Music

Comments on music, musicians, live shows, etc.

Feist in Chicago’s Park West: Via Waxy, here’s a live concert by Nova Scotia’s Leslie Feist. Though I think her album is woefully produced, she’s a pretty cool singer-songwriter. I’ve only listened to a couple of songs so far, but the sound quality is great,…; Continue reading entry #3652

Napster’s Five Free Listens: Napster has more staying power than Chris Chelios. Chris Pirillo writes about their latest wrinkle. I’ve gotta admit—it’s pretty innovative: You can listen to every track in our 2,000,000 song catalog up to 5 times for FREE. That’s 10 million…; Continue reading entry #3632

Pink’s Awful Song About the President: Via John Baker, I watched Pink perform “Dear Mr. President” from her latest album. You can watch too: Yes, it’s got a rousing, anthemic chorus, but the lyrics are very, very bad. Consider this Dylanesque bridge: Let me tell you…; Continue reading entry #3630

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