Boing Boing: David Byrne launches internet radio station

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David Byrne launches internet radio
station

David Byrne launches internet radio
station 03/28/2005 11:27 PM
Xeni Jardin: Musician and artist David Byrne, known most widely as co-founder of the Talking Heads, has just launched an internet radio station that streams the music he digs. I spoke with Mr. Byrne earlier today about the project for NPR's "Day to Day." Part of the interview will be included in a segment airing on the show tomorrow about filesharing and cultural change -- but here are more details about the radio project.

XJ: How do you feel about the fact that some of your fans are downloading your music for free?
David Byrne: It's a mixed bag. Sure, I would love to have compensation for that. But the argument of record companies standing up for artists rights is such a load of hooey. Most artists see nothing from record sales -- it's not an evil conspiracy, it's just the way the accounting works. That's the way major record labels are set up, from a purely pragmatic point of view. So as far as the artist goes -- who cares? I don't see much money from record sales anway, so I don't really care how people are getting it.

XJ: You've said that from an artist's perspective, one creative challenge of a cultural shift towards downloading individual songs is that when we're choosing what to download -- whether for free, or from fee-based services -- we tend to pick tunes we already know we like. Can you explain what you mean?
DB: I notice that the work of mine that tends to be downloaded most is the typical stuff, the hit singles, older Talking Heads material. From a creative point of view, the downside of that is that it becomes a kind of lowest common denominator -- you might not have as much of an opportunity to hear the full range of an artist's work as when you're buying an album. There's value in being exposed to things you didn't know you want. When you walk down the street, you have experiences that are unplanned and accidental that may expose you to new ideas, new things... it isn't just a matter of running an errand, or acheiving a specific goal. It's about the accidental things that happen to you along the way.

XJ: So online radio is one way to invite that sort of pleasant accident?
DB: I think so.

XJ: How tough was it to put the radio project together?
DB: I was surprised at how easy it was. There were legal issues to consider, licensing fees to be paid. But there are a couple of companies out there who will do licensing for you, and the fees weren't too prohibitive. Probably a larger fee than an individual would be happy paying. The fee range means it's not like everyone will be happy to put the contents of their ipods online any time soon -- legally, anyway.

XJ: How do you find the music you like?
DB: Often, I buy CDs online. I like to listen to a sample, see if it lives up to what I've heard. Usually word of mouth or a review sends me looking. I've also downloaded -- I guess you could say, illegally downloaded some songs, not that I do this all the time -- to get an idea of how something sounds, particularly if it's hard to find a decent sample at an online store.

XJ: What will we hear on Radio David Byrne?
DB: Basically, whatever I'm listening to. I'll update it every couple of weeks. People sometimes ask me what I'm listening to, and I'll reel off a list of records. About halfway through the list, their eyes usually glaze over, and it's apparent they've never heard of the artists. So I thought -- well, let's make this easy. If people have any curiosity, let's make that stuff available, let people see for themselves what they think.

Link to Radio David Byrne.

Previously: Turning Heads with PowerPoint, David Byrne hearts PowerPoint. (Photo: David Byrne in Los Angeles, shot by XJ in 2004)

MSN Search launches with cruel joke
about Boing Boing

MSN Search launches with cruel joke
about Boing Boing 02/01/2005 08:37 PM
Xeni Jardin: Microsoft launched its new search service today. I gave it a whirl, with the search string "Boing Boing." At the top of the results stack, MSN Search asked me -- "Were you looking for Bling Bling?" Why yes, as a matter of fact I am, and if you knew how small our checks were... hey, you'd be searching elsewhere, too. Aaaand thank you... I'll be here all week.
Link (Thanks, EthDem). Previously, MSN Spaces: Seven Dirty Blogs

Update: Boing Boing reader Matthew Cox adds, "I thought I'd give the new MSN search a try and wanted to see what it would give me if I searched for the 'best web browser.' Discounting the sponsored sites, the first two returned links were to Mozilla/Firefox. IE didn't appear until #8."

And BB reader Jeff says,

I wanted to inform you that when you search for "worst browser" [with MSN Search], the first result is Internet Explorer.

Boing Boing: Boing Boing add Technorati
support

Boing Boing: Boing Boing add Technorati
support 04/13/2004 09:09 PM
Boing Boing add Technorati support .. showcasing it .. new feature .. just that

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"Boing Boing: Boing Boing add Technorati
support"

"Boing Boing: Boing Boing add Technorati
support" 04/14/2004 09:03 AM

Mynah bird "boing boing boing" clip

Mynah bird "boing boing boing" clip 04/10/2004 10:16 AM
Ian Brown found this weird clip of a mynah bird saying "boing boing boing." 17K WAV Link (Thanks, Ian!)

Boing Boing audio interview with Mind
Hacks editor Matt Webb

Boing Boing audio interview with Mind
Hacks editor Matt Webb 12/22/2004 01:30 AM
Mark Frauenfelder: I'm starting to get interested in podcasting, so I interviewed Matt Webb, the co-editor of the new book, Mind Hacks, just published by O'Reilly. It's 25 minutes long, and I even created a cheesy Garageband theme song for what I hope is the first of many interviews.

Note: Matt wrote me with the following info -- "This is the McGu rk video I was talking about. Just proving that I'm nothing without my notes, I incorrectly remembered the McGurk sounds! It's a visual 'ga' and an aural 'ba' that combine to the perception of 'da.' No 'va' at all (that's a variation on the experiment)."

The Mind Hack's weblog is here.

Link to BitTorrent file of my interview with Matt Webb.

Link to BitTorrent stats. (Thanks, Chuck!)

Boing Boing: Transparent screen
illusion: set laptop's wallpaper to a
photo of the wall behind it

Boing Boing: Transparent screen
illusion: set laptop's wallpaper to a
photo of the wall behind it 03/24/2005 08:43 AM
Transparent screen illusion: set laptop's wallpaper to a photo of the wall behind it .. via boingboing

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Boing Boing: Shirky: stupid (c) laws
block me from publishing own work online

Boing Boing: Shirky: stupid (c) laws
block me from publishing own work online 04/01/2005 05:23 PM
Clay Shirky rants about the absurd US copyright laws that are preventing him from copying his own media .. Clay Shirky tried to use some crippled software to rip a DVD, and it didn't work .. Boing Boing

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Boing Boing: Join Friends of the
Creative Archive and help the Beeb put
EVERYTHING online

Boing Boing: Join Friends of the
Creative Archive and help the Beeb put
EVERYTHING online 06/03/2004 06:37 AM
Join Friends of the Creative Archive and help the Beeb put EVERYTHING online .. Boing Boing

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Boing Boing: Guestbl0gger Russ Kick's
MemoryHole -- banned in Iraq?

Boing Boing: Guestbl0gger Russ Kick's
MemoryHole -- banned in Iraq? 06/03/2004 09:03 AM
Guestblogger Russ Kick's MemoryHole -- banned in Iraq? .. banned by the military

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Boing Boing: Orange Mobile's robotic
adherence to idiotic rules

Boing Boing: Orange Mobile's robotic
adherence to idiotic rules 05/14/2004 03:30 AM
Boing Boing: Orange Mobile's robotic adherence to idiotic rules .. Cory Doctorow tambm sofre nas mos das telefnicas .. What a way to find out what the term means

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Boing Boing: Game developers' amazing
rants on the state of the industry

Boing Boing: Game developers' amazing
rants on the state of the industry 03/14/2005 04:51 PM
boingboinged .. BoingBoing

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Boing Boing: Bush's plan to dose
Americans with expensive antipsychotics

Boing Boing: Bush's plan to dose
Americans with expensive antipsychotics 06/19/2004 04:40 AM
Bush's plan to dose Americans with expensive antipsychotics .. SOMA

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Boing Boing: EFF wins Grokster! Software
doesn't have to be easy for Hollywood to
wiretap!

Boing Boing: EFF wins Grokster! Software
doesn't have to be easy for Hollywood to
wiretap! 08/19/2004 09:01 PM
Boing Boing: EFF wins Grokster! Software doesn't have to be easy for Hollywood to wiretap! .. decision in the Grokster case .. this is good news .. historic decison .. BoingBoing

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Boing Boing: RNC-NYC: Update on arrest
of Joshua Kinberg, Bikes Against Bush

Boing Boing: RNC-NYC: Update on arrest
of Joshua Kinberg, Bikes Against Bush 08/31/2004 09:40 AM
RNC-NYC: Update on arrest of Joshua Kinberg, Bikes Against Bush .. was arrested

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Boing Boing: Tiny, witty pixellated
avatars: storTroopers are back

Boing Boing: Tiny, witty pixellated
avatars: storTroopers are back 04/11/2005 03:50 AM
Tiny, witty pixellated avatars: storTroopers are back

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Boing Boing: Bugmenot.com returns,
spokesbugperson says some news sites
trying to block it

Boing Boing: Bugmenot.com returns,
spokesbugperson says some news sites
trying to block it 08/23/2004 12:49 AM
Bugmenot.com returns, spokesbugperson says some news sites trying to block it .. "They'll have to pry it from my cold, dead hands" .. Boing Boing

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Boing Boing: Bill Gates: Free Culture
advocates = Commies

Boing Boing: Bill Gates: Free Culture
advocates = Commies 01/06/2005 02:39 PM
yesterday's Boing Boing post .. posts more of Gates' quote, .. BoingBoing link

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Boing Boing: Hersh: children raped at
Abu Ghraib, Pentagon has videos

Boing Boing: Hersh: children raped at
Abu Ghraib, Pentagon has videos 07/16/2004 11:53 AM
Hersh: children raped at Abu Ghraib, US government has videos .. the enemy is a lot closer to home .. he's been speaking

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Boing Boing: D&D book reader on
ferry hassled by security morons

Boing Boing: D&D book reader on
ferry hassled by security morons 08/13/2004 09:20 AM
US Homeland Security dweeb confiscates roleplaying manual .. D&D book reader on ferry hassled by security morons .. An entry on BoingBoing .. dangerous

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Boing Boing: Camera phones in Iraq;
digicams and truth in wartime

Boing Boing: Camera phones in Iraq;
digicams and truth in wartime 05/26/2004 04:36 AM
boingboingis talking about .. Xeni @ Boing Boing .. BoingBoing

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Boing Boing: Food Porn -- Burger King
Subservient Chicken

Boing Boing: Food Porn -- Burger King
Subservient Chicken 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
Food Porn -- Burger King Subservient Chicken .. Xeni @ BoingBoing points out .. boing boing description .. BoingBoing .. via

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Boing Boing: Train sign: Touching wires
= death + fine

Boing Boing: Train sign: Touching wires
= death + fine 04/01/2005 01:41 AM
Train sign: Touching wires = death + fine .. Don’t touch those wires! .. BoingBoing

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Boing Boing: Plagiarism-seeking IMmer
pranked and exposed -- UPDATED

Boing Boing: Plagiarism-seeking IMmer
pranked and exposed -- UPDATED 04/01/2005 06:41 AM
Plagiarism-seeking IMmer pranked and exposed -- UPDATED .. according to BoingBoing, it's a hoax .. Boing Boing initially cried hoax

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Boing Boing reports that US military may
be blocking access to news sites

Boing Boing reports that US military may
be blocking access to news sites 06/02/2004 07:52 PM

Xeni @ Boing Boing

More on blocked sites for .mil websurfers

Following up on this BoingBoing post about rumors that access to TheMemoryHole is being blocked on military computers in Iraq...

[John continues:]If the request was denied due to the Content Filter configuration is a sentence fragment, but with The content category reported is Gen. News. and If you feel this site was blocked in error, please contact the Help Desk the meaning is clear enough. For whatever reason, "General News" is not fit for our troops. I've been meaning to send her a list of links and ask her if she'd be willing to try to access them (Newsweek? New York Times? Common Dreams? Freerepublic.com [a conservative site]? townhall.com [another conservative site]?) I'm also curious what other kinds of sites she can't visit (geek news? music news? yahoo? wikipedia?) and whether she's prohibited from visiting these sites at work because she's /at work/, or if she's encouraged not to pursue the news in general.

Zaku, can you or anyone in the military in Iraq corroborate this or look into this?

Boing Boing: Coded messages on US govt
timeserver's nonstandard port

Boing Boing: Coded messages on US govt
timeserver's nonstandard port 04/06/2005 05:01 AM
Coded messages on US govt timeserver's nonstandard port

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Boing Boing: Calvin and Hobbes slipcased
complete collection coming

Boing Boing: Calvin and Hobbes slipcased
complete collection coming 09/20/2004 10:10 AM
BoingBoing

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Boing Boing: Sims-style
anti-teen-pregnancy ad from Belgium

Boing Boing: Sims-style
anti-teen-pregnancy ad from Belgium 03/25/2005 06:36 AM
Sims-style anti-teen-pregnancy ad from Belgium

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Boing Boing: Tigger boning Tickle Me
Elmo: Smart toys acting dumb

Boing Boing: Tigger boning Tickle Me
Elmo: Smart toys acting dumb 03/27/2005 08:04 AM
Boing Boing: Tigger boning Tickle Me Elmo: Smart toys acting dumb

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Boing Boing: Tsunami update: Microsoft
responds, bl0ggers organize, video
torrents

Boing Boing: Tsunami update: Microsoft
responds, bl0ggers organize, video
torrents 01/02/2005 12:46 AM
BoingBoing for their link as well

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Boing Boing: Thousands of Afghani POWs
brutally executed, CBC alleges US
military complicity

Boing Boing: Thousands of Afghani POWs
brutally executed, CBC alleges US
military complicity 05/06/2004 04:44 AM
Thousands of Afghani POWs brutally executed, CBC alleges US military complicity .. war-crimes committed against Afghani prisoners .. Quote .. via

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Boing Boing: Reality-TV human baby
giveaway, pissed-off Uri Geller claims
trademark breach

Boing Boing: Reality-TV human baby
giveaway, pissed-off Uri Geller claims
trademark breach 04/30/2004 07:37 AM
Your daily dose of What the Fuck? .. Boing Boing .. BoingBoing

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Boing Boing: Craigslist for-rent ads
scraped and placed on Google Maps

Boing Boing: Craigslist for-rent ads
scraped and placed on Google Maps 04/10/2005 08:06 AM
Craigslist for-rent ads scraped and placed on Google Maps .. [boingboing] .. Boing Boing .. BoingBoing

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Boing Boing: Star Wars Kid versus Kill
Bill

Boing Boing: Star Wars Kid versus Kill
Bill 04/28/2004 03:23 AM
Star Wars Kid versus Kill Bill .. Boing Boing .. hier

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Boing Boing: Intl MPAA/RIAA to ISPs: cut
your own throats

Boing Boing: Intl MPAA/RIAA to ISPs: cut
your own throats 04/09/2005 05:16 AM
Intl MPAA/RIAA to ISPs: cut your own throats .. Run a ISP here is how to go Bankrupt! .. BoingBoing

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Boing Boing: German newspaper
iPod/torture mashup

Boing Boing: German newspaper
iPod/torture mashup 05/10/2004 03:03 AM
German newspaper iPod/torture mashup .. boingboing

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Market share for Firefox equals or tops
IE on Boing Boing

Market share for Firefox equals or tops
IE on Boing Boing 03/14/2005 05:05 PM
If it hasn't been done already, somebody should create a page of links showing Firefox share for key web sites. It would show it catching up to and passing IE across a variety of sites popular with the "digitally aware". Will it cross the chasm to the mass market?...

Boing Boing: UK cinema copyright
warnings: a call to action

Boing Boing: UK cinema copyright
warnings: a call to action 05/16/2004 02:18 AM
Of course he nearly fell asleep during the film itself .. cory doctorow erzhlt von seinem letzten kinobesuch .. UK cinema copyright warnings: a call to action .. we take pictures .. bOING bOING

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Boing Boing: Finally, a bovine rectal
palpation simulator

Boing Boing: Finally, a bovine rectal
palpation simulator 04/06/2005 03:17 AM
Finally, a bovine rectal palpation simulator .. pour tre connu

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