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jagdriver

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glassbuteo wrote: jagdriver wrote: A few rounds of euchre, anyone?
been having to teach a lot of folks here in the PNW that awesome game... (it's best with adult refreshments, strategy becomes interesting, 'specially when folks forgot what was trump)  Absolutely requisite!
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jagdriver

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glassbuteo wrote: and when there in MI, just say: YA to DA U.P.!
(B.S. has a nice home/studio up in N. MI way)
A few rounds of euchre, anyone?
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hippiechick

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Nov 9, 2009 - 1:14pm |
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jagdriver wrote: I like that old time rock & roll
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jagdriver

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jagdriver

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Inamorato

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Nov 2, 2009 - 2:19pm |
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Inamorato wrote:Spotify is pretty cool but not available in the U.S.
Hit streaming service Spotify eyes U.S. music fans By Antony Bruno
DENVER (Billboard) - MTV Urge ... Yahoo Music Unlimited ... Virgin Digital ... Since 2003 — when iTunes launched in the United States — all of these digital music services have come and gone, without challenging Apple's market dominance, despite the backing of resource-rich parent companies.
Add in all the startups that have crashed and burned in the same time period and it starts to look as if no service could ever rival iTunes' traction with customers and critics.
Until now.
The Sweden-based startup Spotify, launched for public access in October 2008, has momentum like no other digital music service of the last six years. It offers on-demand music streaming, in both free and premium services, and now claims to have more than 6 million users in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the United Kingdom, France and Spain. At one point it reported signing up new members at a rate of 50,000 per day, although that figure has fallen since September, when the service restricted its free version to invited guests in the United Kingdom.
Spotify has won high marks from reviewers for the ease with which it provides access to a catalog of more than 6 million tracks from majors and indies alike and the unobtrusive way it delivers advertising.
Spotify's recently launched mobile version — available for the iPhone and Android-powered devices in Europe to premium subscribers who pay the equivalent of around $15 per month — has won similar praise. Although Spotify doesn't comment on its fund-raising activity, it has reportedly won $50 million worth of backing from investors — at a valuation of $250 million, an almost unheard-of sum for a music venture in today's stingy venture capital environment. The European service also has the full support of the major labels, which reportedly negotiated a collective 18 percent stake in the company.
Yet this momentum will be tested severely as the company prepares to enter the United States — the No. 1 music market in the world — with a launch expected either late this year or early next, depending on how fast it completes its negotiations with the majors.
"It's been talked about so much I don't think it can meet everyone's expectations," says Forrester Research analyst Sonal Gandhi. "If the Spotify experience can be as good as hyped, it has a lot of potential."
With negotiations ongoing, U.S. labels are reluctant to comment on the service. According to music industry sources, the labels are impressed with Spotify's achievements but want the service to start generating real revenue. To do so, it must take care not to let the usage model outpace the business model. (Full story)
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Inamorato

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Nov 2, 2009 - 9:54am |
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black321 wrote: Interesting article I thought. Anyone familiar with Spotify? The golden age of infinite music |

Not long ago, if you wanted music, you had to save up your pocket money, take a trip to the local record shop and lovingly leaf through its racks. Now, it's almost all free, instant and infinite. And our relationship with music has changed forever. We all know what the alleged future of music will look like. The record industry will be reduced to a smouldering ruin, the album replaced by endless individual songs and music rendered pretty much worthless by the fact that it's universally free. |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8330633.stm Spotify is pretty cool but not available in the U.S. Regarding Harris' assertions about the demise of the music industry, much of that has been brought on by the greed of record companies with some help from iTunes. The new model won't be much of an impediment to up-and-coming artists and might allow more of them to find an audience without needing the support of a record label. Of course, somebody has to pay something.
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HazzeSwede

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Nov 2, 2009 - 9:46am |
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I have Spotify,the free one.Sound standard OK,not great.Most artists in the lib.
Now in your iPhone too !
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black321

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Interesting article I thought. Anyone familiar with Spotify? The golden age of infinite music |

Not long ago, if you wanted music, you had to save up your pocket money, take a trip to the local record shop and lovingly leaf through its racks. Now, it's almost all free, instant and infinite. And our relationship with music has changed forever. We all know what the alleged future of music will look like. The record industry will be reduced to a smouldering ruin, the album replaced by endless individual songs and music rendered pretty much worthless by the fact that it's universally free. |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8330633.stm
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jagdriver

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Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck announce London O2 Arena gigFormer Yardbirds say it 'seemed natural' to hook up Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck have announced a joint gig to take place at London's O2 Arena next February. The duo, who played together in Japan earlier this year, will take to the stage at the O2 Arena on February 13 to each play a retrospective set, followed by a joint performance. Speaking about the gig, Beck said the two "had a blast" playing together in Japan, while Clapton heaped praise on his friend. "I've always considered to be one of the finest guitar players around," he said. "He's a friend, a great guy, and a truly gifted musician. We had such a fun time in Japan that it seemed natural to play together again." Although they never played together in The Yardbirds (Beck replaced Clapton in 1965), the two have remained close friends since the '60s. Tickets for the O2 Arena gig go on sale on September 28. To check the availability of Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0871 230 1094. See Bookingsdirect.com for more information. If you're on O2 you can get Priority Tickets to The O2 and O2 Academy venues up to 48 hours before they go on general release. Register at o2.co.uk/priority. Terms apply.
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Welly

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Sep 21, 2009 - 2:04pm |
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jagdriver wrote:Excerpted from article, Diana Krall's hard work for Quiet Nights
It's charming to meet a star who's starstruck. She may have sold 14 million albums but an intimate evening to honour Stevie Wonder at the White House hosted by the First Couple was almost too much for Diana Krall. And how were Barack and Michelle?
"The two of them are tall, strong, together - a couple who love each other. And we started talking. And I say: ‘Elvis and I . . .' and Barack says: ‘Elvis, he died'.
"‘No, I mean Elvis Costello, my husband.'
"And he says: ‘Really? You've been keeping this under wraps.'
"It was so funny . . . He had no idea we were married."
I'm somewhat surprised that she calles him that. It's not his real name. But I suppose it would be too weird to use two names, one in public and one in private.
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hippiechick

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Zooey Deschanel, 29, and Death Cab for Cutie singer Ben Gibbard, 33, tied the knot Saturday night near Seattle, her rep tells PEOPLE. The couple got engaged last year when Gibbard presented Deschanel with a three-carat diamond and platinum Neil Lane ring, a source told PEOPLE at the time. Deschanel currently stars in (500) Days of Summer. Gibbard also is in the indie band the Postal Service.
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jagdriver

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newwavegurly wrote: All this while I had thought it was syph...
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jagdriver

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Jul 7, 2009 - 9:37am |
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Excerpted from article, Diana Krall's hard work for Quiet Nights
It's charming to meet a star who's starstruck. She may have sold 14 million albums but an intimate evening to honour Stevie Wonder at the White House hosted by the First Couple was almost too much for Diana Krall. And how were Barack and Michelle?
"The two of them are tall, strong, together - a couple who love each other. And we started talking. And I say: ‘Elvis and I . . .' and Barack says: ‘Elvis, he died'.
"‘No, I mean Elvis Costello, my husband.'
"And he says: ‘Really? You've been keeping this under wraps.'
"It was so funny . . . He had no idea we were married."
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black321

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Jul 7, 2009 - 9:24am |
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John Squire swaps music for art | As a parade of recharged rock bands try to recapture past glories, former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire has not only refused a reunion, he has turned his back on music completely. Twenty years ago, he helped make one of Britain's greatest albums, the Stone Roses' debut. But now, Squire, whose Jackson Pollock-styled album sleeves were as memorable as his signature guitar lines, has devoted himself to visual art. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8137469.stm
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hippiechick

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Jul 7, 2009 - 7:34am |
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After 39 years, DJ Casey Kasem does his final weekly countdown of the country's top hits By Associated Press- 4:57 AM CDT, July 7, 2009
< sphereit start > LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Kasem has done his final countdown. The 77-year-old DJ told "American Top 20" listeners across the country Saturday that the program would be his last. Kasem launched his weekly countdown of the nation's most popular songs, the "American Top 40," on July 4, 1970. Ryan Seacrest took over the show in 2004, and Kasem went on to host two syndicated spinoffs, the "American Top 20" and "American Top 10." Kasem said he "loved every minute" of his broadcasting career, but that he was leaving the show to "free up time I need to focus on myriad other projects."
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hippiechick

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Jun 23, 2009 - 2:10pm |
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a pain killer, a coroner said Tuesday, and authorities are viewing his death as accidental. Toxicology tests showed the 45-year-old musician died from an overdose of fentanyl, Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said in a brief news release. The drug is found in patches commonly prescribed to treat chronic pain. Bennett died May 24 after being found unresponsive in his home in Urbana, 110 miles southwest of Chicago. In a recent posting on his MySpace page, Bennett wrote that he was getting ready for hip replacement surgery after years of pain. "As time has passed my mobility has continued to erode, to the extent that, for quite some time now, it has even been difficult to sit at the computer for more than just a few minutes," Bennett wrote in a posting dated April 25. Members of Bennett's family could not immediately be located for comment. There was no immediate response to an e-mail sent to his record company. PriCara, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recalled fentanyl patches in February 2008 after discovering that some leaked, causing labored breathing and possible overdose. There was no immediate indication that Bennett had used such a patch. Northrup did not return a call from The Associated Press and his office declined to immediately provide a copy of Bennett's autopsy, saying the investigation remains open. Bennett worked as a sound engineer and played instruments for Wilco from 1994 to 2001. He sued Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy in early May. Bennett claimed he was owed royalties for songs during his seven years with the group. After learning of Bennett's death Tweedy said Bennett made significant contributions to Wilco and said he would be remembered "as a truly unique and gifted human being." Bennett was born in the Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows and graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Chmapaign.
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Manbird

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May 12, 2009 - 10:59am |
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LISTEN TO THE HANDSOME FAMILY ON SIMPLE FOLK RADIOLive performance of just Brett and Rennie broadcast from Brighton, UK
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