July 18th, 2007
When Travis covered ...Baby One More Time as tender British comfort rock, it was cute.
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When Jonathan Coultan did Baby Got Back as a singer/songwriter folk troubadour, it was funny.
When The Gourds played Gin n' Juice in up-the-mountain bluegrass style, it was just bizarre.
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July 6th, 2007
A number of people pointed out to me recently that Radiohead's seminal masterpiece, OK Computer, turned ten years old a couple weeks ago. That's right, it's been a full decade since the band began to cement its reputation as "world's greatest rock band."
Where does the time go? It seems like just yesterday, my friend Dan was imploring me to give Radiohead a shot. At this point in the ...
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December 1st, 2006
Update: The revised sorting feature/problem in iTunes 7.3 and later renders portions of this advice useless. Some of it still applies for Smart Playlist building, but the segregated sorting no longer works. If you're using a version prior to 7.3, go nuts. If you're using 7.3 or later, be warned.
In striving for zen-like simplicity while maintaining and extending the usability of iTunes, please follow me as I introduce you ...
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