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Lusine - Two Dots video
Read more . . . →Here is the music video to this Lusine song that I just heard. I first heard it on Pete Tong as the Nic Faniculli remix (which I cannot find ANYWHERE btw) I can't wait to get my hands on this song, its so sexy, and to prove it here is a sexy trig-themed music video:
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Week 10: Propaganda Model of Content Creation
Read more . . . →Watch: Manufacturing Consent (Wintonick, 1992) Read: Seltzer, Trent. "RIAA, MPAA, and the Digital Piracy Issue: Comparing Public Relations Strategies and Effectiveness" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, Sheraton New York, New York City, NY, . 2009-05-25 http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p14465_index.html Following with the previous weeks examination of corporate media and how their agendas affect the media we consume I wanted to look at a seminal Canadian documentary based on the propaganda model of media. The film does a good job of criticizing the media for being partisan and only interested in the agendas of an elite minority. The...
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Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over (Live at the Rivoli Ballroom)
Another amazing performance by Florence. check out this video here: Check out more Florence + The Machine Videos here.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestWhat you missed this week, minus the corporate emo. -
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Florence + The Machine - Rabbit Heart (Raise it Up) Live at the Rivoli Ballroom
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The XX vs Alan Fitzpatrick & Reset Robot - Silicone Shelter - King Unique
Read more . . . →I've been listening to this for a long time now, and I really love this song. Here's proof that our future is not becoming less free.
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Class 9: Culture Creators
Read more . . . →Watch: This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) Reading: 1) Higgins, John M. "MPAA Cuts Deal with BitTorrent." Broadcasting & Cable. 135.50 (2005): 31-34. Print. 2) Imfeld, Cassandra. "PLAYING FAIR WITH FAIR USE? THE DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT’S IMPACT ON ENCRYPTION RESEARCHERS AND ACADEMICIANS." Communication Law and Policy. 111.144 (2003): 122-136. Print. My next week looks into the hegemonic rule that so called “culture creators” hold. I wanted to contrast RiP!: A Remix Manifesto’s philosophy about free media with the current role that organizations such as the MPAA and RIAA have in enforcing laws and lobbying for harsher penalties. The...
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D. Ramirez Gear Review: Episode 1 DSI Prophet 8
Read more . . . →A great UK House Producer, D. Ramirez reviews a piece of Dave Smith gear in his studio in this video. About the video: "He asked us if he could send us a load of videos of him fiddling about with sexy new kit - and so here we are. The first episode sees him get his hands on the new DSI Prophet 8 keyboard synth - especially interesting for those producers out there who have never seen an outboard synth working up close." DT-TV: D.Ramirez's Gear Review #1 from Ben Gomori on Vimeo.
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New Feature: Gear Reviews
Starting next month coldplaysucks.com will have a new feature of special interest to computer musicians; gear review. This will be a combination of reposts from other streams that I follow in the music industry as well as a place to post my own experiences with the hardware that I'm using.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
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Lady Gaga & Elton John's Performance @ The Grammy Awards 2010
Read more . . . →Lady Gaga and Elton John's Performance! Awesome!
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