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....menopause will be here pretty damn quick.~~~~ I'm pushing 40. Newly divorced. Time to claim my right to wear clothes I'm too old for and go to clubs I look ridiculous at like all good mid-life crisis goers before me. After all, if it was so wrong would they make bras that lift and separate and thus allow ya to do it? Noooooo. I don't think sooooo. That's God's way of saying, "You go girl." ~~~~This list helps me pretend I know what the hell I'm listening to when I'm out.

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Until John Taylor marries me, I have time to research this.

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The Boombox Project

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The Boombox Project by Photographer Lyle Owerko. A collection of photos of 80's and 90's radios.

I'm going to spank this rec up and come back to have a chat with it later when the server stops misbehaving. I have a lot to say about this one so hide your women and children while you're waiting.....

Updated Aug 11, 2008

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Be a VIP at the Dave Matthews Band Concert in NYC

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Proceeds of this auction item will benefit Creative Visions Foundation.

2 Premium Tix & VIP Party Passes to the Dave Matthews Band Concert on September 10 in NYC.

This just in from the New York Daily News!

"As if Dave Matthews in concert wasn't enough, there may be huge surprise guests Sept. 10 at Madison Square Garden. We hear both Brad Pitt and Matthews-bud Julia Roberts will come onstage at the Stand Up for a Cure benefit, and 300 9/11 first responders, some struggling with cancer and lung diseases, will be in the audience. Jordan Belkin, director of the lung cancer research charity, said: "We're honored to have these heroes" in the house the night before the anniversary."

Live like rock-n-roll royalty when you and a guest see the Dave Matthews Band in concert on September 10, 2008, at Madison Square Garden hosted by Julia Roberts!

This amazing VIP Package Includes:

• 2 Premium Seats
• Access to the Pre-concert VIP party
• Access throughout the concert to the VIP Lounge & Bar

Updated Aug 28, 2008

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Ministry of Sound Radio

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I know, you're already a trendsetter. As am I darling, as am I.

Ok maybe 'not so much' when it comes to me. I was, after all, recently spotted making the dreaded "rock on" hand signal while failing entirely to find the beat on the dance floor. Sigh. I can't cover ALL the bases ALL of the time.

Fine. The truth.

"Hello, my name is Fiona and I can't dance. Well, except the jig."
So I'm focusing my expertise on keeping up with the musicians since the beat gave me the finger and ran away years ago. I use Ministry of Sound's 24/7 radio not only for personal enterainment but also as musical Cliff Notes to see what's up and who's up and coming. And, it could be said, to hear the songs I will NOT be dancing to.

Shh.. don't tell anyone I'm really not that cool. Well except for the people who saw me dancing. They already know that.

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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Tate Tracks

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Anyone who knows me will attest to the fact that when I get very excited about something, it's audible. Sometimes I get off easily and catch myself after the first odd yip and before the yap. Other times.... well it's akin to watching a documentary about those red-assed baboons who live in the jungle. The part where they discover something particularly delectable in the fur of their bulbous-arsed cohort and break into a simian revival of "We Go Together" from Grease? Yep. That would be me. I make a lotta noise.

So you can imagine what just happened when I discovered that one of my favorite museums of all time has just launched one of the most provocative audio experiments I have ever heard of..... I'm going apeshit.

The Tate in London has launched Tate Tracks, a foray into using art to inspire music. Basically, they asked twelve musicians and groups- Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx and New Young Pony Club, to name a few- to walk through the galleries and find a piece of art that moved them and then go off and rub out a track. Like art porn as foreplay. I think you see the dark alley my mind has taken this to. The yips have just turned into low moans. I looooove this concept.

On a related note, here's an interesting post from sinSign.com about it:
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London is well known for its tradition as a breeding ground for marketing innovation (the Center for Integrated Marketing comes to mind), so it is not a surprise that the Tate Modern is offering us an interesting lesson through their new Tate Tracks.

As described in Tate Modern’s website, Tate Tracks is the result of an invitation to an eclectic group of musicians to walk around the gallery and “find a piece of art that inspires them to write a track.” Collaborators include The Chemical Brothers, Graham Coxon, and Klaxons among others. The tracks reside exclusively at the Tate Modern [next to the art that provided inspiration] during their first month of life, after that they are released to the world via the internet.

Without pretending to strip this initiative from its artistic value, we might want to look at it through the eyes of the marketer, in which case we will be able to see why this is such an important marketing piece as well.

Today’s marketing and communications industry is facing many issues mainly related to a simple fact: in a world without media options, ruthless irrelevant interruption could thrive; in the present multi-media society, every piece of communication must add some value in order to be considered. This is probably the most visible consequence of an applied attention economy.

Tate Tracks, as a communications program, is a clever initiative that accomplishes various objectives through one cohesive effort: It can potentially boost visits to the Tate Modern since it offers a fresh, new reason to experience art; it also becomes an excellent tool to drive traffic to their website after the one-month exclusivity of the track in the museum expires; and it gives people around the globe a reason to refer friends to the site or write about it, associating the Tate Modern with innovation in the cluttered world of modern art.

The most important characteristic of Tate Tracks, and probably one that is essential to the new school of 21st century marketing is that the program is real. The tracks are inspired by art, leading artists to create a piece that wouldn’t exist without the Tate Modern, and therefore adding significant value to anyone that appreciates the work of the artist, musician, or both.

According to the official press release, “The Tate Tracks initiative devised by Tate Modern, in partnership with advertising agency Fallon, will be supported by a range of promotional activity designed to reach fans of each act and each music genre. The project was developed to highlight the relationship between music and visual art and the role they play in stimulating and inspiring creativity.” We would certainly welcome an annual compilation, perhaps distributed via old-fashioned compact discs.

Updated Aug 12, 2008

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Be a VIP at the Grammy Awards!

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If you have always wanted to rub silicone with the coolest kids in the music industry, few things will get you closer than one of the incredible experiences the Grammy Award Foundation auctions off at various times throughout the year to support their philanthropic endeavors (like keeping Courtney Love from puking in the ficus- oh I'm kidding. Jeez.).

Make sure you sign up to be notified of their next auction.

Some of this summer's previous items included Grammy backstage passes, VIP seats right behind the nominees, soundchecks with the bands and tickets to exclusive after-parties. Check out the low price the 3 Doors Down soundcheck/VIP concert sold for. Can you imagine what a great grad present that would have been for someone?

Updated Aug 29, 2008

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The Hype Machine

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Getting quite a bit of hype of its own these days, this site follows music bloggers around the Internet to track what's new and notable.

from the site:
Our Mission

The Hype Machine is here to make music discovery fun and get artists paid.

We offer a few ways to explore the music that flows through our site:

* Latest: What's going on right now in the blogosphere.
* Popular: The most popular artists, searches and blogs on the internet right now.
* Radio + Chat: A mix of popular & newly posted music & a place to talk about it.
* Dashboard: A customizable view of your favorite tracks, artists, blogs and users.

How does it work?

The Hype Machine tracks a variety of MP3 blogs. If a post contains MP3 links, it adds those links to its database and displays them on the front page.

Some of the frequently accessed tracks are cached by the Hype Machine server, much like Google Search caches web pages, to reduce load on the bloggers' servers and protect their bandwidth.

Those tracks are NOT available for download, but you can preview them via the play buttons that are next to each track.

The blog that posted a particular track is identified under every track by name so you can read more about why they posted it. If you enjoyed a track someone posted, stop by and let them know!

You can purchase CDs and individual tracks by using the "amazon" and "itunes" links that appear next to most tracks. Each purchase you make via the Amazon and iTunes links supports both the artists and the Hype Machine. Please buy and enjoy.

Updated Aug 31, 2008

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KROQ 106.7

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A musical institution. At least in my books. I grew up in California and this station was the definitive guide to what was cool. Given the expansion of their market, people must still think so.

They know it, they hear it, they play it~ first.

Some links to KROQ history:
From Los Angeles Time Magazine:
http://www.radiohitlist.com/KROQ/KROQ-Kate-Sullivan-Los-Angeles-Magazine.htm

The Unofficial FAQ
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1008/kroqhist.html

Updated Jul 2, 2008

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Musicovery : interactive webRadio

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"This free music player lets you plot your mood on a spectrum and then creates a chart of songs to fit your mood. You can further narrow your results by genre, year, and whether the tunes are hits or not. Watch Musicovery plot connections between artists and songs...."

From downloadsquad:
Musicovery is a site where you can discover new music based on how you're feeling...Songs are represented in color and are connected by their relationship to one another based on tempo, and positive or negative lyrics. No log-in is required to start testing it out. Simply pick out your music category: rock, latin, rap, disco, soul, etc. Then go to the mood/energy matrix and click where you want to start. Music based on your mood preference will appear and you can click on different songs to explore the sound. ... the site is intuitive. You select a song based on your mood, and then like magic, the music just plays."

A paid account starts at $4, features high-fi, allows you to save your favorite songs and has no ads

Updated Jul 2, 2008