tunequest

Total hat-tip to Webomatica for this. The web is slowly filling up Songsmith "remixes" of popular songs. It's a program recently released by Microsoft Research that purports to make anyone and everyone a songwriter. Just select a musical style and sing into a microphone and the app will automatically generate accompanying music. Arrangements and chords can all be customized. Of course it didn't take long for enterprising users to ...

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http://www.youtube.com/v/bM7tdWRkBp0 I was tempted to let this pass without comment, but it's just so intriguing. It's a mash up of the Beatles Come Together and Nine Inch Nails' Closer by DJ Zebra. The ending is a bit flubbed, but overall this is a very good combination. It's particularly noteworthy since both sources are rock songs and it's rare to see good rock mash ups. Because of the ...

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What do you get when you remove Eminem from an Eminem song? This, the instrumental version of Without Me. You supply the rap. [audio:061027WithoutMe.mp3]

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The Supreme Beings of Leisure debut has the distinction of being one of two albums that I've ever purchased after hearing less than a minute of music from it. The other is The Dandy Warhols Come Down. I bought it shortly after listening to snippets of a couple of songs at a Barnes & Noble kiosk. Incidentally, it's entirely possible that themodernista sold the cd to ...

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I listened to jet's get born this morning (well, selections from it). And despite the fact that i know they're just a crappy band with one good song not a great song, mind you, I haven't yet brought myself to get rid of the album. parts of it are long gone, particularly the awful beatles-imitation ballads.on that, i envision a scene like this unfolding in the ...

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Dear god, a club-oriented album from daft punk. Either the punks were indulging some secret fantasies on this monstrosity or they were playing a big practical joke on everyone, 'cause I can't believe they would have released Discovery with a straight face.

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