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Exploring the Polls: A Weekly Look at the College Football Top 25 #2

by mr. travis

Every week, Cacophony will take a look at the top ten in the NCAA football rankings, throwing out bits of wisdom regarding which teams were screwed, who is overrated, and who is in their proper place in the scheme of things on the road to the BCS championship.

The Monday Mixtape No. 1

New Music Wednesday Special Edition: The Best Music of the First Three Quarters of 2007

by mr. travis

Since there is a bit of a lull in terms of new music this week, Cacophony’s resident music snob, mr. travis, has put together a bit of list of the best, worst, and almost there’s of the music world for the first three quarters of 2007.

Exploring the Polls: A Weekly Look at the College Football Top 25

by mr. travis

Every week, Cacophony will take a look at the top ten in the NCAA football rankings, throwing out bits of wisdom regarding which teams were screwed, who is overrated, and who is in their proper place in the scheme of things on the road to the BCS championship.

Homeless in Seattle: The Sonics head the NBA’s Chaotic State

by maddness

Seattle or Oklahoma City? Kevin Durant may be the new face of a franchise, but he will not be able to tell you where he will be sleeping in a year.

The Sixth Mix Tape of the Week

Defending the Indefensible

by mr. travis

The Michael Vick dog fighting debacle took an odd turn yesterday afternoon when Vick found an unlikely ally in the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP. President R.L. White stated in a press release “As a society, we should aid in his rehabilitation and welcome a new Michael Vick back into the community without a permanent loss of his career in football. We further ask the NFL, Falcons, and the sponsors not to permanently ban Mr. Vick from his ability to bring hours of enjoyment to fans all over this country.” President White went further making the claim that Vick made a mistake and continued with the straw man argument that dog fighting is no different than hunting. While White has the right to speak his mind, he has entered the realm of just another person in a long line of people defending those who are rich and famous from their horrendous behavior.

New Music Review: Rilo Kiley – Under the Blacklight

by mr. travis

New Music: The New Pornographers – Challengers

by mr. travis

Weekly Mixtape No. 5

 

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: The Cacophony NFL Preview Part IV

by torytheeducator

With the NFL season now less than a month away we thought we would give you a sneak preview of the upcoming season division by division. Today, we discuss the AFC East with one of the more prolific teams of the decade, the New England Patriots.

Old School Reviews: Jeremy Enigk – The Return of the Frog Queen

by mr. travis

Yesterday’s Matinee: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

by mr. travis

Sympathy for the Music Industry: To Be DRM Free . . .

by mr. travis

In the ever-struggling battle between the major record labels and the future of the recording industry, a new level of stupidity has emerged as the largest of these labels, the Universal Music Group (who encompass other labels such as Interscope, Geffen, etc. etc.) has taken their fight to Apple’s ITunes, specifically regarding distribution rights as well as the DRM (digital rights management) technology that is encoded with every song purchased through the company. Steve Jobs, the CEO for Apple as well as one of the leaders in the new digital music world has in recent months gone on the offensive in the ongoing controversy regarding DRM technology, going as far as to state publicly that he wanted it eliminated from the legal downloading sector. While the financial implications of such a move would highly benefit Apple, it would be mutually beneficial for the labels, especially Universal with their ever expanding catalog to go such a route. Unfortunately, Universal has put up a posturing front; from threatening to pull their catalog from ITunes to “testing” their DRM-free music downloads through lower-tier services such as Rhapsody or Wal-Mart. With the volatile state of the music industry in constant flux, a move like this by the largest major distributor could have disastrous implications resulting from such a stupid and risky move.

Old School Reviews: Sunny Day Real Estate – LP2

by mr. travis

While We Were Sleeping: The Daily News Break for 08/14/07

Old School Reviews: Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary

by mr. travis

New Music Tuesday: The Rentals – The Last Little Life

by mr. travis

While We Were Sleeping: The Daily News Break for 08/13/07