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ok… so the kleptones are back at it with more masterful mashup… this time, it’s From Detroit To J.A. — bootlegg’in motown and hiphop… sweet! only available as a torrent, thus far… but i guess if you come find me, i can make you a cd…

ooo.. this song just was played on my Launch.. whoohoo! Ohio! Ohio Is For Lovers by Hawthorne Heights…

dj miss bliss will be playing at mighty tonight at 10, as part of the scion emerging artists tour. she’s gonna be at loft 11 tomorrow — mixed elements is throwing that party.. i’ll be going tonight since i’m really not supposed to go out, in preparation for the wildflower tri this weekend.. technically, i’m not even supposed to go out tonight, but what the hell.. miss bliss ROCKS.

found this link over at kottke’s.. it’s an interesting post about how this dude jeffrey veen “stopped buying cds and started loving music”. i’ve never heard of metacritic, and upon initial glance, it looks like yet another site that i’ll regularly visit (as if i don’t already consume enough media).. i do, however, slightly disagree with his notion that “labels” are unneccessary… i think that there’s definitely a shift happening — not everyone wants to go out and do the real legwork involved in discovering new music. i think the music mavens out there need a good way to publish their latest finds and playlists.. and then the masses will follow.. ok, i’m just rambling here. i’ll think about this some more, but i’m sleepy. ooo, here’s another interesting post about the music industry, triggered by the whole “grey album” thing that happened a few months ago. mash-up is getting huge. i mean, i’m finding that whenever i play a bootleg at one of my gigs, people really gravitate towards the dancefloor since it’s familiar…

so, i heard this piece on NPR about the soundtracks nominated for academy awards like a few months ago, and can’t stop thinking about it for some reason, and today, i bought the soundtracks to both big fish, and cold mountain, as a result..

what was great about this NPR piece was that basically you were sitting with the NPR music critic, Andy Trudeau as he analyzed the music… very engaging.. and as a result, i can’t stop thinking about it (and consequently, bought the cds)..