Blog is a Mix Tape

Mix Tape: Time to Make The Donuts

2007-03-03T23:05:51Z

Reading Love is a Mix Tape has me thinking a lot about music and how I use it. In the iTunes age, I use smart playlists most of the time because of their ability to stay fresh but there was a time when I created mixes for everything. Now, when I ...

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Speakeasy: Nightmare on i Street

2007-01-11T15:44:02Z

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 title...

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12/06 Mixtape: Bad Weather Edition

2007-01-07T03:23:49Z

The last 2006 playlist (maybe) Courtesy Laughs - Phoenix Cowbell - Tapes 'n Tapes Let the Devil In - TV On the Radio Save Me Save Me - Xiu Xiu Needle and Thread - Psapp Until The End of Time (ft. The Benjamin Wright Orchestra) - Justin Timberla...

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11/06 Mixtape: Day Dreamin' Edition

2006-12-26T23:38:44Z

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! I'm Chillin' - The Game Reintroduction - Felt Back Again - Dilated Peoples Like This (f/ Kany...

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Meme Wednesday: My Life Soundtrack

2006-12-21T07:54:43Z

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 quest...

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Speakeasy: Digital Rights Divide

2006-12-17T19:49:28Z

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 ...

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10/06 Mixtape: Pissed Off Voter Edition

2006-11-02T15:41:17Z

Gwen requested so here we go... [Intro] Fela Mentality - Mixmaster Mike & Mario Caldato Fight The Power - Public Enemy Show Me What You Got - Jay-Z American Terrorist (featuring Matthew Santos) - Lupe Fiasco El Presidente (w/ Jeru the Damaja) - ...

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