - DJ Honda
6. Kalifornia - Mos Def
7. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) - Marvin Gaye
8. Third Rock - Pure Essence
9. Getting It Out of My System - Kashmere Stage Band
10. Broken Levee Blues - DJ Shadow
11. After The Bombs - The Decemberists
12. Lonely World - Robin Thicke
13. Wake Up Everybody  (featuring Bobby Womack) - Rae & Christian
14. Medicine - Mark Rae
15. Rise Up With Fists!!! - Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins
16. Combat Baby - Metric
17. Pull Up The People - M.I.A.
18. Making Progress - Blackalicious
19. We Can Make It If We Try - The Sylvers
20. It's Your World, Pts. 1 & 2 - Common

We Can Make It If We Try

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