music
Summer/Fall 2008 Music Mix is up!
After kicking around on my iPod for a while, I’ve finally found the time to package and upload this mix to the site. The last mix was in spring, so this one covers all the essential indie-awesomeness I’ve been listening to in the meantime. As it happens, the last one was pretty funky/electo while [...]
Greg Gillis’ Girl Talk kicks music in the ass
At the $5-or-more level, buyers can choose to download the album in [DRM-free] MP3 or FLAC format, the latter being exact copies of the original source files without compression. Also included is a single MP3 file featuring the music without track breaks. Link Moar
M:
mp3 or flac?
T:
flac is for wankers
M:
…
T:
Audio compression algorithms work [...]
How to support real (music) artists with or without “strong” copyright reform
Don’t buy DRM infected media. This includes CDs, DVDs, protected iTunes files, Microsoft Plays for sure (which by the way, usually doesn’t). DRM is a pain in the ass, you don’t need it and if Canada’s new legislation passes unamended, by accepting DRM you effectively void any privileges of how, when and where you might [...]
Spring 2008 Indie Music Podcast
It’s been far too long since I last uploaded a new music podcast but here at last is my long-awaited spring 08 catch-up mix. If you are new here though, you should know that a quarterly music dump of indie and discovered music is an old tradition on thomaspurves.com
Now, of these tracks, many probably [...]
Goodbye DRM, you won’t be missed
“The slow death of digital rights” - The Economist
Radioheads success is just the latest signal that DRM is dying a welcomed if unanticipated early demise.
“iTunes Plus DRM-free tracks expanding, dropping to 99 cents” - Ars Technica
There’s now no reason to buy any other kind of music. I just thought I’d point this out.
And of course, [...]
Summer 07 Podcast is up
It’s been 5 months since the last one, but here it is my latest seasonal indie music mix. All the best bands that have made an impact on me from March to August of this year. Refresh your iTunes subscription, or just download and listen from the links below. Enjoy!
#7 Tom’s Best of Summer 2007
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Stars
Stars’ new album comes out on CD in September, but is available now legally, cheaply and for DRM-free digital download at the arts-and-crafts store $11.86CAD / 10.98 USD / 5.54 GBP / 8.87EUR and just today from Zunior.com only $8.88CAD and eMusic.comCategories with free ringtones cheap if you have a subscription, or free if [...]
Worthy Toronto Concerts coming up
The Hot tips:
31-JUL-07 HANDSOME FURS LEE’S $10.00
11-AUG-07 BAND OF HORSES LEE’S $16.50
28-AUG-07 STEREO TOTAL LEE’S $13.50
10-SEP-07 AMIINA HORSESHOE $15.00
12-SEP-07 GIRL TALK PHOENIX $15.00
21-SEP-07 OKKERVIL RIVER LEE’S $13.50
02-OCT-07 BEIRUT DANFORTH MUSIC HALL $22.50
The skinny:
(yet another awesome wolf parade spinoff)
(Put out one of the top indie rocknroll albums last year)
(Dirty French Electro Love Pop - [...]
Thomas Purves
is an Entrepreneur and futurist for hire, lives in the great city of Toronto.
