Feb 4, 2008
6 Cool And Interesting Music Sites
From Blogs To Databases
The iTunes Music Store isn't worth visiting. There are so many other places where you can download music today, like Amazon, Pandora, Qtrax, mp3fiesta, even MySpace. I won't go into a list of websites where you can download or buy music simply because the list will get too long. They all pretty much amount to the same thing. Some are free, others are not. This ...
Feb 1, 2008
The Bedlam In Goliath?
Here marks the fall of The Mars Volta, or did that already happen?
I feel disappointed with myself even suggesting such a title. The Mars Volta is my favorite band; and I listen to a lot of music. I also think its very hard to write a review after listening to an album only a few times. However, after a couple listen-throughs, I wanted to share my thoughts. The ...
Jan 23, 2008
Rolling Stone Magazine Makes Senseless Lists
Why the Rolling Stone Greatest (anything) of All Time lists are all bogus
First of all, it is futile to create a list of the Greatest "Guitarist" or "Artist" or "Album" or "Song" of all time. There simply is no fair or objective way to make that assessment. Music should not be measured quantitatively. To say that The Beatles are the greatest musical artists of all time is just ...
Jan 12, 2008
iTunes vs. Winamp
What's the best media player today?
iTunes and Winamp seem to be the two most popular music players today, except for Windows Media Player. But no one uses that. I went through a phase with each of these and now realize I was grossly wrong about iTunes. I think the only reason people get iTunes is to sync their iPods and iPhones and (possibly) use the iTunes Music Store. ...