Category: music

I went to Austin this weekend back to hang with Skaven and go see Max Graham spin at Sky Lounge, on our way to 6th Street we were listening to some kickin tunes in his car. I asked what it was, he said it was Proton Radio. I thought for a second before asking how he recorded it...
I guess I never thought of looking for an MP3 stream recorder, maybe I never wanted to record a stream bad enough. The whole idea was news to me. It's a simple concept, and they have existed for quite some time now. But for what it's worth, here is the MP3 Stream Recorder that I've been using lately.
This comes in especially handy if you have an MP3-compatible stereo in your car. ;)

Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music has been remade. It is a great sampler of all the many, many genres of electronic music that are out there. You'll like some, hate others, and laugh at the rest.
The new update now includes several clips of each type of music (instead of just one clip like previous versions had). It should give you a decent taste of each of the types of electronica out there.

Tommy, you mean its not all called "techno"??? *gasp* No, although most people call it "techno", Techno is but just one class of electronic music. So check out what all is out there.

By the way, props to Ishkur for adding the seperate Downtempo section - I'm ALL about that stuff. And the time-maps, lets you know when things came out and what/when they evolved from.

I'm fired up. REM is on tour for the Greatest Hits record that should be out soon. Its got all their hits, "End of the World", "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", "Everybody Hurts", and some of their lesser known hits "Find the River", "Begin the Begin", "Fall On Me".

update : The show was awesome! Everything was great. They should post the setlist to their website. Ed Harcourt sounded quite a bit like Coldplay, with maybe some Radiohead thrown in for 'artistic genius'. REM came out kickin' with "Begin the Begin". Also got to hear a few new songs, as well as their biggest hits (save for a few from Monster). They ended with a great little tune called "End of the World...". , and was probably the best way to end an REM show. I loved it.

For more information, visit REM's site at www.REMHQ.com.

Proton Radio plays some awesome music. Very deep progressive beats.
DeepMix.ru is another great online stream : just a little more down-beat and relaxing.
For you junglists and DnB heads, check out JungleTrain and BassDrive.
If you want to go completely relaxed, check out FlareSound, they get funky and downbeat. Check 'em out! Enjoy!