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My favorite bloggist of the moment completes his epic 2K0 roundup of the The Most Authentic/Relevant/Successful Artists of the Decade (The Best Albums/MP3s/Songs/Artists/Bands/Humans of the Decade). The winner? John Mayer. A result that actually makes some sense once you’ve waded through Carles’s unorthodox tiers of relevance and sussed out his bizarre methodology. Whatever that is. [...] My favorite jam from this week is Doc Watson’s “Slidin’ Delta”. Just one of those rare songs I hear once, and then it’s all I want to hear. Great little tune. Caused me download a buttload of Doc Watson from the eMusic. Here’s Mississippi John Hurt’s original. I still can’t pull the trigger on cancelling my eMusic subscription. I don’t think it’s a terrible value proposition. Even with the price increase, it’s still cheaper than any other download site. But there are two things they could be doing to improve the experience and make it a better value: more social recommendation features [...] $3.99. Tribute albums are easy to mock. Even high-quality tributes are usually cynical attempts to graft your own small brand onto another, much more popular artist. Sure, there are exceptions. I loved the 1999 Gram Parsons tribute album Emmylou Harris put together, and I think it might very well be the gold standard as these things [...] I’ve been an eMusic subscriber since 2001, and it’s been my favorite place to get digital music ever since. What’s not to like? They’ve had DRM-free downloads from the beginning, I can download songs for as little as 25 cents, and they’ve got a huge library of independent music (4 million songs). Still, I’ve always [...] I remember combing the racks at the old Sound Ex on Westheimer or Vinal Edge to see if Palace had a new record out. Forgive me, I wasn’t officially appointed the new Saturday person until Thursday, so I’m afraid I don’t have much in the way of prepared remarks. Also, I don’t want to write a long, navel-gazing “about me” post in which I introduce myself. |
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