ARCHIVE: September 2007

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September 28, 2007

Recording a Song A Month -- the Calendar Songs Project

Didn't I just write about an artist recording a new album every month?  Ok, yes, I did.  Funny coincidence.  Andrew at NewMusicStrategies just wrote about Tamara, the Calendar Girl, who has been recording a song every month, collecting remixes posted by... Read More

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September 26, 2007

Amazon Selling DRM-free MP3s at the AmazonMP3 Store

Cool -- Amazon just launched a public beta version of AmazonMP3, their new music download store selling DRM-free MP3s.  iTunes is great in terms of user experience, but all purchased music is iPod-bound.  Cool things about AmazonMP3:Launched with 2 million +... Read More

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September 24, 2007

More Band Name Ideas...

My band name search continues; there were a lot of great comments when I last posted a few ideas.  Here are a few more that popped into my head the other day while playing with words, thesauruses, and band name... Read More

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Recording an Album a Month...Dayam

Ok, so I was blown away when I first learned Jonathan Coulton was recording a new song every week during his "Thing A Week" project.  I just learned about artist Sean Wright who's been writing and recording an ALBUM a MONTH... Read More

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September 20, 2007

BlogRush - Cool Tool or Traffic Pyramid Scheme?

BlogRush is a free widget that can be plugged into a blog to 1) display posts that would be relevant to readers, and 2) help bloggers generate relevant traffic to their site.  I.e. a music site like GarageSpin would hopefully attract... Read More

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September 19, 2007

Music Widgets for FaceBook

Mashable put a nice little list together of music widgets created specifically for FaceBook, the social networking site.  If you've got a profile there, check 'em out.  (Facebook kicks MySpace's butt, btw.)  Jukeboxes, song charts, lyrics games, "what-I'm-listening-to" widgets grace... Read More

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September 18, 2007

Jango, Awesome Music Discovery Engine - Next Pandora?

I'm checking out the new custom radio & social networking site, Jango.  (Currently listening to "Red" by Elbow, a band I'd never heard of, but which I'm currently digging.)It's pretty sweet, sorta like a Pandora meets Last.fm.  I like the... Read More

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September 14, 2007

"You Make The Call!" - HR Nightmares

Friday miscellany time.  The Office Overlord, a good friend of mine, has some of the best HR stories I've ever heard.  Check out his "HR Nightmares:  You Make The Call!" post -- too funny.  These scenarios should absolutely be part of... Read More

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September 12, 2007

You can now Chat with all GarageSpin Readers!

Hey GarageSpinners, you can now talk to everyone else here at GarageSpin whenever you feel like it -- and without having to comment on a specific post.Just look for the little CBox tagboard (ie chat window) in the right hand column of this page... Read More

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September 11, 2007

The "Amen Break" - A 6-Second Drum Loop Continues to Make Music History

Check out this video clip about the famous Amen Break drum sample when you have 18 minutes to spare.  Despite Nate's monotone delivery, it's awesome:This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from... Read More

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A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila - MTV's Next Great Show

OMG, we are like totally entering the heyday of music television.  (That was what "MTV" once stood for, kids.)  MTV is launching a new reality show featuring Tila Tequila (remember, the ultra MySpace-friendly phenom?) called A Shot at Love With... Read More

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September 05, 2007

Rick Rubin and the Columbia Records TurnAround

Check out this great article on Rick Rubin in the NY Times.  Rick is simply an amazing producer with an incredibly gifted pair of ears on his head.  Think artists such as L.L Cool J, Red Hot Chile Peppers, Johnny... Read More

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