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This is it. The Strokes inaugural recording. I discovered it the other day while browsing the XL Recordings page at eMusic, which as far as I can tell, is currently the only place you can find it (unless you want to pay collectors prices for a hard copy). Released in 2001, this eleven minute EP features rougher, less unpolished versions of three songs that would later appear on the band's ...

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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 to eMusic, who ...

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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 many more than ...

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Links to interesting stories. This edition is long overdue. Medialoper: 5 Ways to Improve eMusic I love eMusic. At ~$0.25 per song, it's easily one of the best values in the digital download arena. While generally functional, parts of the site could use some overhauling. Medialoper leads the discussion on how. Cognitive Daily: Even the musically untrained respond differently to new symphonic movements "A new study of brain responses to music has found ...

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