Comments on: The Friday Mixtape: 2/13/09 http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/ your daily dose of pop culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:59:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jack Feerick http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-41266 Jack Feerick Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:25:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-41266 I <a href="http://jackfear.blogspot.com/2008/12/lost-sutras-of-iron-buddha-as-reported.html" rel="nofollow">feel your pain</a>, man - albeit on a lesser scale. The MP3 revolution is a great, great thing, but it's a scary thought that a fall, or a virus, or a close encounter with a ceramic magnet, can wipe it all away. <br><br>My daughter doesn't own a single store-bought CD. Her experience of music is entirely digital - which, I suppose, means she's got less clutter in her life; but it's all too ephemeral for me. Give me a CD with the book and the fold-out, or a shellac 78 I can hold in my hand and feel the grooves under my fingertips. I feel your pain, man – albeit on a lesser scale. The MP3 revolution is a great, great thing, but it's a scary thought that a fall, or a virus, or a close encounter with a ceramic magnet, can wipe it all away.

My daughter doesn't own a single store-bought CD. Her experience of music is entirely digital – which, I suppose, means she's got less clutter in her life; but it's all too ephemeral for me. Give me a CD with the book and the fold-out, or a shellac 78 I can hold in my hand and feel the grooves under my fingertips.

]]> By: Jack Feerick http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25160 Jack Feerick Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:25:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25160 I <a href="http://jackfear.blogspot.com/2008/12/lost-sutras-of-iron-buddha-as-reported.html" rel="nofollow">feel your pain</a>, man - albeit on a lesser scale. The MP3 revolution is a great, great thing, but it's a scary thought that a fall, or a virus, or a close encounter with a ceramic magnet, can wipe it all away. <br><br>My daughter doesn't own a single store-bought CD. Her experience of music is entirely digital - which, I suppose, means she's got less clutter in her life; but it's all too ephemeral for me. Give me a CD with the book and the fold-out, or a shellac 78 I can hold in my hand and feel the grooves under my fingertips. I feel your pain, man – albeit on a lesser scale. The MP3 revolution is a great, great thing, but it's a scary thought that a fall, or a virus, or a close encounter with a ceramic magnet, can wipe it all away.

My daughter doesn't own a single store-bought CD. Her experience of music is entirely digital – which, I suppose, means she's got less clutter in her life; but it's all too ephemeral for me. Give me a CD with the book and the fold-out, or a shellac 78 I can hold in my hand and feel the grooves under my fingertips.

]]> By: John B http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25150 John B Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:58:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25150 And the "Broken Spindles" is just too close to even raise the faintest of smiles..... And the “Broken Spindles” is just too close to even raise the faintest of smiles…..

]]> By: John B http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25149 John B Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:44:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25149 So good to have this stuff, Jeff.<br>(Read the link to know why....)<br><a href="http://youmustbefromaway.blogspot.com/2009/02/rigor-mortis-in-turdis.html" rel="nofollow">http://youmustbefromaway.blogspot.com/2009/02/r...</a> So good to have this stuff, Jeff.
(Read the link to know why….)
http://youmustbefromaway.blogspot.com/2009/02/r...

]]> By: Jack Feerick http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25139 Jack Feerick Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:56:57 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25139 Judging by the responses here, there's a groundswell of demand for Farrenheit reissues. <br><br>WARNER BROS.! RE-RELEASE FARRENHEIT ON iTUNES! <br>THE POWER OF POPDOSE COMPELS YOU! Judging by the responses here, there's a groundswell of demand for Farrenheit reissues.

WARNER BROS.! RE-RELEASE FARRENHEIT ON iTUNES!
THE POWER OF POPDOSE COMPELS YOU!

]]> By: Jack Feerick http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25138 Jack Feerick Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:50:10 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25138 <i>It would have been a huge hit for him if he had released it 15-20 years earlier.</i><br><br>Well, he kinda had to wait for Stephin Merritt to write it, first... It would have been a huge hit for him if he had released it 15-20 years earlier.

Well, he kinda had to wait for Stephin Merritt to write it, first…

]]> By: David_E http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25137 David_E Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:23:00 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25137 Holy shit. Farrenheit! Holy shit. Farrenheit!

]]> By: Eric S. http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25136 Eric S. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:34:17 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25136 I liked that Peter Gabriel song the first time I heard it. It would have been a huge hit for him if he had released it 15-20 years earlier. instead, it came and went almost unnoticed. I would never have even known about it if I hadn't seen the movie in which it was featured.<br><br>I second the love for Farrenheit. I had almost forgotten about them until Charlie Farren showed up doing some backing vocals for the last Boston album. His voice was a great fit. I liked that Peter Gabriel song the first time I heard it. It would have been a huge hit for him if he had released it 15-20 years earlier. instead, it came and went almost unnoticed. I would never have even known about it if I hadn't seen the movie in which it was featured.

I second the love for Farrenheit. I had almost forgotten about them until Charlie Farren showed up doing some backing vocals for the last Boston album. His voice was a great fit.

]]> By: WHarrisBullzEye http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25131 WHarrisBullzEye Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:28:32 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25131 Farrenheit! Nice. That's one of those albums I wish was available through iTunes for download...though, to be fair, I can imagine it's not really what you'd call a hot commodity. (I actually only know one other person who still proclaims to be a fan of those guys.) Farrenheit! Nice. That's one of those albums I wish was available through iTunes for download…though, to be fair, I can imagine it's not really what you'd call a hot commodity. (I actually only know one other person who still proclaims to be a fan of those guys.)

]]> By: Jack Feerick http://popdose.com/the-friday-mixtape-21309/comment-page-1/#comment-25127 Jack Feerick Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:02:22 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=12523#comment-25127 I know, right? And I love the arrangement - so delicate.<br><br>I'll be writing about <i>Across the Universe</i> in a week or two. It doesn't really succeed as a complete film, but it's got some wonderful moments. I know, right? And I love the arrangement – so delicate.

I'll be writing about Across the Universe in a week or two. It doesn't really succeed as a complete film, but it's got some wonderful moments.

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