The think tank at Nemo Design
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI). They asked me to remove a music file (MP3) of ‘Silence’ a track from Portishead. Under the rules of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), the IFPI has every right to ask me [...]
The thinking shed
I suppose it was inevitable. The same day the Gang of Four news broke I received a letter from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) asking me to comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The IFPI has every right to ask me to comply with the law as it [...]
Vanilla Swingers sent in a few tracks. Here’s a quote from the band about their new album, “The album was recorded with Ian Catt (St Etienne, Stars) and mastered by Kramer (Galaxie 500, Low, Jeffrey Lewis). It tells the story of two people who run away to London together, go back in time, then [...]
What the hell happened to you, record industry? You used to be so fun. One week away from the ‘official’ release of my already favorite album of 2008 and nothing peppy detected from Island. In fact, that is the saddest label artist profile I’ve ever seen. There’s roughly, I don’t know, ZERO content. Shame on [...]
Mackintosh Braun
Here’s some more promos that have been around here for a while although Mackintosh Braun is the new, local band I hadn’t heard before. You may also have noticed that we have added a new page that has a complete list of all of the MP3s that have been sent to us here for [...]