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.

The Sixth Mix Tape of the Week

New Music Review: Rilo Kiley – Under the Blacklight

by mr. travis

New Music: The New Pornographers – Challengers

by mr. travis

Weekly Mixtape No. 5

 

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

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

Old School Reviews: Sunny Day Real Estate – Diary

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New Music Tuesday: The Rentals – The Last Little Life

by mr. travis

Sleeper Artist: The Soothing Sounds of Syd and Tristan

by maddness

Everyone has their own “Chill List”; you know, those lists you see online that have a clever (for lack of a better word) name of “Chillax” or “Evening Chillout”. Upon creating a version of said list, the Cacophony crew realized it was possible to create such a playlist that was only comprised of two artists.

Old School Reviews: Matt Sharp – Matt Sharp

by mr. travis

As a lead in to the upcoming August 14th street release of the new Rentals E.P., The Last Little Life, Cacophony looks back at some of the major works featuring Rentals frontman Matt Sharp. Part VI takes us back to 2004 with his second solo record, and first full length, the eponymous Matt Sharp.

The Fourth Weekly Mix Tape

 

Old School Reviews: Weezer – Pinkerton

by mr. travis

As a lead in to the upcoming August 14th street release of the new Rentals E.P., The Last Little Life, Cacophony looks back at some of the major works featuring Rentals frontman Matt Sharp. Part III takes us back to 1996 with the sophomore album by the influential alternative rock band (and some say emo originator) Weezer.

Old School Reviews: The Rentals – The Return of the Rentals

by mr. travis

Old School Reviews: Weezer – The Blue Album

by mr. travis

As a lead in to the upcoming August 14th street release of the new Rentals E.P., The Last Little Life, Cacophony looks back at some of the major works featuring Rentals frontman Matt Sharp. Part I takes us back to 1994 with the debut album by the influential alternative rock band (and some say emo originator) Weezer.

New Music Tuesdays: Blaqk Audio – Cex Cells

by mr. travis

New Music Tuesdays: Chuck Ragan – Feast or Famine

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New Music Tuesdays: The Lucky Soul – The Great Unwanted

by mr. travis