tunequest

The story of how iTunes and Spotify co-exist as a near-perfect music listening environment. So I was recently sent an invitation to join the "exclusive" ranks of American Spotify users. I had been hearing about the free all-you-can-stream music service for quite some time, but never gave it much serious thought. Maybe it was my years being stranded in a slow-Internet hell, but I've never held streaming ...

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Hey folks. So I picked up one of Apple's new MacBook Air notebooks. I had been wanting a more portable computer than my trusty tote-able 2008 MacBook Pro and the new 11.6" form factor was mighty tempting. I did spring for the BTO 4GB RAM upgrade, but I opted to stick with the stock 64GB hard drive. My first impressions are, like a lot of other reviewers, ...

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Hi folks! I bet many of you were thinking you'd never here from the ol' tunequester ever again. I can't say I blame you; it's been months since I've written anything for this site. And it's been a busy handful of months. But lately I've been pondering something and I've decided to share. I recently finished a course in the history of rock music. I like rock ...

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=N-lADZG6-PI While perusing the Internet this morning, like you do, I stumbled upon this very compelling video at YouTube. I was drawn to it initially because the song used for the soundtrack is Ratatat's Gettysburg, and I'm a sucker for anything Ratatat related. The video is a taut and thorough overview of the current state of nuclear weapons technology and proliferation in the world. It showcases all the ...

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So Amazon recently threw its hat into the thunderdome of online digital music sales. The store's big brand name and huge retail operation instantly make it one of the top tier marts for digital music. As Amazon MP3 is seen primarily as a challenger to the iTunes Store's throne, I originally wanted to do a compare and contrast with that gorilla, but later thought that unfair ...

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Thinking of an iPod Shuffle? Find one on Amazon. Birthday season is in effect around the tunequest compound and themodernista kicked off the festivities by presenting me with my long-desired orange iPod Shuffle (2G) (which I have dubbed "Shuffleupagus"). I had been struck by the orange model since they were announced this past January, but despite its relative inexpensiveness, I could never justify purchasing one; I'm a ...

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via iLounge. Apple today announced the expansion of its DRM-free iTunes Plus catalogue. The press release claims that the iTunes Store now offers the largest selection of non-rights-managed tracks in the world, with "more than two million" available. I welcome news of the expansion, as well as the accompanying drop in price to $0.99 a track, but I have to question that superlative claim. Apple doesn't say how ...

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Via this 9rules note: HERE IS SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOWNLOAD: THE ALBUM WILL COME AS A 48.4MB ZIP FILE CONTAINING 10 X 160KBPS DRM FREE MP3s. I haven't placed an order for In Rainbows yet because I was waiting to find out the quality and format of the digital files. With this news I'm a little disappointed. Sure, 160kbps is quite *acceptable* but I consider 192kbps to be ...

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It's been nearly forty-eight hours have passed since Radiohead's surprise announcement set off an explosion of fandom around the web. Indeed, Blogpulse shows a more than 1300% increase in the number of posts mentioning the band from September 29 to October 1. Of course, a new Radiohead album is big news, especially after a four year wait, but the real source of conversation is the band's ...

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