The Smiths, of course, because The Smiths

Those who know me well know me to be a Smiths fan. The occasion of Morrissey's autobiography is pumping plenty of Smiths bits though the internet. This post is my contribution.







Slate:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/10/21/the_smiths_best_songs_for_a_new_listener_from_first_album_to_strangeways.html

The book, on Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-MORRISSEY/dp/0141394811

updated, another fun articles in Slate.   Thanks +Slate!

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/11/08/morrissey_autobiography_playlist_every_non_smiths_song_mentioned_in_morrissey.html

people who died

Jim Carroll joins his own list: 'Basketball Diaries' author Jim Carroll dies

I enjoyed his work back in the day.

update: Boing Boing posts an interview Jim Carroll did in 1987: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/14/jim-carroll-intervie.html

sxsw 2008

Well, still didn't get to SXSW this year. Sigh. Maybe next year.

But they've made a bunch of the music available for download as individual MP3s, or via bittorrent, for example, here.

DownThemAll!

I've started using DownThemAll! to download (legally!) MP3s. I use it within Firefox and can recommend it highly. I even like the little notification chime that sounds when downloads complete.

music podcasts

Here are a few podcasts and related sites I enjoy and can recommend:

Dub Session, with podcast URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Dub_Session

Radio Three Sixty, with podcast URL: itpc://www.threesixtyrecords.net/podcasts/radiothreesixtymp3.xml

blogariddms, via weareie, with podcast URL: http://www.weareie.com/audio/blogariddims/Blogariddims.xml

can't forget Duke Listens!, Idolator, Pitchfork, and Fluxblog. All link to downloads from time to time; the Idolator podcast seems spotty (or it has moved.)

I subscribe to the podcasts via iTunes, and either burn them to CD to listen in the car, or download them to my shuffle.

TUN3R.com

So, TUN3R is very cool if you're interested in finding music/internet radio stream online. I like it...