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I'll second "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" by the Allmans...

deerhoof - the runner's four

just saw them last night, awesome show

ladytron - witching hour

Heh, I don't think I've ever seen an NP thread here that didn't have this album mentioned at least once.

I'm a bit embarrassed to admit I only listened to this album in its entirety for the first time a couple weeks ago. Good stuff, though. My first thought was, "ohhh, so this is where the Decemberists got their sound." Which is not a bad thing, mind you.

Can someone recommend a FLAC/MP3 converter? I know it's been discussed, but I can't get the search working today.

Foobar2000 can be used to convert FLAC to mp3, and can also do various other audio conversions; you'll need to download the various audio codecs, though. It's also a standalone media player. I've recently started using foobar and I've been pretty satisfied with it. This seems to be the app of choice for a lot of hardcore audiophiles out there, from what I've seen (granted, I'm not a hardcore audiophile).

Also, as has been mentioned above, dbPowerAMP is good too. I've heard reports that it may have some issues converting FLAC's, but I don't know how common this is. I used to use dbPowerAMP for mp3 encoding and cd ripping, and it always did the trick.

Alternatively, you could use FLAC Frontend 1.1.2 to decompress your FLAC's back to wavs, then convert those wavs to mp3 using your favorite mp3 encoder. But this takes twice the effort.

Hope this helps!

Here we are, face to face a couple of Silver Spoons.

Hopin to find, we're two of a kind making a go, making it grow.

Scary, this is exactly the song that came to mind when I saw this thread

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra La La Band - "Horses in the Sky"

Looks like they've steered away from the super-long post-rock album title and opted for a super-long band name instead.

Thanks for sharing that article.

This is ludicrous. The only way the publishers' claims are valid is if:

1) High-quality scanned reproductions of published tabs are offered by these tab sites

2) Similarly, if tablature e-books are shared on torrent trackers / p2p networks

3) Published tabs are transcribed directly from the book, in their original format

Given that most tab sites host ascii-based tabs, #1 and #2 are out. Even if someone were to directly transcribe a published tab, note for note, it still wouldn't be the same as the published version (#3 is out). As someone who has written numerous tabs, I fail to see how a crappy ascii tab is the same as a high-quality printed "sheet music style" tab. 90% of the tab books I see at guitar shops are for Metal and Classic Rock bands anyway. That's great if I want to learn a Led Zeppelin riff; but for bands who are not mainstream enough to have their tabs published, online communities are the only way to find them. These tabs are almost invariably transcribed by unpaid enthusiasts with good ear/pitch who want to share something with other who are interested. I fail to see how this is infringing on any copyrights or intellectually property rights.

I think the MPA and NMPA are jumping on the RIAA bandwagon and blaming the community for their own diminishing revenues. Pretty pathetic, really.

Just found out you can only skip a few songs (4 or 5) songs per hour, so go easy on the skipping.

A friend of mine told me about this recently, but haven't tried it out yet. Sounds like a great idea, though.

Awesome, thanks for the suggestions. I've been looking at that sony one. I usually have the problem with sony electronics in general that they break down really quickly but if you've been using that one for two years sounds pretty well made.

Another thing to think about when you do get your deck:

If your stereo/receiver doesn't have PHONO inputs, you may need to get an external pre-amp through which you route your turntable outputs (you can get them pretty cheap, usually). If your deck has a built-in pre-amp then you won't need to worry about this.

After hearing all the discussion here on this one, finally checked it out. Loving it so far. Nothing groundbreaking IMHO, but still enjoyable and quite catchy. Although after listening to Roscoe, I had Rhiannon stuck in my head for the rest of the day

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I'll have to keep an eye out for that then, doesn't seem to be up at the usual place....

I stumbled on the new Sparklehorse on Oink today, and then less than an hour later it was gone. Unfortunately didn't grab it in time.

Flotation Toy Warning, Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck

Good stuff.

Just listened to this for the first time and it rocks!

This album is a bit overproduced for my taste, but has its moments. They're a great band, though, especially live. Angelina Moysov (vox/keys) has a great voice, and her Russian accent is charming. Totally RSGF worthy.

Kylee Swenson from Loquat