stefpause.com » music http://stefpause.com Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:24:50 +0000 en hourly 1 Eggs and Sausage http://stefpause.com/music/eggs-and-sausage/ http://stefpause.com/music/eggs-and-sausage/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:57:57 +0000 Stef http://stefpause.com/?p=705

Tom Waits and typography, what’s not to love? ‘Eggs and Sausage’ gets a super nice video courtesy of Jackie Lay, who won a Certificate of Typographic Excellence for it from the TDC. (via DesignCrave)

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A new release from Si at Spoilt Victorian Child Records, described as ‘very very loud fuzz-drenched guitars’? Oh, go on then.

The Vandelles

]]> http://stefpause.com/music/the-vandelles/feed/ 0 Ringo Deathstarr http://stefpause.com/music/ringo-deathstarr/ http://stefpause.com/music/ringo-deathstarr/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:21:45 +0000 Stef http://stefpause.com/music/ringo-deathstarr/ Ringo Deathstarr

Simon, who’s a friend from way back, runs an MP3 blog you may have heard of called Spoilt Victorian Child. He’s also got a little record label, aptly titled SVC Records. Today he released Ringo Deathstarr’s debut EP and it’s bloody brilliant. Here’s a sample track:

Sweet Girl (MP3, 3.3MB)

]]> http://stefpause.com/music/ringo-deathstarr/feed/ 0 So it goes http://stefpause.com/music/so-it-goes/ http://stefpause.com/music/so-it-goes/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:06:06 +0000 Stef http://stefpause.com/music/so-it-goes-another-legend-dies/ Anthony H. Wilson

R.I.P. Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records and the Haçienda nightclub. His effect on British music will live on forever.

]]> http://stefpause.com/music/so-it-goes/feed/ 0 Get a Grip http://stefpause.com/music/get-a-grip/ http://stefpause.com/music/get-a-grip/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:44:04 +0000 Stef http://stefpause.com/music/get-a-grip/

This video for the song “Grip” by the band zZz, produced by Xelor & Goeroe media, was recorded in one take with professional trampoline gymnasts replicating typical video effects. It’s very clever and with any luck might make them famous as OK Go.

]]> http://stefpause.com/music/get-a-grip/feed/ 1 Apple and EMI team up to sell DRM-free music http://stefpause.com/music/apple-and-emi-team-up-to-sell-drm-free-music/ http://stefpause.com/music/apple-and-emi-team-up-to-sell-drm-free-music/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:24:34 +0000 Stef http://stefpause.com/music/apple-and-emi-team-up-to-sell-drm-free-music/ Well it’s about time! Engadget has coverage of the Apple & EMI joint event, live from London. In summary, EMI are selling their entire catalogue as a new iTunes Music Store “premium” option: $1.29/€1.29/£0.99 per song gets you a DRM-free, 256kbps AAC track. That’s 30 cents/20 pence extra for no DRM, hence better interoperability, and better audio quality. Apple will still sell “standard” EMI tracks with DRM and 128-bit AAC encoding for $0.99/€0.99/£0.79.

“Premium” albums will cost the same price as “standard” albums, which is great news; along with Apple’s new “Complete My Album” feature this will hopefully redress the “death of the album” that’s been happening since single-track purchase came into existence.

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]]> http://stefpause.com/music/cr-record-sleeve-designs-of-the-week-5/feed/ 0 Mr. SpoiltVictorianChild to be wed! http://stefpause.com/music/mr-spoiltvictorianchild-to-be-wed/ http://stefpause.com/music/mr-spoiltvictorianchild-to-be-wed/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:19:42 +0000 Stef http://stefpause.com/music/mr-spoiltvictorianchild-to-be-wed/ Simon SpoiltVictorianChild is in love and getting married! That’s so made my weekend, congratulations to you both! I’m looking forward to the after-party (hopefully it’s on the Island) and reckon a live webcast would be most fitting!

]]> http://stefpause.com/music/mr-spoiltvictorianchild-to-be-wed/feed/ 0 King Tubby’s Bass Speaker http://stefpause.com/music/king-tubbys-bass-speaker/ http://stefpause.com/music/king-tubbys-bass-speaker/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:37:49 +0000 Stef http://stefpause.com/music/king-tubbys-bass-speaker/ A contender for eBay music item of the year: King Tubby’s bass speaker (cabinet).

]]> http://stefpause.com/music/king-tubbys-bass-speaker/feed/ 0 Interesting article on Apple’s FairPlay DRM http://stefpause.com/music/interesting-article-on-apples-fairplay-drm/ http://stefpause.com/music/interesting-article-on-apples-fairplay-drm/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:00:23 +0000 Stef http://stefpause.com/music/interesting-article-on-apples-fairplay-drm/ Interesting article on Apple’s FairPlay DRM, including commentary pointing out that Apple benefits less from DRM than most think.

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