Tag: Compact Disc
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Rus Khasanov
Loving the work of artist Rus Khasanov, whose videos seem like 3D or animated films but actually are macro photographs and videos of paint, glitter, oil and water on reflective surfaces. Latest video is ‘heterochromia iridum’ with music by Pavel Zhigarev – the name coming from the variation of coloration in eyes. His other videos…
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Why losing the battle to rip CDs is bad
Just heard the news that the recently gained right in the UK for people to rip CDs for personal use (which most people thought was legal anyway) has been overturned. Although I doubt this will stop anyone from doing it, it’s bad for several reasons – the first being that “they suggested that a tax…
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American study finds file sharers buy 30% more music not less
This study’s findings isn’t new nor the first music sharing study to find this fact out. But still the music industry says the bug eyed monster is file sharing and sues it’s most fervent fans for sharing music which actually leads to more sales, not less. This has been proved also in other digital markets…
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RC 204: Vinyl Fetish
Come back from Coachella with some Hot Easy Vinyl Action – not of the whipping feisty biker babes from hell sort, no the sort you put on a spinning platter – remember that? So this is an all-vinyl show, but having but one ‘deck’ (how that term is far too grand for my lowly USB…
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How much does music really earn?
Answer: Depends on where you buy it from BUT that’s not the question you should be asking… The infographic from Information is Beautiful to the left has been doing the rounds recently, and causing some debate (there’s also been mucho discussion previously over at GYBO about digital distribution models vs streaming and physical CDs which…
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How to make your CD essential buying
In this period of hardly any physical CD sales how do you make your CD something people really want to buy rather than the same-old jewel case and 4-page booklet that everyone does? Well Moldover has the solution – make it into an instrument!: Now kids THIS is the way to make people buy albums!