tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post5085554153369223335..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Something Else #4 - Music Blogsallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-86144212740681012652008-02-13T13:29:00.000-08:002008-02-13T13:29:00.000-08:00Dime a Dozen was under yet another name after it w...Dime a Dozen was under yet another name after it was called Sharing the Groove that it had at the time I joined. Can't remember it.<BR/><BR/>I happened upon a nice history of bootlegs about ten years ago. It's called <I>Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry</I>. It's on Google books <A HREF="http://books.google.com/books?id=D1znNTPI1ncC&pg=PA417&dq=heylin+bootlegs&sig=Us-ptMpxw4U6w7DJKKZVZ9MYQ4c#PPA417,M1" REL="nofollow"> here </A>. Heylin starts with how classical and jazz shows were bootlegged first, then gets into the history of the early rock boots, especially Dylan and the Stones.<BR/><BR/>At the time, living in Japan, I was going nuts over being able to buy bootlegs freely -- although at great expense. The beauty of the bittorrent sites is that you don't have to pay for them anymore. And often someone will clean a bootleg up and offer it at better quality than it would have been available for before. Of course, people still put bootlegs up for sale on eBay, so it's a matter of educating fans that they're available for free to keep the money out of these folks' hands.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-12515601472235953502008-02-13T13:05:00.000-08:002008-02-13T13:05:00.000-08:00I miss WFMU. Listening online doesn't help me. I n...I miss WFMU. Listening online doesn't help me. I need it from a radio, in the kitchen. Oh well.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-13596859877775395582008-02-13T12:50:00.000-08:002008-02-13T12:50:00.000-08:00as both a WFMU DJ and regular JoS reader I am happ...as both a <A HREF="http://wfmu.org" REL="nofollow">WFMU</A> DJ and regular JoS reader I am happy to see these worlds colliding! I appreciate the Beware of the Blog mention... I know you mentioned it at least once before, but didn't have a chance to comment at the time.<BR/><BR/>While it's not strictly blog-related, I'd like to make an additional WFMU-related plug, if I may: just about every WFMU show is archived in MP3 format for a month after it's aired. While you can't grab individual songs, many shows have playlists where you can click directly to specific tracks. If nothing else, it could be a good way to discover artists that you can then seek out on the music blogs and elsewhere.efdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043274887188896152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-77708980102485644792008-02-13T06:16:00.000-08:002008-02-13T06:16:00.000-08:00I'm more into movies than music, but one blog I go...I'm more into movies than music, but one blog I go to all the time is <A HREF="http://bennloxo.com/" REL="nofollow">Benn loxo du taccu</A>, a great source for music from Africa (and, occasionally, other parts of the world). A lot of what Matt posts is pretty rare, certainly in the US.Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544047015325046422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-89587874302113671062008-02-13T05:35:00.000-08:002008-02-13T05:35:00.000-08:00There is this, but it looks more like news. Nargo'...There is <A HREF="http://www.thebluegrassblog.com/" REL="nofollow">this</A>, but it looks more like news. <BR/><BR/>Nargo's country blog might have some bluegrass -- maybe A Truer Sound. Also, go to the Gravy Bread link and scroll through the alphabet.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-52052754381088031782008-02-13T05:21:00.000-08:002008-02-13T05:21:00.000-08:00I love Doc Watson. If you're listening to bluegras...I love Doc Watson. If you're listening to bluegrass, be sure to go back to Bill Monroe, who pretty much invented the genre. <BR/><BR/>Don't know about bluegrass blogs, but they couldn't be hard to find if they're out there. Google Blog Search, for one.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-69218081292853368452008-02-12T23:09:00.000-08:002008-02-12T23:09:00.000-08:00I don't know anything about blogs, and not much ab...I don't know anything about blogs, and not much about music. However, I recently discovered Doc Watson, and it's all I can listen to. Do you know of any good bluegrass music blogs?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275910125866070618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80385739723697969312008-02-12T15:58:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:58:00.000-08:00I'm pretty sure I've downloaded more stuff than I'...<I> I'm pretty sure I've downloaded more stuff than I'll ever listen to!</I><BR/><BR/>Are you planning to live to be 200 years old? If so, and if you stop downloading now, you might listen to everything.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-72907341640622568812008-02-12T15:47:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:47:00.000-08:00Some news via Dime:Any Replacements fans should cl...Some news via Dime:<BR/><BR/>Any Replacements fans should click <A HREF="http://colormeimpressednews.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>!!!<BR/><BR/>I've already got thull's 4-CD Sessions anthology, so I'm not sure what/if new stuff will be on these babies, but this is cool news!!<BR/><BR/>Also, I've thumbed through Walsh's book in hardcover -- it looks great! -- but I'm waiting for the paperback.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-88196188861432369902008-02-12T15:36:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:36:00.000-08:00I'm a Dime a Dozen addict.Ha, me too! I joined bac...<I>I'm a Dime a Dozen addict.</I><BR/><BR/>Ha, me too! I joined back in July 2004 when it was called Sharing The Groove. I'm pretty sure I've downloaded more stuff than I'll ever listen to!<BR/><BR/>Not sure if we are in the same threads, but I'm redsock there too. My avatar is my book cover!<BR/><BR/>Share ratio -- I was at 1.2 or so at Dime, then Rogers starting fucking with bit torrent traffic. So I dropped to .9 -- and that's with leaving stuff open for a week or more. Sometimes I get the same show (like a 4 GB DVD) through The Vine Factory to help my ratio since there's a fair amount of cross-posting.<BR/><BR/>If you care: Hunger City is great for Dylan. I've got a ton of his gospel shows through them.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-46658981171848094482008-02-12T15:25:00.000-08:002008-02-12T15:25:00.000-08:00I'm a Dime a Dozen addict. If you do bittorrent sh...I'm a Dime a Dozen addict. If you do bittorrent shows, please stick around after you've finished to upload -- your share ratio should be above 1.00 to be a good citizen. I leave my computer on to achieve a good rating, but my upload speeds aren't good enough to do anything spectacular.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.com