I've written before about how the much hyped MusicGiants "audiophile quality" music download service is not anywhere near ready for primetime and once again they go out of their way to prove me right.
The lastest screw up concerns the (once again) over hyped nonsense about how this little MusicGiants network trumped iTunes and has exclusive download rights for the new Neil Young "Living With War" release. Here's three links to three seperate news stories.
I'm going to be on the road for the rest of the week, so blogging will be even more irregular than usual. I'll be visiting NHT's facility in Benecia, CA—so check the <I>Stereophile</I> Galleries for some instant gratification—and I <I>will</I> be putting up new links, just not as early.
My friend Jeff gave me a copy of the new CD remaster of this David Byrne/Brian Eno disc—and it's great. Now Byrne and Eno, "in keeping with the original spirit of the album," offer listeners access to the original multitrack recordings and a chance to remix them through a Creative Commons license. They also offer a chance for the remixes to be posted in a daily Top 20, as chosen by the site moderators.
Damn. Today it's 5:45pm and I'm just getting started. At least I'm not alone; Elizabeth is still here, worrying about page numbers and layouts so that JA can worry about other things.
I've written before about how the much hyped MusicGiants "audiophile quality" music download service is not anywhere near ready for primetime and once again they go out of their way to prove me right.
The lastest screw up concerns the (once again) over hyped nonsense about how this little MusicGiants network trumped iTunes and has exclusive download rights for the new Neil Young "Living With War" release. Here's three links to three seperate news stories.
MusicGiants Link