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    1. 1 October 2007

      RADIOHEAD ANSWERS MY QUESTION: They aren't selling out!

      Are we really at the point where the commoners and freeloaders get the basics for free and the dedicated fans fork over $$$ for the deluxe set? Absolutely we are.

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      14 June 2007

      How We Know That the Compact Disc Is Dead

      The music industry does not want to support the compact disc, but is in the unenviable position of having to.

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      2 June 2007

      Happy 8th Birthday, Napster

      Napster is to the music industry what the combustion engine is to the horse-drawn carriage, a paradigm shift so powerful that its innocuousness is completely overlooked.

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      14 March 2007

      Deerhoof (Part 2)

      I think bands that get popular very quickly can combust very quickly, and that was never something that I wanted to emulate.

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      20 February 2007

      The Herd of Elephants in the Room: Why We are Not Going to See the End of DRM Anytime Soon

      At some point, those other sleeping giants are going to be awakened by the clamor in the music industry and start to rattle the cages of our imperial federal government. They will demand action and they will get it.

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      16 February 2007

      Deerhoof (Part 1)

      Chris’ musical language had a big impact on the band, but I feel like he’s still here because I think we all have incorporated parts of him into our own ways of thinking about and playing music.

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      8 February 2007

      SPIN-ing Wrong: Why Lowering the Price on Compact Discs Is a Bad Idea

      if you think even major indies such as Matador could survive on wholesale prices of $3, you’re nuts

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      5 December 2006

      Why Leaked Music Should Spell the End of the Promo

      Guess what? I already have that album. I get to listen to it for almost three months before you.

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    2. John Davidson’s Top 10

      Week of June 3

      I LIVE.

      1. THE BROKEN WESTI Can’t Go On, I’ll Go On (Merge)
      2. THE COMASSpells (Merge)
      3. ART BRUTIt’s a Bit Complicated (Downtown)
      4. WILCOSky Blue Sky (Nonesuch)
      5. JEFF BUCKLEYSo Real: The Songs of Jeff Buckley (Merge)
      6. THE FRATELLISCostello Music (Cherry Tree)
      7. ELLIOTT SMITHNew Moon (Kill Rock Stars)
      8. BUFFALO TOMThree Easy Pieces (New West)
      9. BLONDE REDHEAD 23 (4AD)
      10. BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUBBaby 81 (Red Ink)