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  • When the music costs nothing, why do freetards prefer to leech?
    Reznor's gift to fans costs $2m a week As we reported yesterday, Nine Inch Nails has followed the Radiohead example and is giving the music away for free. Not all of it, but nine of the thirty six tracks from Trent Reznor's instrumental LP Ghosts I-IV are available for free, with a PDF thrown in. The other 27, in higher quality bitrate or lossless format, cost just $5.…
  • This gadget rocks! The world's newest musical instrument
    Blip. Blip. Blip. Blip-donk-blip. Blip. Blip. Blip-donk-blip-tshk-blip. Blip. Wraaa- AAAOOoow. Blip. This is the noise of a novice trying to make something resembling music from the world's newest musical instrument, the Tenori-On. And, by the way, it sounds a whole lot better than it reads. Designed by Japanese media artist Toshio Iwai and built by Yamaha, the Tenori-On is a remarkable piece ...
  • Kid Rock cometh
    Kid Rock's fans know full well how his musical temperament seems to careen all over the map.
  • Blood+, Shuffle, and One Piece.
    Ok, so here's the deal. It was kind of a slow week for us last time around so we decided to post-pone the AT column until we had a lot to talk about. That brewing time allowed many things to cultivate and thankfully there's plenty of stuff on the docket.
  • Three new Wal-Mart Supercenters planned for Oklahoma
    1. 3/5/2008 4:14:38 PM, Outsider Jim, Tulsa great..more China-Marts......keep shopping at Wal-Mart so you can put middle income America out of a job.
  • The Refrain That Follows Bronfman
    A trail of deals done, and a deal with EMI that was not done.
  • Erotic trout, Rapunzel and "Wee Heavies"
    2008-03-06
  • Naomi wants a base in Australia
    LEAVING her New York base behind to relax in Sydney has proved a special homecoming for Aussie superstar Naomi Watts.
  • The New ThinkPad: Light, Thin And Pricey
    Larry Magid says the Lenovo ThinkPad X300 is one of the thinnest and lightest PCs on the market. It's also very fast and more energy efficient thanks to its solid state hard drive. But one thing it's not is cheap.
  • Meizu booth closed over iPhone copy? [U]
    (Update from Meizu on the raid) Meizu has been removed from the show floor at the CeBIT technology expo over copyright issues for its MiniOne smartphone, according to a new report by Germany's Heise. Local police on Wednesday morning declared the booth closed and insisted on the removal of virtually every item on display, including marketing pamph...
  • A D.I.Y. Approach to Making a Web Commercial
    Online start-ups are percolating new methods to help companies create passable videos and commercials on the cheap, and distribute them across the Internet.
  • Natural gas keeps climbing
    Consumers can say goodbye to the relatively cheap natural gas they've enjoyed this winter, as prices are on the rise. A thousand cubic feet of natural gas was worth more than US$10 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, about double what it was worth last year.
  • Climbing to No. 2 in music sales: iTunes Store
    Apple's iTunes Store is now the second-biggest music retailer in the country. Only Wal-Mart sells more music, and iTunes is likely to overtake it sometime this year, according to a report from market research company NPD Group.
  • Apple, labels deny Beatles deal reached
    The parties involved in the allegedly close Beatles deal for iTunes have all denied its taking place, according to news from Billboard. The music chart makers warn that Apple Inc. has flatly denied the rumors as "unsubstantiated speculation," while the Beatles' own label Apple Corps as well as its parent company EMI have both refused comment on th...
  • Traktor Scratch 1.2 adds enhanced tracking, more
    Native Instruments today unveiled Traktor Scratch 1.2, a free software update to its professional digital DJ system, adding a number of features, as well as improved performance. Traktor Scratch uses digital turntables and CD-based DJ systems to alter digital music tracks. The new version also features tighter integration with iTunes, and enhanced ...
  • New Fuse Makes Stereos Sound Fantastic
    HiFi-Tuning fuse offers a tweak that makes a big difference.
  • Editorial: Singing the Downtown Blues: Reprise
    Collecting one's thoughts from time to time is a good idea. Thus I welcome the opportunity of being asked to speak today to a class at the University of California law school formerly known as Boalt Hall, billed as a Workshop on Development and the Environment.
  • Piano sales are melancholy for Inland dealerships
    Sales of the piano -- once a status symbol and gathering spot for middle-class American families -- have plummeted, driven by a weakened economy and the rising popularity of electric guitars and electric pianos.
  • mobileYouth® - youth, mobile, media, lifestyle and marketing
    The fruit of youth marketing lies in organic soil. Excuse the poetic analogy for one moment whilst we take a look at how companies are forging long term dialogue and relationships with young consumers using innovative methods.
  • Better to rent, buy or download the latest flicks?
    Debating whether to join Netflix, Blockbuster or just drop by your local video store? AOL Consumer Advisor Regina Lewis shares financial advice on how to decide which  rental program to pick -- based on your organizing habits, movie inclinations, and tech preferences.
  • SPECIALS: C-Stick Smashes in Smash Bros.: 'Cheap' or Not?
    You'd think that after six years, this debate would be a dead issue. Apparently not...
  • E. A. Hanks: La Strada: Your New Favorite Indie Band
    Sitting at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, I noticed that every time someone made a joke about the flailing music industry, the entire ballroom paused to take a swig from their drinks. The gut reaction of...
  • Mika Miko [Flaming Cantina; 8 p.m.]
    Mika Miko were either the first or second band I stuck into South by Southwest's showcase search engine deal. I have been turning Mika Miko's C.Y.S.L.A.B.F.
  • Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'us'
    Plagued by complaints, the City of Toronto has finally gotten around to ticketing some homeowners who don't clear the snow in front of their property. A city spokesperson said they prefer not to send out inspectors in the winter because it's so difficult to get around.
  • Saving an Old Enfield landmark
    Three women rolled up their sleeves, took out their wallets and rescued 1917 house.
  • Line 6 launches POD X3 Pro signal processor
    Music gear maker Line 6 has released a new model in its POD line of guitar-focused signal processors, the X3 Pro. The Pro is able to handle two instruments simultaneously, each with a separate chain of sounds and effects. Musicians can alternately treat the system like an A/B/Y box, dividing a signal input into two chains that can be selected or ...
  • Login to OSNews
    "When my girlfriend visits me, she has to work on a mini PC while I use my laptop to finish whatever I postponed at the office. Her PC has a 1GHz VIA processor and 128 MB of RAM and runs Ubuntu.
  • Friday, February 29, 2008
    Karen Coulson I always stop at Barnes & Noble whenever I am near one. They offer so many types of books that I can't resist buying several when I am there. Unfortunately, the nearest one to me is 1 1/2 hrs. away (Winston-Salem, NC), so I don't go there too often.
  • Insignia NS-PDVD10 - DVD player
    If you're looking for nothing more than a big-screen portable DVD player with good battery life, the Insignia NS-PDVD10 fits the bill.
  • THIS WEEK
    SMUSICAL THEATERIN THE MOOD Big-band leader Glenn Miller's "In the Mood" went to No. 1 in 1940, and all the kids were dancing to it, just as they would to Elvis Presley 16 years later. Artbeat's "In the Mood" road show, featuring a full big band, dancers and...
  • Live - Premier League
    Man City come from behind to beat Spurs, while Fulham beat Everton and Wigan see off Bolton in Sunday's Premier League games.
  • LOG ON
    In 2005 Dollywood, Dolly Parton's very own theme park, celebrates its 20th anniversary. It's hard to believe that this patch of trashy, campy, redneck fun in East Tennessee could have survived for so long. But it has, and there's never been a better time to visit.
  • Claire Beale on Advertising
    I know what you were doing last night. Don't be coy. We were all at it. More than 25 million of us. Watching TV. It's our national sport. We might have become a nation of click hungry surfers and scab-thumbed texters but god don't you just love just watching telly? Sofas the land over have buttock-shaped sags that pay homage to the power of television.
  • Heather Mills awaits ruling
    PAUL McCartney learns tomorrow (AEDT) just how much of his Beatles fortune will go to Heather Mills.
  • Spotlight's on Dark Horse
    He's not exactly the mayor of Milwaukie, nor the king of comics, but he's getting close. Mike Richardson has run Dark Horse Comics Inc. since founding it in 1986. Now Dark Horse publishes all sort of things " Frank Miller's “Sin City” and “300” and ...
  • Indo-Caribbean residents seek limelight with S. Florida cable show
    The Caribbean sound of soca music greets the patrons who walk into Junior Janglee's restaurant, D River Cook.
  • posted by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 15th Jul 2003 09:12 UTC
    A few days ago we published an editorial suggesting that Apple should be selling the eMac for 500 bucks or a bare-bones G3-based machine for $200-300 USD, in order to compete with the "cheap PCs" trend today.
  • 'Digital piracy' may benefit companies
    Unauthorised copying of software, music or films, so-called digital piracy, may have benefits for the affected companies, an Oxford researcher has claimed.
  • Buccigross: Preparing for the late-season stretch
    It's time to flush out the winter sludge, Zamboni the brain cells and clear out our heads for the final stretch, so Bucci has a few things to get off his chest.
  • Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 23rd Jan 2006 19:20 UTC
    " DRM is a lie . When an agenda driven DRM infection peddler gets on a soapbox and blathers about how it is necessary to protect the BMW payments of a producer who leeches off the talented, rest assured, they are lying to you.
  • Q&A: Moby answers your questions
    Between shows and parties at South by Southwest, I managed to squeeze in a sit-down interview with Moby, who was kind enough to answer your questions about everything from politics to pierogies. The musician has been quite busy lately: His...
  • posted by Liam Proven on Wed 10th Jan 2007 16:42 UTC
    Symbian recently announced that its OS has powered 100 million phones. That's not bad - it's a lot of licences - but then, mobile phones shift around a billion units a year now. But a phone with Symbian isn't any old phone.
  • Survey: Economic slowdown affecting employee productivity
    A slumping economy apparently produces sluggish workers.
  • iPhone users more likely to access rich content
    M:Metrics, a mobile metrics research group, has found the iPhone to be the great game-changer for the wireless industry, saying that it effectively lives up to the hype surrounding the device. Mark Donovan, senior analyst for M:Metrics, said that the iPhone is "compelling consumers to interact with the mobile web," citing "off-the-charts" usage for...
  • Text of full judgment: Heather Mills v Sir Paul McCartney
    Neutral Citation Number: [2008] EWHC 401 (Fam) Case No: FD06D03721 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE FAMILY DIVISION Royal Courts of Justice Strand, London, WC2A 2LL Date: 17/03/2008 Befor
  • CD: Hercules And Love Affair
    Back in the 1970s disco was not the tired, cheap wig and office party affair that it is today. Before the Bee Gees, before everything went distinctly D*I*S*C*O, the genre belonged to the underground, to the gays, the blacks, the Latinos, to the energised minorities.
  • Bring on the cheaper computers
    Recent developments in hardware have me pondering a developing market niche that should produce good news for software developers and consumers alike.
  • X-GEAR 1.1 available for all AmpliTube users
    IK Multimedia has announced that its X-GEAR software, currently in version 1.1, is now available for free to owners of any "Powered by AmpliTube" package, in addition to registered owners of the StompIO floor controller. X-GEAR acts as a unifying host interface for guitar players, compatible with the StompIO and generic MIDI controllers; users mix...
  • SanDisk Thinks MicroSD Is the New CD
    The flash-memory maker jumps into the music biz, rolling out a 50-song freebie compilation and hailing its tiny cards as a potent tool for physical distribution.
  • SEM Small Business Blitz
    This session will provide a rapid fire take on how to tackle the most popular SEM tactics with a small staff and an even smaller budget. Would feature practical, affordable ideas and real world examples on PPC, SEO, Viral, Blogging and Social Media. This isn't a "how to do this" session so much as a "how to do it cheap and effectively" session. Moderator: * Carrie Hill, Search Engine Watch ...
  • posted by Joel Pomales on Wed 12th May 2004 19:38 UTC
    I've been trying Linux on and off for a couple of years. My first experience with Linux was with a version of Slackware (can't remember) way back in 1996. At the time the installation was so daunting that I gave up all together. For a little background I consider myself a proficient computer user.
  • Letters to the Editor:
    I love New York"the sprawling cement, the bustle of the non-stop traffic, the throngs of people pushing through the sidewalks, as long shadows are cast on the street below from enormous skyscrapers.
  • User Login
    On Friday, an Illinois court decided not to hold Craigslist liable for discriminatory postings, setting a precedent for cyber-rights.
  • Letters For March 19-25, 2008
    Readers sound off on our new design, our story about AC Transit manager Rick Fernandez, and more on those darn Van Hool buses.
  • Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 21st Mar 2006 22:51 UTC
    French lawmakers approved an online copyright bill Tuesday that would require Apple to break open the exclusive format behind its market-leading iTunes music store and iPod players.
  • keeps the needle in the groove
    The cleanliness of a black, glossy vinyl record is still tempting to many. The Vinyl Preservation Society of Idaho represents that particular population of music lovers. VPS Idaho's next meeting is March 26 at Modern Hotel and Bar. The meeting is directed toward all who consider themselves audiophiles of any level.
  • Dakota dives, gypsies and son of Santana
    2008-03-20
  • LimeWire opens digital music store
    Back in August last year, LimeWire announced its intention to start a music store to run alongside its existing file-sharing service. That store has now become a reality, with a beta version going live. The store currently does not offer your usual mix of commercial music, instead focusing on alternative artists. All the music is DRM-free, [...]
  • Why is Universal Music cozying up to Apple?
    Music insiders say Universal Music takes big risks by bundling music inside an Apple device.
  • Online finds: South Florida cities and police departments are auctioning off equipment and property on the Net
    South Florida cities and police departments auction off anything from cars to computers on the Net Craving a cheap poster printer, Gerard Jolly visited publicsurplus.com, paid $123 and bought the device from Palm Beach County schools.
  • Mac Buyer's Guide: Which Apple Should You Pick?
    We've tested the Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, the iMac, the Mac Mini, and the XServe. There's not a bad Apple among the bunch, and some are truly superb. We'll help you choose one that's right for you.
  • Dolly is back on charts with private-label CD
    Dolly Parton knows a good in vestment when she sees one, and these days she sees one in the mirror.
  • Wanted: Artifacts that capture feel of Interior
    FAIRBANKS -- Planners for the new Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center have embarked on the ultimate Alaska scavenger hunt.
  • The sun can power lights, calculators and cellphones
    The push to live green and save money is giving solar-powered gadgets and home systems a boost. Appliances charged by the sun provide an alternative source of energy, especially during power outages and emergencies.
  • posted by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 27th Feb 2005 00:39 UTC
    Most recent PalmOne/Clie devices and some PocketPC ones come with Bluetooth instead of WiFi. Imagine yourself in a WiFi-enabled hotel room with your dual wireless *book on your lap and a BT-enabled PDA/phone device. How do you route networking to these devices *from* your Mac?
  • Airfares for instruments rile musicians
    Musicians and sumo wrestlers have at least one thing in common: expensive air travel bills due to bulk. Both groups are often forced to buy more than one ticket when flying.
  • Briefly: Booq Boa Slimcase review
    In brief: We have a review of the Booq Boa Slimcase, the book Take Control of iWeb '08 has shipped, an REM music video available is available now through iTunes and "Easter mEgg Hunt" hunt for Mac software participants have been announced ... We have posted a review of the Booq Boa Slimcase. The series of bags supports laptop sizes ranging from 13 ...
  • Price and perception
    Leader: Perceptions about prices have important political consequences
  • THE LOWDOWN ON DOWNLOADING
    Sam Sherman in the weekly Tufts Observer got right to the point when he wrote, “The Internet is a media-junkie's dream store.
  • Recent Original Stories
    "Free open source software is making slow in-roads into the world of big box retail. This article is the first of a series of two Mad Penguin articles which take a detailed look inside the world of retail as Tux is experiencing it . Today, in Section One Mad Penguin goes shopping to see what can be seen in four retail big box stores in the San Francisco Bay Area, complete with short videos ...
  • Reuters Technology Summary
    STMicro launches chip to detect bird flu
  • 100 summer holidays for '08
    If you plan to stay at home all summer, you don't need to read this. But if you think some sort of holiday might be an idea, you do.
  • Jersey Boys
    About half way through the West End's latest jukebox show, Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward Theatre, one of the evening's many narrators turns to the audience to explain the appeal of pop group Frankie Valley and The Four Seasons.
  • Music, art, boat racing this weekend in Tempe
    Fun comes cheap this weekend in downtown Tempe, which will host two free events. The 31st annual Spring Tempe Festival of the Arts Friday through Sunday and the Arizona Dragon Boat Festival Saturday and Sunday require no tickets.
  • Best of Tallahassee Articles
    The Main Stage at Florida State University's School of Theatre has been running a full season of productions for the past 35 years.
  • Music Outlaws, There's a New Sheriff in Town
    Jim Griffin leads Warner Music's fight to tame the web's lawless music frontier. From Portfolio.com.
  • Fee for All
    Jim Griffin will lead Warner Music's fight to tame the Web's lawless music frontier.
  • Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States
    South Korea faces the daunting challenge of managing the consequences of China's economic and political rise in the context of an apparent weakening of South Korea's alliance with the United States.
  • Tata drives onto global stage with Jaguar and Land Rover
    Indian business baron Ratan Tata has proved detractors wrong before, and needs to do it again as he parks luxury car brands Jaguar and Land Rover in an auto empire that includes the world's cheapest car.
  • The 15th Annual Best of Milpitas
    Jeff's Appliance for the fourth year rose to the head of the pack in the appliance arena, for emphasizing customer service at reasonable rates. A newcomer to the balloting was also mentioned: Sears Appliance Outlet.
  • Rockstar and Amazon bring digital music distribution to GTA4
    Rockstar and Amazon have teamed up to bring a unique method of digital music distribution to the blockbuster title Grand Theft Auto 4 . Gamers will be able to buy music in game, but listen to it on their iPods, PCs, and other devices"not just in the game. Read More...
  • Music talents can't earn their living by music
    VietNamNet Bridge " Vietnam is losing music talents because they can't live by music in Vietnam, said conductor Nguyen Thieu Hoa, Chairman of the Composition Theory Faculty, Hanoi Conservatory of Music.
  • Looking Forward: What’s happening this week in news, sports and entertainment
    SATURDAY Hello there! Cheap Trick to rock NIU
  • Good, cheap food for the mind
    Smith College sale is just one place to find inexpensive books When the doors open Friday for the annual Smith College Club of Baltimore book sale at the Timonium Fairgrounds, stand clear of the bibliophiles. They may mow you down as they sprint through the exhibition hall for bargains in the military section, or the mysteries or beach reads to be found among the sale's 50,000 carefully ...
  • Fans go abroad as Glasto loses appeal
    Arts & entertainment: Glastonbury festival is being challenged by 'boutique' events at home and abroad
  • From sheets to scents, 'boutique' hotel is all about hip style
    With two leaf blowers adding their cacophony and fumes to the roar of nearby Route 128 one recent morning, tranquility wasn't the first word that came to mind in the front parking lot of the new Hotel Indigo in Newton Lower Falls.
  • Make it cool, cheap and relevant and they will come … maybe
    Recently I reviewed three theatrical performances in one week.
  • Current Discounts And Deals #53
    This week, the summer sales have cranked up another gear - and here's the best of what's out there. Happy shopping!
  • Leftovers, Yes, but Perfectly Crisp
    If there were an Academy Award for renovating cheap and green, Katherine Belsey Davis would probably go home with the prize.
  • When boys and girls come out to play
    Study suggests that school orchestras are strongly divided along gender lines
  • Reed: Stake a familiar claim for some Wild Wings
    With March Madness in full swing the last couple of weeks I've found myself not only going out more, but also winding up in sports bars on a regular occasion. I usually try to avoid the loud, crowded, pitcher-consuming madness that typically comes as a package deal with the whole sports bar thing, but I think I might be starting to get it.
  • George Clooney threads 'fake'
    TWO people are being probed for alleged fraud after trying to launch a clothes line using George Clooney's name.
  • Ken Livingstone: five kids, eh?
    And nobody mentioned the green issue. Now isn't that strange?
  • The ice maiden
    On my way to meet Björk in Lower Manhattan, my cab is held up by around 1,000 protesters who are snaking their way along Lafayette Street. A woman with a loudhailer leads a chant of “Free Tibet now!” and the marchers carry the province's yellow, red and blue flags. It's a serendipitous reminder, were it needed, that I should ask Björk about the gig she played in Shanghai, China on 2 March. A ...
  • Dreams of the 'One-Eyed Dragon'
    Across the road from Don Quijote and into Kokubuncho, I take the first left to the tiny Okinawa-themed izakaya (Japanese-style pub) Kaminari Kazoku (Thunder Family). I know Sendai is renowned for it's gyutan (cow-tongue) restaurants, but I'd have to be severely water-boarded by a team of crack CIA... Read the full story.
  • Louis Armstrong's mentor: A riches-to-rags life
    SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) " Blind in one eye and missing most of his teeth, the man selling fruits and vegetables from a corner produce stand was just another anonymous, black street vendor struggling to earn rent during the Depression.
  • Enrique Iglesias keeps focus on career, music biz
    Enrique Iglesias has just finished a two-month trek of Europe, where he was touring in support of his 2007 English-language release, "Insomniac,"
  • Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 24th Sep 2005 19:53 UTC
    "With [the Win95] release, Apple was tested - and they failed miserably. Not only did I warn Apple to take 95 more seriously, I also accurately forecast the massive decline that would happen to them if they didn't do just that.
  • House-buying ordeal works out
    Co-workers at the Times gave me smiles, handshakes and kudos when they heard that my wife, Lisa, and I got contracts to sell our house in Jamestown, N.Y., and to buy a house in Erie -- in two weeks.
  • Nokia cellphone software adds Safari bookmark sync
    Finnish cellphone maker Nokia has released a new beta version of its Multimedia Transfer software, which is specifically designed for Macs. The program exploits Apple's iLife suite, allowing users sync photos in either direction through iPhoto, or copy music to a phone via iTunes. It also handles more routine synching of content such as videos, g...
  • Sunshine; The Sunshine Travel Club marks 45 years of providing fun and affordable vacations " COMMENT ON THIS STORY
    Gary Calvert first took in the neon lights and flashy stage shows of Branson, Missouri, also known as a family-friendly Las Vegas, 15 years ago. But just as memorable as seeing Bobby Vinton - also known as the Polish Prince - was the travel club that got him there, said [...]
  • Nine times you can't afford to skimp
    Money isn't everything, especially when it comes to your safety, your comfort or your time... and especially your life. There's plenty of stuff where quality doesn't depend on price.
  • Review: Confessions of an Eco Sinner and Real England
    William Leith is disturbed by western consumers' trail of destruction as seen in Fred Pearce's Confessions of an Eco Sinner and Paul Kingsnorth's Real England
  • Beware the Thing
    Both of these books tell you something shocking about the world - that it is being ruined by very powerful forces. Each tells you a different part of the same story. I advise you to read them both.
  • Slide into Safeco: Insider tips help Mariners fans save time and money so they can
    It was 100 years ago that vaudeville entertainer Jack Norworth took 15 minutes on a train ride to Manhattan to pen the song that makes baseball fans swoon.
  • Deland's Trader Jacks Roadside is a biker bar where all feel welcome
    It's hard to be confused on what kind of crowd Trader Jacks Roadside is catering to if you've been to the bar in DeLand. The motorcycle hanging inside and the other one hanging off of a tree out back make it obvious.
  • Mac OS, iPhone a "threat" to MSFT dominance
    Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is being labeled a threat to Microsoft's platform dominance, with the operating system's new features such as Spaces, and the Mac's ability to run Windows, being cited as symptoms of the effect. BusinessWeek writer Gary Morgenthaler states that Apple's OS is loosening a "20-year death grip" that Microsoft has had on the indust...
  • Apple files for on-stage musical processing patent
    The US Patent and Trademark Office has published an Apple application for a new digital audio processor, specifically geared towards live music events. As the patent defines it, several members of a band -- including guitarists, vocalists, drummers and keyboardists -- would be able to connect their inputs directly into an on-stage set-top box, whi...
  • Questions/Answers
    Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. A threefold attack is gaining ground against mom-and-pop music shops in San Bernardino County as they struggle to reap a fraction of the decent profits they saw just a few years ago.
  • More head-banging for your buck?
    In order for me to afford music at the rate in which I listen to it, my wallet has to keep a steady pace with my ears. This means I have to buy my music cheaply, it must be of good quality, and most importantly, it must be legal for me to own it. So in honor of my depleting funds due to a hobby that I actually take pride in, I thought this would be the perfect time to share some relatively ...
  • CD cases aren't jewels to the environment
    The music industry generally has been successful in its efforts to make environmentally beneficial changes in its business practices, but it hasn't figured out a way to eliminate the plastic CD jewel case.
  • Artist of the week: Open Systems
    There's something peculiar about the music of Kansas City experimental/progressive rock trio Open Systems. The music doesn't hit you as much as crawl up your arm or hover around you like smoke.
  • Big City: Young, Hip and Wild About Comic Books
    At the Village Pour House, 20- and 30-something artists gather for a night to benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
  • Personal Tech
    The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews and answer your personal tech questions.
  • A Grand
    Disklavier's Mark IV is the first piano with an Internet connection and includes a variety of tricks.
  • What's the best way to find a decent lender and get prequalified?
    What's the best way to find a decent lender and get prequalified?
  • The skin you're in
    Laptops and iPods get personal protection with mobile art
  • GizMac announces XRackPro2 Studio
    GizMac has announced the newest addition to its line-up of XRackPro2 low-noise server racks with a Studio version. The designer and manufacturer adapted its server racks for use in recording or music studios, home theater and other applications that do not require a computer server, noting that customers who previously bought the racks for such app...
  • Make music to the tune of $42K
    What do you think: In times of unemployment, rampant foreclosures and imminent recession, would it be tasteless for me to review a home entertainment component that costs $42,000?
  • California sees $4 gasoline up ahead
    Costs will probably keep rising as past oil price increases trickle down to the pump and the summer driving season revs up. With oil and gasoline touching all-time highs again Monday, raging energy-price fever showed no sign of breaking. Before it's over, oil could cost at least $125 a barrel and gasoline more than $4 a gallon in California.
  • SampleTron offers deep sound library
    IK Multimedia has announced the release of SampleTron, the second virtual instrument to be released from the Sonik Instruments range. SampleTron is a virtual instrument workstation featuring the a complete collection of authentic 'Tron' and other vintage keyboards instrument samples. The library includes 17 rare instrument sounds, together with a "...
  • Review: Creative Zen Stone Plus 2GB
    The Creative Zen Stone, which we reviewed last year, was a worthy attempt on the iPod Shuffle. This was because, although slightly bulkier than the Shuffle, it offers twice the storage capacity, better sound quality, and it was cheaper.
  • Sony to acquire Gracenote
    Sony Corporation of America has signed a merger agreement with Gracenote, Inc, and will pay approximately $260 million plus other contingent consideration for the digital media information warehouse. Formerly known as CDDB, Gracenote delivers information -- including lyrics -- on music to various services including Apple iTunes and Yahoo! Music Juk...
  • Tim Goodman Television / Networks take baby steps into TV on Web
    "Adam-12" is just sitting there. So is "Kojak" and "Lou Grant" and "WKRP in Cincinnati" and "McHale's Navy." They're all free (sort of). Just waiting for you to click on them and play. That's right - click on them. For all of you who haven't worked up the...
  • Vice and Virtue Part 1
    Reader's Picks
  • 04-23-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
    KANYE'S EX ALEXIS 'SAD' OVER BREAKUP: Split attributed to rapper's hectic schedule. *Alexis Phifer has confirmed her breakup with Kanye West to People magazine, stating "It's always sad when things like this end, and we remain friends."
  • Jones-ing for summer movies
    Ah, summertime. Unlike in February or September, when movie studios secretly hope that you aren't really paying attention when you buy a ticket, everyone's trying hard to top everyone else in May, June, July and (for the most part) August (which is a little too close to September for moviegoers and studio bosses to be completely comfortable looking each other straight in the eyes).
  • Five great London places to buy a used book
    1 The Library Store. Friends of the London Public Library sell used books Monday to Saturday in the store at Galleria London, just off the Central Library. Proceeds go to library children's programs.
  • 'GTA IV' and 'Mario' will have a lock on video-game sales
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  • Apple touts 5th iTunes birthday, 10m songs
    Apple on Monday celebrated the fifth anniversary of iTunes (Music Store) with a look at back at all "all of the great music, video, and exclusives" that users discovered on iTunes and highlighting the songs and shows that defined each year. On its iTunes store, Apple offered a brief history along with a collection of "best sellers". The company, wh...
  • Art/Culture Review
    At a time when the accent is on music's communicative aspect, Trevisto's debut album, Matsubutsubu, will be a lungful of fresh, early morning air.
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    Madonna's still on the dance floor but the confessions are minimal. In 1983, at age 11, I saved up the appropriate funds, earned from doing chores around the house, to buy Madonna's self-titled debut record. When I had first heard “Holiday” on the radio that previous summer, I was entranced. It sounded a little like the disco my aunts and uncles used to listen to and a little like the R&B...
  • Dial 'T' for trouble: A nuisance caller takes on Britain PLC
    It is a fact universally acknowledged that few modern rituals are more stressful than trying to telephone a major company. Any average person who wants to complain, or (heaven forbid) actually buy something from a larger than medium-sized firm faces endless frustration " and needs to have the patience of a saint. If you're not trying to deal with a computer service-centre in Bangladesh (with a ...
  • OK, iPod, You Win
    I've finally given in and purchased Apple's signature product, the iPod. Funny, I remember when Apple was a computer company. Now, it's a music company that also makes computers. If it weren't for Apple's "I'm a Mac; I'm a PC" commercials, I might not remember that Apple even makes computers. And what's up with those commercials? The PC guy is likable, but the Mac guy is a jerk.
  • Music Issue
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  • This weekend
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  • SunFest from the not-so-cheap seats
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  • Kenya: Fakes Rake in Billions As Traders Count Losses
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  • Music Review: 'Idol' finalist Phil Stacey releases debut CD
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  • An Alternative Approach to Marketing Rock Bands
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  • Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 12th Oct 2005 17:36 UTC
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  • Alternative rock bands turn to grass-roots promotion
    As CD sales continue to decline, an instinct for budget-conscious promotion has made Fueled by Ramen one of the few labels that consistently scores hits with alternative rock.
  • After August 'Success is always just around the corner'
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  • Opinions: Design for the people
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  • Choir group to give annual spring performance
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  • Ken House: Kiawah matches beauty with beast
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  • First Look: Toast Titanium 9, disc burner
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  • AudioCodex unifies media types for mixing
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  • Chardon teens cited at Lenox drinking party
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  • School Life: Winners
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  • WWE RAW Results
    We get a video package highlighting William Regal's coronation featuring the return of Mr. Kennedy, which resulted in the two brawling. Then later in the show, Regal pulled the main event of Randy Orton vs. Triple H off the air mid-match, in case you hadn't heard.
  • If Madonna notta for you, try these chanteuses
    Sure, "Hard Candy" will be silly-fun and dancey, but it's hard to get that worked up about a new Madonna CD when so many other talented female artists are releasing records.
  • The debt hangover
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  • Best buy: Sony NWE-013FB music player
    Littlewoods has shaved almost £30 off the price of this 1GB MP3 player, making it a good buy for those who need a cheap, well-built music device for slogging it out at the gym.
  • Margareta Pagano: Carphone Warehouse's US connections ring all the right bells for Dunstone
    This could be the time to start betting on Charles Dunstone again. Shares in Carphone Warehouse, look cheap after they fell to 270p last week after the mobile tycoon announced a brilliant tie-up with Best Buy, the giant US electronics retailer.
  • Web sites enable campaign TV ads on the cheap
    William DeJean thinks the media hasn't been fair to his favorite candidate, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. The 46-year-old Chicago dentist has maxed out the amount of cash he can legally contribute to her campaign, so this weekend DeJean became a one-man...
  • Best Live Music: Armadillos
    The students of Keene State College have spoken; Armadillos Burritos is the best place to go for live music. Armadillos Burritos is located on Main Street and isn't too far of a walk from campus. The restaurant has become a cheap place for students to go and grab a burrito for cheap, as the most expensive item is around seven dollars.
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  • Guitar Hero Becomes Fab Four
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  • Things ain't what they used to be: Whatever happened to the season?
    As last week seemed to herald the beginning of the English summer, so this Thursday " the opening day of the first Test at Lord's " brings the start of "the Season", the loosely grouped chain of events in which sport, opera and gardening have traditionally met social snobbery, hidebound dress codes and British and international royalty.
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  • Talk About Travel
    Post travel editors and writers field questions and comments. On the itinerary this week: off-the-beaten-path sightseeing in Boston; tips on making those travel dollars stretch this summer; and a luxurious weekend at the Keswick Hall resort in Virginia.
  • iPO Ted Landau's User Friendly View - In search of headphones for my iPhone
    Ted Landau reviews two new iPhone headsets -- one wired and one Bluetooth -- from Etymotic Research, just in time for California's new ban on driving while talking on a cell phone if you're not "hands free."
  • The Film:
    hinted at the possible arrival of an incredibly talented filmmaker on the independent landscape. With eager anticipation I have awaited Byler's follow-up, hoping that the raw humanity and attention to character-driven narrative that drove his first film was not a one-time fluke.
  • Your Cavs playoff bar guide: Or, `Hey Gloria James, let us buy you a drink!'
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  • The year of the vulture
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    Eight people, including three women, died after drinking spurious liquor during a funeral ritual Sunday in a village near here bordering Karnataka, a government official said.
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  • Graduate-approved gift guide
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  • She's leaving home
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  • Dollar stores a cheap haven for gourmands
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  • Ms. Cheap's 100 free things to do this summer
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  • How to rock 'n' ride
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  • Fountain competes with stages at Monday's sunny Movement festival
    Monday afternoon, the last day for Movement: Detroit's Electronic Music Festival, offered up pleasant weather at 84 degrees and little competition for the sun, drawing techies in moderate forces.
  • CD singles ejected by store as sales plummet
    They were designed to be light, portable and futuristic, but ultimately they became a cheap plastic throwaway. The CD single was finally consigned to the realm of the car boot sale yesterday, as Woolworths announced it is to stop selling them due to plummeting sales.
  • Music Waste Festival Takes Over Vancouver Again
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  • Teens learn summer jobs hard to find
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  • This Week in Value-Added Harmonic Synergy
    I recently had a heated discussion with a friend regarding our respective musical tastes. The artist in question was Pavement, and the song that was the subject of our argument was "Stereo," off Pavement's Brighten the Corners album. Here's a sample of "Stereo" lyrics: Pigs, they tend to wiggle when they walk the infrastructure rots and the owners hate the jocks with their agents and their dates ...
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  • Utah swap meets: Let's make a deal
    WEST VALLEY CITY - After 28 years of selling customized steering wheel covers, floor mats and seat covers at the weekly swap meet at the Redwood Drive-In, John Croshaw still enjoys the eclectic mix of bargain hunters he meets.
  • Are people who download free music commiting a crime?
    MP. If it's "Free Music", how can it be a crime to download? Just asking.
  • Sunny SA last place to find a solar charger
    Tottenham Court Road is London's central stopping district for computers and portable music and devices. And it's where you buy what the English call "mobiles".
  • Sun Jumps Into Flash
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  • Auscham festival draws content crowd
    The Australian Chamber of Commerce's recent Big Day Out was a day to escape the bustling streets of Ha Noi in a cosy neighbourhood music festival. Only when the show ended and the gates opened did the crowd burst back onto the street to be once again reminded that they were still in Viet Nam.
  • Viewing video's future
    There's still a Blockbuster video rental store in my neighborhood. But for how long? These days, you can rent DVDs from a Redbox vending machine in supermarkets for $1 a day, order them from your cable television company's pay-per-view service, and sign up for movies by mail from Blockbuster itself, or its archrival Netflix Inc.
  • Travel
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    Making an album that appeals to the hit-hungry masses and discerning music snobs might be the most difficult task a modern band will face.
  • The Flip: a gizmo for technophobes
    It is the video camera for which you need no instruction manual: the ultimate point-and-shoot, YouTube-friendly, plug-in-and-upload mini-masterpiece that has taken America by storm " and it is on its way to Britain.
  • Squeezing Money Out of YouTube
    Google has to try new ways to mix ads with videos. 
  • TuneCore: Get yourself on iTunes for $30
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  • Bits, Bands and Books
    Everything that can be digitized will be digitized, making intellectual property easier to copy and harder to sell for more than a nominal price.
  • Quality the key at Eurovision
    Money alone is unlikely to get an artist into UK, Italian or any other international charts. To start off with you need potentially chart-busting material.
  • You'll never forget the heroics of the 2008 Grand Slammers with one of these in your sitting room
    WHEN Englishman Shaun Edwards struck up the Drifters' Saturday Night at the Movies in the changing rooms after each victorious Grand Slam match, it became the unofficial theme tune of the tournament.
  • 100 Days of Summer: June activities
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  • $100,000 for new hockey theme song
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  • 11 tips for frugal family entertainment
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  • 11 ideas for frugal entertainment
    You don't have to drop the Benjamins or pull out your credit card to have a fun night out, despite what advertisers would have you believe. Nor do you have to stay home reading or watching old movies on the weekends when you can't afford to splurge on recreation.
  • 8 features missing from new iPhone 3G, iPhone 2.0
    The 3G iPhone launch on Monday was met with both positive and negative outlooks; some think the device is a vast improvement on the original, while others insinuate that Apple missed some very obvious boats to set sail. Popular Mechanics suggests that despite the device's tremendous appeal, Apple has overlooked a few key features that are commonpla...
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    Seth Freedman: For the non-Jewish half of Jerusalem, celebrations for the 'unified' city were inappropriate and offensive
  • iPhone 3G Analysis: Apple's Big Tease
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    Leo and I fly out to Frankfurt to meet Bob and Ken, who flew out a day earlier. The logistics of the Euro tour are always kind of a hassle. You need to rent gear as 1) they have a different electric system and 2) you couldn't afford to ship your gear over there anyway.
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  • Brad Paisley brings his party to Irvine
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  • Free CD when you buy a $75 t-shirt
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    Happy graduation! Now get the hell out of here... I love Cal Poly. I love the energy its students bring to the community. I enjoy seeing all the peppy young things engaging in their shenanigans about town. I also love it when they leave for the summer.
  • In Depth: Shaquille O'Neal
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  • Hungarian press review 12/06/2008 - Government & Economy
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  • Last minute gift ideas for dads
    Father's Day is Sunday. By the time you read this article you have about 11⁄2 days to find your father a gift, if you have not already done so. Now don't run out and buy the usual tie gift because, let's face it, dads are growing tired of ties. Here are some gift ideas last minute shoppers can buy dear old Dad.
  • Trieste, Italy
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  • New Orleans: Calm after the storm
    New Orleans is not the city it was, but you would hardly know it, wandering around the French Quarter on a sunny morning. The place has the sleepy grandeur of a colonial capital in Central America. Beyond the levee by Jackson Square, the Mississippi looks flat and peaceable. The St Charles streetcar rattles back and forth. Outside Café du Monde, the tables are full of people drinking its ...
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  • Music festivals feel growing pains
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  • EMI’s New Boss Sees Cracks in Music World
    The takeover of the music company EMI, a cherished icon in Britain, by the private equity financier Guy Hands has been a chaotic culture clash.
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  • Thrifty ways to pass summer days
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  • Camp Music Acts
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  • Product Reviews: Sudoku and Kakuro Electronic Handhelds
    Inexpensive, electronic replacements to those booklets you find at airports and grocery stores. You're in a plane en route to your vacation, or perhaps you're waiting to pick up your kids at baseball practice. How do you pass the time? If you're a numbers nut, you probably whip out your beat-up, dog-eared Sudoku puzzle book. They're a quick fix, but eventually you complete all the puzzles in it ...
  • Victor Keegan: Social networks are growing in niches
    The growing success of Facebook - now well ahead of MySpace - has forced the latter to revamp itself, building on its core strength of music. If MySpace becomes more of a niche player, albeit a huge one, then it may simply be part of a trend. Niche is the new buzzword. There are already lots of niche networking sites including linkedin.com , plaxo.com , xing.com and asmallworld.net . But ...
  • Pearlstein: Live Nation's New Deals
    Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein was online Wednesday, June 25 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss Live Nation's wide-ranging new deals with rock stars like U2 and Madonna in which the concert promoter takes over the marketing and sales for the artists.
  • Wi-Fi ready radios won't tie you down
    What's more boring than the stuff on AM radio? The stuff on FM radio, of course. No wonder millions subscribe to satellite radio services like XM and Sirius, or sample the delights of Internet audio streams.
  • Computer shopping
    Compare your new grad's needs with component list on each machine before settling on model. B uying a computer for a new grad can be a simple job because there are so many good, inexpensive machines out there. But it can be frustrating, too - because there are so many good, inexpensive machines out there.
  • Property clampdown is new cloud on horizon for Britons living Goan dream
    Foreign homeowners without proper sale deeds may lose everything
  • Screw 'vacation' " nirvana's in your own backyard
    One thing we've learned about heading into the wild in years past: You can't spend money in the woods. Assuming you own or can bum the gear, all a backpacking trip will set you back is a half-tank of gas (or less) and the cost of some dried food. (Well, OK, some hooch, too, for the campfire.)
  • In Energy-Stingy Japan, an Extravagant Indulgence: Posh Privies
    TOKYO -- When it comes to saving energy, the Japanese have much to teach the United States and other rich countries, whose leaders descend on Japan next month for a Group of Eight summit.
  • A Fighting Chance?
    Oct. 20, 1992. Naked Madonna is all over the dance studio. In one corner, she's straddling a fish. In another, she's kneeling in the surf, leaning against a bike, posing with a satellite dish in a So-Cal backyard.
  • A primer to the music of rock's most ragged charmer
    In addition to his long music career, singer-songwriter Tom Waits is also an actor. He plays Satan in the upcoming movie "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus."
  • Buy Curious: Sales, Swaps, and Expos
    Soulstice Swap Want new clothes but don't have the budget? Check out Homeygrown's bi-annual clothing exchange, Soulstice Swap , at Soundwave Studios this weekend. Five bucks and a bag of your unwanted clothes (wash ‘em first peoples) gets you admission into this huge clothing swap and fashion show.
  • Cheap thrills: Weekend fun on a budget
    Each week, the Courier-Post highlights free or low-cost weekend activities so you can entertain your family without busting your wallet.
  • Get gear now for cell-phone law
    Time to stop procrastinating. California's hands-free cell-phone law goes into effect July 1 - that's Tuesday - which doesn't leave much time to procure a device.
  • Dining
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  • Review: Walkman Phone Nails Form, Not Function
    Sony Ericsson's new W350 Walkman phone is indisputably attractive but proves hard to get along with -- kind of like your high school crush.
  • RENAISSANCE MAN
    Frank Giustra made billions of dollars for himself and his associates in the world of junior mining finance. Then he met Bill Clinton. Suddenly, they were the best of friends--and Giustra found himself at the centre of a media firestorm
  • DAVID BOWIE: I went to buy some shoes - and I came back with Life On Mars
    As The Mail on Sunday gives away his new album iSELECT, David Bowie reveals in his own words the fascinating stories behind the songs he personally selected for this unique CD.
  • Prescription Meds: Rock's New Drug of Choice?
    Rockers from Aerosmith's Stephen Tyler to Hawthorne Heights' Casey Calvert are snubbing heroin and coke. Their new favorite vice is prescription meds. And they're not alone: U.S. teens are currently abusing painkillers more than coke, heroin and meth combined.
  • Memories light the corners of my mind
    "So, where'd you go this weekend?"
  • (No heading)
    Glyder board is needed for Parkinson's patient
  • The last-chance saloon: Can anyone save the great British boozer?
    Formidable landladies, sticky carpets, dodgy jukeboxes, personalised tankards hanging behind the bar above an archaically sexist "topless woman" peanut dispenser " just some of the well-worn attributes one could once safely associate with the traditional British boozer. But not any more " because the old-fashioned pub is well on its way to extinction.
  • Good food, good memories, good folks
    Duncan MacRae still laughs when he tells the story. The co-founder of Yesterdays, the iconic restaurant and tavern that's celebrating its 30th anniversary in the heart of Five Points, has a lot of great stories, but this is one of his favorites. He was standing on the street with former mayor Kirkman Finlay Jr. during one of the St. Patrick's Day festivals in the early 1980s. Finlay told MacRae ...
  • The Transaction of a "Lifetime"
    eCommerce has come a long way over the years. You can buy or sell just about anything online. You can buy DVDs, cars, digital music, real estate, and brides. You can sell televisions, cosmetics, hand-made crafts, and even your skin as ad-space . You can apparently even sell your entire life - in a manner of speaking anyway. A 44-year-old man by the name of Ian Usher recently put his up on ...
  • Excerpt from 'The Fidelity Files'
    The Fidelity Files by Jessica Brody
  • Hannah Marshall: A new queen of darkness
    Travelling east on a train through the green of the Essex countryside doesn't seem like the usual sort of trip you'd make to visit an up-and-coming young fashion designer, but I am in the quaint estuarine village of Wivenhoe, just beyond Colchester, to visit Hannah Marshall.
  • Megabus, minibucks
    MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- This is not the summer of love. High gas prices and road construction have made this the summer of when push comes to shove. This is why I am sitting in the back of a Megabus headed for Milwaukee.
  • Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide - weekend
    LONDON (Thomson Financial) - MARKETS FTSE 100 5,529.9, up 11.7` FTSE 250 9,104.8, down 2.5 DJIA 11,346.51, down 106.91 Nasdaq Comp 2,315.63, down 5.74 S&P 500 1,278.38, down 4.77 Gold $925.15 ($913.40) Oil - Brent Aug $140.31 ($139.83) WEEKEND PRESS * Taylor Wimpey, Britain's second biggest housebuilder, close to announcing a cash injection of up to 500 million pounds from its top institutional ...
  • Coping with snobbery
    Since enrolling at UT four years ago, I've turned into an elitist, tea-sippin'-with-my-pinky-in-the-air prick. I represent virtually every stereotype our friends in College Station apply to Austin residents. It's okay, though. I know I'm better than them. But sometimes, it's disgusting how my feelings of exclusivity and general snobbishness have penetrated almost every facet of my life.
  • Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 1st Jun 2006 21:33 UTC
    The popularity of Apple Computer's iPod digital music players is helping it sell more Macs, but so far it hasn't been enough to spark a rise in the company's share of the personal computer market.
  • ...And Warners Makes Three
    Warner Music Group become the third of the so called 'Big Four' music labels to sign up to Nokia's "Comes With Music" program. Sitting alongside Sony BMG and Universal, this accounts for between 65%-70% of the total music market depending on which figures you use.
  • Sold out? No problem
    Getting to this summer's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium requires patience, persistence and determination - and that's just for the fans.
  • WWE Monday Night Raw Results 6/30/08
    - The WWE promo hits. - A video package runs highlighting last Monday night's Million Dollar Mania contest that included $100,000 winners and a final $500,000 winner. We then see the stage falling apart and a sign falling on Vince McMahon. "I can't feel my legs...", said McMahon.
  • Top 10 rules to protect tech gadgets in the summer
    The old adage "it's not if, but when" applies wholeheartedly to every gadget you own, whether it be an iPod, a BlackBerry, or a camera. You can protect your gear, if you're smart, plan ahead and spend just a little bit of money.
  • Why Canada Sucks For Gadget Lovers [Happy Canada Day]
    Until a week ago, I did not own a pair of shorts, but I did have two plaid flannel shirts and a drawer full of thick woolen socks. I say "to-more-owe," not "to-mah-row," and I went to "university,"...
  • U.S. forces to hand over hard-won Anbar Province
    This is a city literally rising from the ashes. While reminders of two major US assaults here in April and November 2004 are inescapable, signs of rebirth are plenty. Men in jumpsuits busily work on construction sites, sewers are being installed, and a hospital is nearly completed.
  • The Reign of Spain: European champions
    Spain is enjoying a moment of glory. Last night's triumphal homecoming of Euro 2008's conquering heroes revealed everything that is good about Spaniards today, their spontaneity, their gregarious sociability, their unbridled " sometimes excessive " lust for partying.
  • Save Hundreds In Your Daily Life
    When it comes to watching your wallet, every little bit counts. Here are some small things that could make a big difference.
  • Most Americans plan cheap July 4 holiday: survey
    NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Faced with surging gasoline prices, most Americans are planning to keep travel and other spending at a minimum during the July 4 holiday weekend, according to a new poll.
  • Music's biggest names discuss their origins as support acts
    Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin We didn't do many supports other than on our first US tour in 1969 when we opened for Country Joe and the Fish. When we got to the East Coast, we were scheduled to open for Iron Butterfly, but we only played one show with them because the crowd were still shouting for Zeppelin when they started their set. Iron Butterfly bottled out after that and Peter (Grant, ...
  • A jug full of tradition / Wine Country vintners serve up wines straight from the barrel
    On Sundays, Lou and Susan Preston open up the cellar under their tasting room, put on some Italian music and ready their jugs. At the northern end of Dry Creek Valley, Preston of Dry Creek is reviving a very local tradition of pouring wine straight from the...
  • Potomac Confidential
    Potomac Confidential fills the midday lull with discussion by Metro columnist Marc Fisher who looks at the latest news with a rigorous slicing and dicing of the issues that define who we are and where we live.
  • Hooray for Henry: The curious world of Henry Conway
    Henry Conway is the older son of the "disgraced" Tory MP Derek Conway, the one who paid his younger son, Freddie, nearly £50,000 from public funds for doing Parliamentary work that he may not actually have done, and now stands accused of doing much the same with Henry. Still, no mind. As Henry is now a brain surgeon as well as our foremost cancer specialist it was, at least, taxpayers' money ...
  • Rwanda: Hope in the hills
    Guideline No7 on my sheet of gorilla-tracking protocol advises: "Do not beat your chest at the silverback." I wonder what moment of idiocy prompted this warning; Rwanda seems an unlikely destination for a stag weekend.
  • Be a Patriot...Keep America strong by buying local food
    Tired of feeling scared and helpless in the face of all the doom and gloom about the price of fuel and the state of our nation and the earth? I suggest that we Americans take action as we celebrate the anniversary of our independence.
  • Maximum Shredding: Red Octane Les Paul's strum, fret buttons earn most praise
    As the music genre continues to explode across the gaming scene, guitar controllers now crowd electronics and game retail stores. How's a Jimmy Page wannabe supposed to know which ax to shred?
  • Fountain of youth? Red wine gives up secrets
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A compound in red wine may ward off a variety of medical conditions related to aging, providing heart benefits, stronger bones and preventing eye cataracts, researchers said on Thursday.
  • When the going gets tough, the tough eat out
    Sure, the economy stinks. But you can still afford to eat out if you're smart about it.
  • Opting To Buy Clothing With A Conscience
    It seems the era of the big box store has helped people become big consumers. Cheap clothing and electronics have led many to treat those products as disposable items. However, the Green Movement is changing that, which is music to the ears to those who've been a part of it for years.
  • Music Review: Sloan - Parallel Play
    An opus of the highest order, this is a slick and sleek record worthy of several spins. After perhaps overloading things with the 30-track smorgasbord Never Hear the End of It, Sloan has followed up the 2006 giant with a slick, sleek, speedy entry. Parallel Play is the antithesis of Never Hear the End of It, with songs melding into one another with little more than a breath between cuts and a ...
  • with no operating system
    Hm. Was it Microsoft that let you buy a white label PC that would run "any OS" or was it the BIOS vendors reverse-engineering IBM's BIOS? Microsoft is happy to SELL their PROPRIETARY product to anyone who wants, and Apple doesn't want to "part-out" their software/hardware solution, but Microsoft is just pushing their proprietary solution(convicted monopoly) 'on top' of functionallly open ...
  • Oasis - Gallagher Baffled By Modern Music Industry
    OASIS rocker NOEL GALLAGHER is confused by the present day music industry, because the process of releasing an album now is completely different to when the band first ...
  • MTA is forced to end Titans shuttle service
    Because of a new federal regulation, the Metro Transit Authority will no longer provide its End-Zone Express Shuttle service to LP Field on Titans game day. A private charter service may take over for MTA.
  • On the Air
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  • Cofirmation of the first tracks for Rock Band 2
    So, the news is out on the playlist for the sweaty-plamily awaited garage band computing classic, Rock Band 2. Rock!
  • Del McCoury Surveys Moneyland
    Del McCoury is 69 years old, but he's still learning from his elders. Bluegrass pioneer Mac Wiseman introduced him to "Breadline Blues 1932," a musical plea to vote for change.
  • New iPhone fixes two earlier faults
    Apple Inc.'s iPhone has been the world's most influential smart phone since its debut a year ago, widely hailed for its beauty and functionality. It was a true hand-held computer that raised the bar for all its competitors.
  • Area has rich musical tradition
    When Roy Haynes headlines the Norwalk Jazz Festival in Veterans Memorial Park today, audience members will experience a living legend with a historic link to the music that few living musicians possess.
  • Great dates in Cleveland that are easy on the wallet
    Just because the economy is on the decline, your social life doesn't have to be. Especially when it comes to dating. Greater Cleveland offers so many cheap dates that don't seem "cheap."
  • Don't Buy an iPhone 3G
    Sure, the Apple iPhone 3G will be a great smartphone, but it comes with some serious shortcomings.
  • Have you seen what budget phones can do now?
    Owners of smartphones have long looked down on budget phones with the assumption that cheap means nasty. However, budget phones have developed in leaps and bounds lately, and they may catch up with smartphones sooner than most people realise.
  • The Unraveling of the Suburban Fringe
    Most of the overbuilding during the housing bubble took place in outer-ring suburbs. They are also likely the places to be hit worst by the downturn
  • The great Google-Nokia-Apple war
    The three tech-sector giants are positioning themselves to become major players in the emerging market for versatile, computerlike smart phones.
  • When status is the style
    The Uptown boutique Status continues to lead the way for high-end streetwear in the Twin Cities, and it even got a visit from the style's fashion icon last month.
  • Is it curtains for critics?
    An army of arts bloggers is posting internet reviews on subjects from grand opera to soap opera - instant, global and free. US newspapers have begun to ditch their reviewers as digital alternatives flourish. Could it happen here?
  • The next chapter: It's digital
    Paul Miller is a word guy " a Davidson College English professor who makes his living reading, writing and teaching. Books, naturally, play a big part in his life, lining shelves in his upstairs foyer, his kids' rooms, his office. But in April, this 45-year-old professor took a step into a brave new world. He bought a Kindle " the paperback-sized digital book reader that's the latest contender ...
  • Coldplay, Radiohead on vinyl is music to our ears
    For the record, vinyl sales are still sound
  • A New Fashion Catches On in Paris: Cheap Bicycle Rentals
    A year after the introduction of the sturdy gray bicycles known as Vélib’s, other major cities, including American ones, are exploring similar projects.
  • Music to your ears: how to plug in to downloading
    The rapid rise of the MP3 player has revolutionised the way we buy and listen to music over the past few years. In 2007, sales of CD albums fell by 10 per cent, while the number of tracks downloaded from the internet rose by more than a third.
  • Guy rocks Best Buy
    DOWNERS GROVE -- It's the kind of futuristic moment you see in the movies: A legendary musician is performing in front of computer screens and plasma TVs while the fans wave lasers and lights to the beat.
  • Cheap Date: Two wheels or four welcome at roadhouse
    One of our favorite road trip dates is driving to Syracuse to a longtime bikers' standard: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 246 W. Willow St. We're, of course, not bikers, but there's just something about the place that makes you want to return for the atmosphere, food and live music.
  • Sour notes on a euro scale
    Burger King felt spendy. Brooklyn indie rockers Oxford Collapse were touring the United Kingdom, and the American cheap-eats staple seemed, to those spending the devalued dollar, expensive. Yes, Burger King. Expensive.
  • Food, Music A Big Hit At Night Markets
    Bandar Seri Begawan - The wide variety of food, decorative lights and performances were the most sought after attractions by visitors who come to the night markets during this festive season to celebrate His Majesty's 62nd birthday.
  • Rock god Plant finds new roots
    While Alison Krauss performed before her hometown crowd at Sommet Center on Saturday night, it was also a homecoming of sorts for her British singing partner, Robert Plant.
  • Music & Gigs
    The rapid rise of the MP3 player has revolutionised the way we buy and listen to music over the past few years. In 2007, sales of CD albums fell by 10 per cent, while the number of tracks downloaded from the internet rose by more than a third.
  • Loud music makes you drink more, study says
    There are many factors that fuel binge drinking, but according to a recent study, music may be one of them. Now, it probably doesn't help that bars today are crowded, hot, sell cheap drinks, and have less tables for drinkers to set their glasses on, but could loud music really be another contributing factor? According to the Daily Mail , researchers from the University of South Brittany ...
  • Pitchfork Music Festival 2008: Sunday
    Part three of our 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival recap includes photos of the entire day's sets and interviews with HEALTH, Apples in Stereo, King Khan, Les Savy Fav, M. Ward, Bon Iver, and Spoon. read more
  • Featured Column: Fire Raging in the Woodlands: A Tale Of Danger and Music and Loss and More Music
    There are certain events that everyone needs to go to once in their life if at all possible. The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is one. You want to try Jam Cruise before peak oil destroys the cruise industry. Bonnaroo must be experienced.
  • Classic rock, classic rides at annual car show/concert
    Cheap Sneakers rocked. Nearly 130 vintage vehicles rolled.
  • An iTease: Something Cool and Cheap from Apple
    As usual, Apple didn't offer many specifics on its quarterly conference call with investors. But the company did hint that it has something really juicy to introduce before the end of September.
  • LIVE AND DANGEROUS: 'Don't Stop Believing'
    Why would someone have spent $300 to be front and center in VIP seats at the Cheap Trick, Heart and Journey concert last Tuesday? When you watch them perform, it's easy to see why. After 30 years of show business, these bands know what it takes to make an amazing music experience for their fans. Seeing three tried-and-true rock acts is a worthwhile investment, even if the lineup is a ...
  • UK is full of overheating, electrocuting mains chargers
    Trading Standards in the UK are issuing a warning to anyone who has brought a cheap mains charger over the past 18 or so months for their Nintendo DS, Lite, Gameboy, mobile phone or digital music player. The chargers carry the code DE62347066, or are marked as “Travel Charger”. They may also be carrying the [...]
  • Pencil This In: Tuesday
    Listen to world music while hanging with real animals tonight -- at the zoo. / Photo by the Eye of Brad via LAist's flickr pool. ZOO MUSIC *: How cool is this event? Tonight, the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association is hosting an evening of world music at the LA Zoo and Botanical Gardens . From 6-9 pm, guests will be able to see the animals at night (until 8 pm) and listen to the ...
  • Ms. Cheap visits Great Escape
    For more than 30 years, smart shoppers have counted on The Great Escape for deals on used music, movies, magazines, video games, books and collectibles.
  • Music this week
    Live music and more, tonight through Thursday, compiled by Tom Di Nardo, Shaun Brady, Sara Sherr, Jonathan Takiff and Damon C. Williams.
  • Paying for downloads is like buying air
    The record industry is as outdated as shipbuilding. Artists no longer need it to get their music out
  • Weekend: Music, 'Day of the Cowboy' & 'X-Files'
    Musical performances, cowboy-themed events and a sci-fi movie release are tops this weekend.
  • Buddy Guy rocks Best Buy
    It's the kind of futuristic moment you see in the movies: A legendary musician is performing in front of computer screens and plasma TVs while the fans wave lasers and lights to the beat.
  • Staycations: Close, cheap, fun
    For summer recreation or 'staycation,' good times abound in Richmond area.
  • Pirated CDs seized from ABQ music store
    Investigators with the New Mexico attorney general's office have executed a search warrant at an Albuquerque music store in connection with an investigation into illegally reproduced CDs.
  • Home Front: T-Shirt Quilts, Reglazing Tubs, IKEA Sofas and Hated Design Trends
    Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas, from slipcovers and shutters to dog hair and duvet covers.
  • Gangsta Godfather
    The walls in Morey Alexander's home office chronicle his decades in the music business, from breaking acts like N.W.A. to producing albums by blues greats such as B.B. King.
  • Shy Wolf fundraiser was a night on the wild side
    Patrons came to the Animal Masquerade Party dressed up as their favorite animal for the fundraising event benefiting Shy Wolf Sanctuary, Education and Experience Center in Collier County. The party, held at Bambusa's Bar and Grill, featured a buffet, live music, and Barbra Streisand impersonator. But the stars of the event were the animals.
  • Amazon: The Avis of digital music
    It was easy to scoff two years ago when word leaked out that Amazon was launching its own digital music service. The Seattle-based online retailer wasn't just mulling an iTunes-like download store - it was supposedly drawing up plans for a branded iPod-like device.
  • Column: Ten years " It's just a watch battery away
    Just the other day, I bought a cheap watch.
  • Back to school survival guide
    It's back-to-school time. Sure, there's reading, writing and 'rithmetic to think about. And yes, there's that ever-lengthening shopping list from teachers, asking you to supply the schoolhouse with everything from Ziploc bags to zip drives.
  • Copenhagen: A local's view
    Tim, 33, is a Canadian who moved to Copenhagen in 2000 to study at Copenhagen Business School. He has been working full-time in Copenhagen since 2004, currently as a journalist for a bank.
  • Billy Graham is a Devil Worshipper!
    Ha Ha! Fooled you! He is the Devil himself! "Psst! Lets go to a crusade, pose as Christians, and get rid of anyone who is stupid enough to come down and assume the title of Jesus Christ!" "You know what we do with Messiahs, don't you?"
  • Home Front: Dorm Room Decor, Displaying Diplomas and "Man Rooms"
    Post Home Section staffers Jura Koncius and Terri Sapienza take questions on your decorating dilemmas. This week, they start getting ready to go back to school, as they learn about eco-friendly college dorms and help parents get organized for their students' routines.
  • Cricket: England v South Africa - live over-by-over report!
    South Africa clinched their first victory in England since 1965 thanks to an epic 154 not out from Graeme Smith.
  • Breweries & sin taxes The debate
    IT'S that time of the year as the brewery and cigarette companies (BCCs) make their public relations rounds to spread the news against any sin taxes in the upcoming budget.
  • Nick Robinson
    David Miliband tests the waters for a leadership bid
  • Record breaker: Where can the money-conscious music-lover find the best deals?
    After reading about the latest proposed attempt to stop illegal internet downloads and file-sharing by imposing a £30 licence fee on those downloading music, I set about trying out the various ways in which you can buy music " and as cheaply as possible. Since the 12 Mercury nominees will be the names gracing most music-lovers' shopping lists this week, my mission is to purchase the lot for as ...
  • Three-Cent Music Tracks Try To Crack China's Piracy Problem
    Just how cheap do music downloads need to be before listeners will buy them rather than pull 'em from P2P? About three cents, reckons one new Chinese platform. That's how much a track costs at Wawawa, a new platform started by ringtone firm R2G with repertoire from San Fran-based indie distributor Ioda. The service offers up to 88 MP3s per month for 20 yuan ($2.92) - the price set low in a ...
  • Wawawa Hopes Three-Cent Tracks Can Crack China's Music Piracy
    Just how cheap do music downloads need to be before listeners will buy them rather than pull 'em from P2P? About three cents, reckons one new Chinese platform. That's how much a track costs at Wawawa, a new offering started by ringtone firm R2G with repertoire from San Fran-based indie distributor Ioda.
  • SONY'S MUSIC PLAY
    Sony Corp. boss Howard Stringer is doubling down on his bet on the music business. The media and consumer-electronics giant has reached a deal to buy Bertelsmann's half of struggling major label Sony BMG for $900 million, with an eye toward using...
  • Cheap - sometimes free - gas is a hot promotional item as retail sales falter
    SPRINGFIELD - Give blood, and you might earn a chance for free gasoline. Line up donors to a worthy cause, get a gas card.
  • Greek holiday sex attack warning
    Holidaymakers are most at risk of being sexually assaulted by other British tourists in Greece, according to figures seen by Newsbeat. The Home Office is starting an anti-rape campaign in the country's major resorts.
  • Muni driver attacked with fire extinguisher
    A Muni operator was hospitalized on Monday night after a passenger struck him with a fire extinguisher following a heated altercation, authorities said.
  • Invincibility
    Invincible (center) oversees a Detroit Summer L.A.M.P. workshop. Invincible, 2004. Invincible to the rescue.
  • China's cars one more demand on supply
    Nodding his head to the disco music blaring out of his car's nine speakers, Zhang Linsen swings the shiny, black Hummer H2 out of his company's gates in Songjiang, China, and on to the spacious four-lane road.
  • Car-crazy China a guzzler of world's oil
    SONGJIANG, China " Nodding his head to the disco music blaring out of his car's nine speakers, Zhang Linsen swings the shiny, black Hummer H2 out of his company's gates and on to the spacious four-lane road.
  • iPhone nano: Fact or fiction?
    Apple's game will keep us guessing...
  • Virgin Festival survival tips
    T his weekend, thousands of live music lovers will pour into Pimlico Race Course for the third annual Virgin Mobile Festival.
  • Disney Leading Hollywood to the Videogame Grail
    News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio American Apparel Cashes In on Hip, Cheap Web Ads When Will IOC Realize Olympics Were Made for Web? The Wall Street Journal 's Broken Subscription System Subscribe to Portfolio magazine In 2002, when Graham Hopper was tapped to head Disney's videogame operations, his bosses gave him a choice: Come up with a ...
  • Where to Buy >>
    It's an undisputed fact: Hawthorne Stereo has one of the largest selections of Nakamichi cassette tape decks in the world. It also has pretty much anything else you'd want, including some very high-end Rega turntables, one of which I've had my eye on for years. Named for its original location on...
  • News, music, movies & restaurants from the editors of the Silicon Valley's #1 weekly newspaper. Serving San Jose, Palo ...
    WHEN a Porsche passes by, there's no doubt the car is a Porsche. But when you shop on eBay or visit a vendor of questionable repute, do you know if the clothing you're buying is the real deal? It is driving me crazy to see so much fashion fakery out there.
  • Sydney for a steal
    We live in one of the world's most expensive cities but there are still plenty of places for bargain entertainment, reports Jenny Tabakoff.
  • Pianist Lang Lang on becoming a phenom
    At just 26 years old, Lang Lang is one of the most popular classical musicians today and he is expected to wow the crowd at the Olympics Opening Ceremony. In his autobiography,  "Journey of a Thousand Miles," the Chinese pianist writes about how he has come so far.
  • Ultimate Cut-The-Crap In-Ear Headphone Battlemodo [Battlemodo]
    Why do music lovers put up with cheap stock earbuds? You've spent hundreds of dollars on an MP3 player then effectively nullify your investment with headphones that suck the soul out of the music...
  • Great Looking Speakers
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