December 2009
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Dec 31st
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Elvis Costello, Neko Case to Star in Musical by...
fuckyeahnekocase: twentyfourbit: Now that’s an exciting headline, no? Fact is, those names are only a sampling of the all-star team set to take the Alliance Theater stage in Atlanta, GA next fall for the opening of horror fiction master Stephen King and rocker John Mellencamp’s long-awaited musical, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County. The Fire Wire reports that the musical, which will feature...
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 20th
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SNOWMAGEDDON PLAYLIST
Since the rare event known as SNOWMAGGEDON has descended upon the greater Washington DC area where Playmixt is based, it’s only proper to share a playlist.  This one is the Smart Playlist created just searching for songs in my iTunes with the word “snow” in the title. The playlist is extra loaded due to a lot of holiday music added on here, but no matter - here’s the...
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins: rare interview... →
In a remarkably candid interview with The Guardian, Liz Fraser from Cocteau Twins (one of my all-time favorite bands; thanks, Neal!) reveals the reasons there won’t be a reunion.  She also discusses her relationship and collaboration with the late Jeff Buckley, and even some of the stranger collaboration opportunities that she’s passed on (Linkin Park?). Circa 1992 I just missed...
Dec 16th
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Major Labels Not Paying Royalties on Compilations:... →
From Boing Boing comes an interesting twist in the ever-sticky issue of copyright.  Apparently a number of the major labels have not been paying royalties to artists when their tunes are used in Canadian compilations.  The estate of jazz legend Chet Baker is part of a class-action suit in which damages could run as high as CAD$60 billion. The suit currently names 300,000 songs… and the list...
Dec 15th
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Listenvia popquizkid: The New Pornographers - Dreams...
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 3rd
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Dec 1st
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