1. Soulwax - NY Excuse (Nite Version)
2. Blastcorp - Stars will never fall (Disco Hack Version)
3. Grandaddy - Pull the Curtains
4. Xiu Xiu - Bog People
5. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Ain't No Easy Way
6. Drive-by Truckers - Like a Rolling Stone
7. Toekeo - Fuck Bush featuring Ice-T

  Special thanks to Neal in NYC, Tom in SF and Lisa at Spin Magazine. 

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1. Solvent - Wish
2. Skeletons & The Girl-faced Boys - Git
3. Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band - L.I.P.S.T.I.C.K
4. Love ends disaster! - Ginko Disco (Electric Cafe Remix)
5. Snitches Get Stitches - Ninja, Please
6. The Willowz - No Name Notes
7. Wilderness - Fly Further to See
8. Sambassadeur - Between the Lines
9. Nine Inch Queens - Insane, Medicated Hand
10. PJ Pooterhoots - Can't go for that (Hall & Oates Cover)
    

Chin nods to Robbie Knox, Sarah Cassidy, Kylie Hartshorne, Rob Layzell, Frederik at Zundfunk and Michael from the Next Big Hit Podcast.

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I'm a self-confessed music scavenger. Rooting around in the digital sandbox for music is a bit of a pastime and I don't find it particularly difficult. I have about 8-10 key sites that offer free and legal MP3s that keep NYUB well stocked (these do not include any 'podsafe networks' which are just a cynical way for some podcasters to try and make money). But when it comes to exploring new genres or whole new music areas that I've never bothered to listen to,  it's slightly more challenging. It's usually involves a tip-off from a blog, an e-mail from a friend, or a random digital stumble. Wired magazine editor Chris Andersonrecently offered his thoughts in this area and asked the question: 'why is it so difficult to find new music on itunes, napster, msn music etc?'. He cites the need to enrich the data attached to each music track listed in these services. His suggestions include the band's influences, home town, active years, label, producer etc. However, a lot of this information is already available from www.allmusic.com but it's difficult to edit information and the site does not promote a community 'feel'. Others point to the fact that there's just not enough meta-data out there and that large editorial teams such as allmusic.com don't generate that 'trust' factor.

Is it time then for some hybrid solution? Convert www.allmusic.com into a Wiki, integrate it with the power of a blogging engine such as MSN Spaces and then in turn integrate that with a service such as MSN music? Is this why News Corp was so eager to purchase myspace? These are interesting times....

Or should that be, '7 years ago, 3 years of britpop ended'? :)

A few days ago the Guardian mentioned the britpop phenomena and how it supposedly all kicked off in the summer of 1995. Being in New Zealand at the time, I was rather removed from it all until my university radio station, 95bfm, played 'Caught by the Fuzz' by Supergrass. The Britpop era offered almost 3 years of glorious music until it all ended unceremoniously with Oasis releasing 'Be Here Now' - a coke-fuelled disaster of an album that had many critics begging to revise their initial hyperbole. By then britpop had become mired in mainstream appeal. Game over.

I've posted some nifty resources for those who want to know what all the fuss was about, or merely feel nostalgic for the past:

10 years of Britpop - Guardian Article
The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock
Britpop - Wikipedia Definition

Definitive Britpop singles:

Oasis - Live Forever
Pulp - Common People
Blur - Beetlebum
Blur - Song 2
Elastica - Connection (already unavailable!)
Supergrass - Alright

I've always wanted to be able to remotely stream media from my home PC. Lugging around a simple 20gb iPod into work just isn't enough, particularly when you just crave that obscure track and you haven't got it with you. With orb.com, I can instantly satisfy that craving at work. It allows me to connect directly to my home PC and stream MP3s, MPGs and view photos with a few clicks and it's all completely free. Streaming rates are dependent on your broadband connection upload speeds. Mine caps out at 224kbps so orb.com automatically steps down to a 128kbps streaming rate which is fine. I've only used it with Windows Media Player so I'm not sure whether it supports WinAmp or RealAudio Player.

Check it out HERE.