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Anatomy of an MP3 meme, and why can't
the BBC play MP3s?

Anatomy of an MP3 meme, and why can't
the BBC play MP3s? 06/10/2004 01:22 PM
BoingBoing reader Rob Annable posted this curious item about a song featured in a BoingBoing post -- that crazy "Rodeohead" bluegrass parody of Radiohead. It traveled from BoingBoing to Rob's blog to John Peel's show on BBC Radio 1. That's interesting, but what's really interesting is the fact that the BBC's legendary DJ told Rob the BBC can't play MP3s. Link (Thanks, JP)

tech.life@play | Xbox's exclusives play
starring role

tech.life@play | Xbox's exclusives play
starring role 05/27/2004 04:43 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer May 27 2004 8:10AM GMT

You want MP3s with that?

You want MP3s with that? 04/14/2004 05:23 PM
McDonald's plans to use its Wi-Fi network to deliver digital content, including music files, to customers as well as to support in-house business applications.

Play-by-play at E3 games expo

Play-by-play at E3 games expo 05/14/2004 10:41 AM
CNET May 14 2004 2:32PM GMT

coolass mp3s

coolass mp3s 05/01/2004 10:56 PM
Browse MP3it's collection - Some free music for fans of gybe!, Black Heart Procession, Rumah Sakit, The Champs, Sea and Cake, and others.

Amplify your MP3s

Amplify your MP3s 09/09/2004 03:06 AM
G4 Tech TV Sep 9 2004 7:39AM GMT

Pay To Have Your CDs Turned Into MP3s

Pay To Have Your CDs Turned Into MP3s 01/26/2004 12:42 PM
I've mentioned before that I'm still a bit behind on using digitized music, as it seems like quite a chore to rip all my CDs. It's been something of an ad hoc process. Every once in a while, when I want to listen to a specific CD and have the music stored on my computer, I'll rip that CD. However, ripping them all (over 1,000) seems like quite a process. That said, I'm still not sure I'd be interested in a service that would rip your CDs into MP3s for you. Still, it appears plenty of people are interested and are paying about a dollar per CD to have the process done. While the service was originally intended for DJs, many people are apparently signing up to have their personal collections ripped as well. Of course, you have to wonder how sustainable this business is. You certainly aren't going to have many repeat customers.

They Might Be Giants's new album as
$0.99 MP3s

They Might Be Giants's new album as
$0.99 MP3s 07/08/2004 05:32 AM
They Might Be Giants have put their new album online as MP3s, for $0.99 each, with the whole disc available for $9.99. The disc costs $18, and the band has refused to withhold material from the Web version to make up for the discrepancy, listening to fans who insisted that they wanted to buy the disc online. Link (Thanks, Jon!)

First Mac OS X trojan infects MP3s

First Mac OS X trojan infects MP3s 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
trojan in questions .. MP3Concept alert .. today announced .. Press Release .. MP3Concept .. announced .. Troj

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Send Back Your MP3s

Send Back Your MP3s 11/17/2003 09:12 AM
Here's a site that every youngster who's ever downloaded an illegal MP3 must visit. It changed my life. I think it just might change yours....

Pez to dispense MP3s instead of candy

Pez to dispense MP3s instead of candy 03/25/2005 04:55 PM
MP3 gadget maker signs a deal with the candy icon to make music players that look like the famous treat dispensers.

Send back your MP3s

Send back your MP3s 11/17/2003 09:17 AM
Do you feel remorse over all the MP3s you've downloaded? This site has the answer: send them back!

1. Look up the email address of your regional RIAA authority (listed in your white pages under "Recording Industry: Regional Authorities)

2. Open up your email program, such as Microsoft Outlook or Microsoft Outlook Express

3. Create an email to the email address you found.

4. Attach all the MP3s you're returning

Link (via JoHo the Blog)

Sailing the seas of MP3s

Sailing the seas of MP3s 07/19/2004 03:04 PM
Apple, Virgin hum different tunes when it comes to new digital music players. Also: Napster enrolls in college (again).

Abbie Hoffman MP3s

Abbie Hoffman MP3s 04/04/2005 06:25 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Steal this LP: here's Abbie Hoffman's 1969 record album, Wake Up America! in MP3 format.

This reminded me of the time I met Hoffman. It was around 1985 or 1986, when Carla and I went to a 1960s conference in San Francisco. (Tom Robbins, Timothy Leary, Paul Krassner, and so on, were there. We went mainly to see Leary.)

Some reporter from a paper up in Marin or Sonoma spotted us and decided to write an article about us -- still not sure why. Anyway, he insisted on introducing us to Abbie Hoffman, who was there. I think he had recently come out of hiding. I hate meeting famous people in situations like this, and I wasn't looking forward to meeting but Carla and I meekly went along at the reporter's insistence. Hoffman was standing in the lobby, looking very grumpy. We were introduced, and he gruffly shook our hands, but avoided eye contact. He then announced to us, without looking at any of us, that he needed to find a payphone to get the score to a ball game, because he had money riding on the outcome. He walked away without saying anything else.

I don't blame him for not wanting to be bothered, but I learned something. To this day, when I have the opportunity to meet a famous person, I almost always decline. I usually don't have anything to say to them and they don't have anything to say to me.
Link (via WFMU's Beware of the Blog)

"flaming other bl0gs via hip-hop MP3s"

"flaming other bl0gs via hip-hop MP3s" 01/28/2004 03:23 AM

Pay Service Turns CDs Into MP3s

Pay Service Turns CDs Into MP3s 01/26/2004 07:09 AM
Time was that everybody was converting their vinyl into CDs. Now a New York firm will rip an entire CD collection to the MP3 format for a fee. Is this the death of the CD? By Leander Kahney.

CD-Rs and MP3s Not Hurting Record Sales

CD-Rs and MP3s Not Hurting Record Sales 01/04/2004 07:18 AM

Personalized Radio... Based On Your MP3s

Personalized Radio... Based On Your MP3s 08/02/2004 01:39 PM
Wired News is running a story about Last.fm, an internet radio station that goes a bit beyond most internet radio stations in its ability to personalize what you hear. While most stations require users to rate a variety of songs to come up with a profile of what you like, Last.fm uses plugin Audioscrobbler to comb your hard drive for music files and build a profile of what you like. It will then create a personalized station based on what you already had on your hard drive. It also includes other features, such as the ability to listen to other users' radio stations. The company is perfectly legal, having paid for online radio licenses from the music industry. What's interesting is the company's business model: they're selling market research to record labels. What the article doesn't say is whether or not this scares off any users who don't like the thought of a list of what they have on their hard drive being sent to record labels (though, obviously, Last.fm isn't sending lists of specific hard drives, but more aggregate data). Either way, it sounds like a cool use of the technology for those who don't mind sharing what they're listening to.

MP3s of former slaves telling their
stories

MP3s of former slaves telling their
stories 01/27/2004 04:07 PM
Mind blowing recordings taken between 1932 and 1975 of former slaves describing their lives.

The former slaves discuss how they felt about slavery, slaveholders, how slaves were coerced, their families, and, of course, freedom. It is important to keep in mind, however, that all of those interviewed spoke sixty or more years after the end of their enslavement, and it is their full lives, rather than their lives during slavery, that are reflected in their words. They have much to say about living as African Americans from the 1870s to the 1930s, and beyond. As part of their testimony, several of the ex-slaves sing songs, many of which were learned during the time of their enslavement.

Link (Via The Cartoonist)

Building Playlists Of Free MP3s

Building Playlists Of Free MP3s 04/09/2004 04:04 PM
Despite what the recording industry would have you believe, there actually are a lot of bands who release tracks as MP3s for free online, as a way of promoting their music. A while back Lucas Gonze came up with the idea of helping people create web-based playlists for such free MP3s and ended up creating Webjay. I had played around with it a couple months ago when he launched it, but haven't had much time since. It looks like many others, though, have started populating it with some interesting playlists. The idea is not to include unauthorized MP3s (and, in fact, those lists get taken down), but as a way to help promote bands who realize the benefit of offering free MP3s online.

Tijuana Christmas MP3s from hell

Tijuana Christmas MP3s from hell 12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin: El amigo de BoingBoing moblog kid dice:

"Tijuana Xmas! Aaaaaaahahaha! the cheesiest christmas songs, straight outta Tijuana! these are going straight onto a christmas cd to terrorize my family."

Link to Christmas MP3s from "The Border Brass." Link to image of front cover, Link to back.

Link to the label behind the album, part of a series of xmas releases. (Thanks, Shawn)

Reader Bill the Splut says,

"As the owner of scores of freakishly anti-Christmas albums that have been used to abuse my friends at this time of year, I was excited to buy "Tijuana Christmas" for a dollar. But I never used it. The reason isn't that LP isn't cheezy enough, but because the joke is too subtle. As an actual, admitted lifetime fan of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Tijuana Christmas is brilliant. They aren't just Xmas tunes--every one is a parody of a TJB hit. For instance, note how track 3 mimics A Taste of Honey. The rest of the tracks have similar musical jokes.

"And people would've caught those jokes. Remember, the TJB was a huge success before the Beatles came over. Anyone who was an American kid in the 60s had parents with most of Herb's LPs. Why else do you think that you find so many copies of Whipped Cream and Other Delights in every stack of used vinyl?"

Birds sing, MP3s accompany

Birds sing, MP3s accompany 12/28/2004 05:35 AM
Los Angeles Times Dec 28 2004 8:29AM GMT

'100% Legal MP3s,' my foot!

'100% Legal MP3s,' my foot! 07/06/2004 09:51 PM
ZDNet Jul 7 2004 0:19AM GMT

Kids superhero Xmas LPs as MP3s

Kids superhero Xmas LPs as MP3s 12/27/2004 10:38 AM
Cory Doctorow: Check out these MP3s made from old kids' superhero Xmas records!

01 - Superman Christmas Story - Light Up The Tree, Mr. President
02 - Batman Christmas Story - Christmas Carol Caper - Part 1
03 - Batman Christmas Story - Christmas Carol Caper - Part 2
04 - Wonder Woman Christmas Story - The Prisoner of Christmas Island

Link (via Waxy)

Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s

Motherlode of free Bollywood MP3s 12/22/2004 01:29 AM
Xeni Jardin: Sweeter than a mouthful of ja lebi. David Boyk says:

"While I was supposed to be studying for finals, I made a mix CD to introduce dubious Westerners to Bollywood. That didn't waste enough time, so I also made a big web site that has all the tracks from the CD, plus some more, and a lot of other information to explain Bollywood movies and music, and also to help a bit with language."

Far from a waste of time, David's terrific site includes a "bollywood for dummies" primer, and a very helpful list of common Hindi words you'll encounter. As for the MP3s, man -- there are some serious gems in here, in particular the rockin' 1960s numbers.

Link

20 lectures on science fiction as MP3s

20 lectures on science fiction as MP3s 06/05/2004 05:54 AM
The University of Minnesota has posted the audio from 20 lectures from its "Studies in Narrative: Science Fiction and Fantasy" distance-ed course. I haven't listened to them yet, but I've put 'em on my iPod for long plane-trips. Link (Thanks, Justin!)

says millions of people deleted their
mp3s

says millions of people deleted their
mp3s 11/07/2003 06:33 AM
Study: Millions delete all music files

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An important concession: MGM says
ripping MP3s is OK

An important concession: MGM says
ripping MP3s is OK 04/02/2005 09:20 AM
ZDNet Apr 2 2005 12:40PM GMT

Self-destructing MP3s don't satisfy
Korean RIAA

Self-destructing MP3s don't satisfy
Korean RIAA 06/03/2004 02:15 AM
Court case looms

Does the speed at which you burn MP3s on
a CD make a differe

Does the speed at which you burn MP3s on
a CD make a differe 09/10/2004 11:54 PM
TechTree Sep 11 2004 4:42AM GMT

'Bookmark' regular MP3s in iTunes for
later listening

'Bookmark' regular MP3s in iTunes for
later listening 04/12/2005 11:57 AM
I download lots of Podcasts, but sometimes I don't want to listen to a whole one; I want some music instead. This is fine if I have the Podcast in AAC format, but most of them are MP3. I know I could convert them, then make t...

Convert Real Audio files to MP3s

Convert Real Audio files to MP3s 02/01/2005 09:17 PM
bedouin: "By using a few freely available UNIX command line tools, and codecs from the OS X version of Real Player, one can easily and quickly convert Real Audio to MP3. What follows is a tutorial, including a shell script to automate the conversion process."

Import Linked MP3s into iTunes script

Import Linked MP3s into iTunes script 03/14/2005 05:33 PM
girtby.net : This AppleScript script “will download all links from the currently selected item in NetNewsWire that end in .mp3, import them into iTunes, then trash them.”

Bands Promoting Free MP3s Online

Bands Promoting Free MP3s Online 11/11/2003 10:23 PM
Sometimes it's good to be reminded that there are still musicians who can see through all the rhetoric and realize that it might be beneficial to them to offer their music online for free. Bands are coming to terms with the fact that free MP3s work as a promotional tool that brings people out to concerts - which is where they make their money anyway. The rest of the article includes typical quotes from the RIAA, including their favorite line: "you can't compete with free." Of course, that's a lie. You absolutely can compete with free - but you have to offer something worthwhile above what people can get for free, and that's what the industry keeps missing. Besides, the issue isn't really about "competing" with free - but using the free reproduction and distribution of the internet to your advantage. That's what the profiled band ("Q and not U") did. If an up-and-coming band can see that, why can't the industry association?

CBC radio's brilliant science show as
MP3s

CBC radio's brilliant science show as
MP3s 04/05/2005 04:48 PM
Cory Doctorow: Every Saturday morning for as long as I can remember, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has aired a brilliant science show called Quirks and Quarks, currently hosted by the erudite and fascinating Bob McDonald. Listening to these shows growing up is partially what's responsible for my interest in technology and science today. Since moving away from Canada, I've really missed my Quirks and Quarks -- so imagine my delight at discovering that the CBC is now making every episode available as a downloading MP3! Link (Thanks, JohnD!)

a service that will put kiosks in rock
clubs where you can pay to get mp3s

a service that will put kiosks in rock
clubs where you can pay to get mp3s 05/02/2004 04:34 AM
New technology brings live concerts home .. recording stuff

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Canada to Charge Music Royalties on MP3s

Canada to Charge Music Royalties on MP3s 12/12/2003 06:38 PM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 12 2003 4:58PM ET

BBC releases Reith Lectures online as
MP3s

BBC releases Reith Lectures online as
MP3s 04/09/2004 03:54 PM

For those of you who don't know, basically my job at the moment is to be one-half of a rapid-prototyping and R&D unit with Matt Webb over at the part of the BBC that handles the interactive aspects of the BBC's Radio and Music output. The department makes all the websites for the various Radio Networks as well as interactive TV stuff, stuff for mobile phones and - of course - the Radio Player. It's a pretty cool place to work and I'm proud of the work that we've managed to get done there (more on that in the next few months, hopefully).

So at the moment I'm particularly proud of the work that the department is doing. Basically Radio 4 do a series of programmes each year called The Reith Lectures, in which they get a notable thinker to come in and - over a series of lectures - expound upon a particular scientific, political or social theme. This year Wole Soyinka, Nobel Prize-winning poet, is talking about Climate of Fear. Normally - like many BBC radio shows - you can listen to them again via the BBC Radio Player. But this year they're doing something a bit different and I think pretty significant - they're releasing all the lectures as DRM-free MP3 files for people to download. There's more about this over at Dan Hill's site and Matt Jones has written some commentary on it too (Free as in speech). Hopefully it's the first open distribution of many programmes of this kind - enlightening, significant and weighty pieces of work that actually have the potential to make the world a better place - available for free from the BBC. Fingers crossed.

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55 Percent of Internet Users Say Without
MP3s, They Would Buy Fewer Albums

55 Percent of Internet Users Say Without
MP3s, They Would Buy Fewer Albums 06/20/2004 08:28 AM
Digital Chosunilbo Jun 20 2004 11:42AM GMT
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