The new version of iTunes has nifty little gadget. It's called the Genius (hi Chuckles!!) and when you turn it on, it sends your music library info to Apple. I know, I know, I am the first one to resist sending my info to corporate behemoths, but this, like other Apple stuff works for me.
Once they have this stuff, you can select a song, and they will generate a playlist of related or complementary songs from your library (they will also suggest other music for you to buy but right now I do NOT need suggestions for spending more of my limited fundage). It's very kewl and a great way to explore a library, especially when you have nearly 3000 albums and 135 gigs of music like I do.
So, and this one kind of goes out to Zelmo, here's the first ten of one of today's playlists (I won't inflict the one based on Dream Theater) based on Cloud Cult's Living On The Outside Of Your Skin:
- Living On The Outside Of Your Skin, Cloud Cult. Obviously cuz you gotta start someplace.
- Like Castanets, Bishop Allen. Got this from Atrios
- Small Talk, The Ponys
- Another Radio Song, Okkervil River. Killed the Song Of the Day thread on this band over at 3 Bulls, regardless of UC's inability to get into this band this is a tremendous, building anthemic song.
- Hyperballad, The Twilight Singers
- Shake The Sheets, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Stupid band name Ted.
- Concrete Seconds, Pinback.
- Fairy Tale, Cloud Cult
- The Jessica Numbers, The New Pornographers
- Sideshow by The Seashore, Luna. Saw these guys on their first tour.
- For Real, okkervil River.
HI AG!!
Nice set, especially the Pinback add.
ReplyDeleteLook, dude, I didn't add the Pinback, it was the iTunes randomizing gadget. But I thought it was an interesting grouping based offa the first song.
ReplyDeleteHello back, cupcake!
ReplyDeleteI know, I know, I am the first one to resist sending my info to corporate behemoths
ReplyDeleteYeah, why didn't just name it 1984??
hey, Microsoft already has all of our information, and is selling it.
ReplyDeleteAt least this way, I get a cool musical gadget out of it.
In the new, cardboard based Mad Max economy, we all will be grateful for such largesse from our corporate overlords.
iTunes is now analyzing your taste in music, all the better to market products directly to you! Look out for an increase in PBR and Converse pop-up ads.
ReplyDeleteI pity the marketing undergrad that has to try and discern patterns in my musical taste. What do you do when a list has Leonard Nimoy, the Mekons, Led Zeppelin AND I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness? WHAT DO YOU DO?!?
ReplyDeleteAlso, Macs disable pop-ups. HA!! PWNED, MADISON AVENUE!1!1!!
Also, PBR is too pricey for me right now. Rhinelander, or maybe more appropriately, Thunderbird.
Go for the USA (U Save Alot) beer. It be the cheapest!
ReplyDeleteI'm actually more working on sponging offa employed friends....
ReplyDeleteYeah, why didn't just name it 1984
ReplyDeleteI am not believin I missed this gramma erra. But the blogging Statute of Limitations has elapsed, so my Raging Pedant must let it go, let it go...
Zelma: The Genius flips up this list, based on a Mountain Goats songo:
wild Sage, Mountain Goats
Eyes on The Prize, M. Ward
Song for Mahila, Yo La Tengo
The Latest Toughs, Okkervil River
Hollywood Ending, Hayden
The Unwanted Things,Ted Leo
Tie Me Down, Shack
Shiola, Murder By Death
Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know, Tullycraft
Across The River, Alejandro Escovedo (yes, it's a cover)
In The Hidden Places, The Mountain Goats
Elizabeth On The Bathroom Floor, The Eels
Mopey alter-depression. It does the heart of an IMS good, I tellya.
... and here I thought you were just being kind. I saw it... I waited and then I felt all warm and fuzzy and thought Rotten McDonald's heart must have grown 3 sizes that day.
ReplyDeleteSo sad to find out I was wrong... and yet, still reassured.
I think you killed TypePad, RM, by refusing to be BP.
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