TagsTagsI've been checking out the new Amazon Cloud Player as a way to have access to my music library from any location, and so far I like it a lot. There's an Android app available free from Amazon; hopefully, an iPhone app will appear soon as well. Right now, Mac/iPhone/iPad ...
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I’ve been buying quite a bit of music through iTunes because it’s so easy, and relatively inexpensive, but I just became aware of Amazon.com MP3 Downloads—and in some ways it’s a better deal than iTunes. First, Amazon’s even cheaper than iTunes Store, about a dollar less for an entire album. Second, Amazon’s ...
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In the second track of this playlist, Alison Krauss introduces Jerry Douglas as “the greatest dobro player the world has ever known,” and that isn’t hyperbole. Here are two versions of A Tribute to Peador O’Donnell by Jerry Douglas, the first from his studio album Restless on the Farm, and the ...
Here’s audio of Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s speech to the American Jewish Committee on May 4, 2006, accepting their award for moral courage. (The introduction is also interesting, but to conserve bandwidth I cut it out of this version; to hear the full recording click the link above.) [Audio]
The Brecker Brothers are two of the most talented musicians in jazz, and Song for Barry is their tribute to the late trombonist Barry Rogers, featuring one of Barry’s amazing impromptu solos arranged for a horn section with a counterpoint tenor solo by Michael Brecker. This would be one of ...