Discuss a variety of music related topics.
I last listened to Motörhead – Bad Religion
Archive for the ‘Blogs and Sites’ Category.
Last.fm has changed their API; for those who are not programmers, an API (application programming interface) is a set of routines that allow a program to make requests to another program or web service. In and of itself, changing an API is not a bad thing and, in many cases, can be quite beneficial. For instance, adding new features to an API can allow programmers more options for interracting with the product.
Amazon just released six new free sampler CD’s for download. Granted, one of these CD’s is comedy, but the others are all music.
I just found a hillarious list of music jokes filled with music humor for those who like one-liners and "why is a…?" format jokes. Although there are some longer jokes later on as well as quotes from famous musicians.
Recently while doing my monthly check through coworkers’ iTunes shares looking for music that I haven’t been exposed to yet, I stumbled across a fantastic series of mash-up albums. A+D has released a "Best of Bootie" album each year since 2005 containing the best tunes played at their mash-up parties during that year.
Recently, I found a couple of items that may be useful to those who play – or would like to learn to play – guitar. The first is a program that extends the functionality of tabs that you download. While the second is a great online resource – not just for tabs, but also for lessons, reviews, and forums.