Monday Music Meme

Blame it on Monday, but the post I'd planned to put here isn't ready yet. I'll keep working on that and instead treat you to the Monday Music Meme that I'm borrowing from Blogdrive Insanity.

1. They say every snowflake is unique. Name a musician who you think is unique and sounds like no one else.
   
   I've got two -- Ani DiFranco and Billy McLaughlin. DiFranco is the founder of Righteous Babe records and a damn fine artist in her own right. I fell in love with her honest lyrics and powerful guitar melodies when I found a live track of "Shameless" on a Conan O'Brien compilation CD. McLaughlin is an incredibly gifted guitarist who toured the college scene heavily back in my undergraduate days. I've seen him perform at least three times and have been astounded at his frenetic finger-tapping on the fretboard style.
   
   
   
2. Snowfall covers everything in sight. Tell us about a cover song you enjoy.
   
   My favorite changes with every new cover I hear. I just saw the trailer this weekend for a soon to be forgotten fright flick called Prom Night. Even though I probably won't see the movie, I really dig Quietdrive's cover of Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time.
   
   
   
3. It snows a lot in Canada. Tell us your favorite Canadian musician.
   Without a doubt Barenaked Ladies and Alanis Morissette.
   
   
   
4. Watching the snow fall can be very peaceful. Name a song that brings you peace.
   No matter what kind of day I've had, Three Little Birds by Bob Marley takes all the pain away.
   

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NWO #5 - Ready for listening

Larry and I just finished our 5th episode of the New Work Order. This week we're exploring the myths and realities of multi-tasking and just how we get everything done these days.

Jammin' to the TV Theme Show Classics!

Back in the day, I loved me some Knight Rider. Check out these guys re-imagining the theme song in flute and beat box.



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FineTune is the shiznit!!!

I found out about FineTune yesterday via my favorite source for all that is new and uber-geeky-cool, Lifehacker. I decided to try it out today, and I'm hooked. I've tried other streaming music services before and found them less than impressive. They either dropped songs in mid-play, lost the connection all together, or had generally crappy sound quality.

Not FineTune. To get around federal law and recording industry regulations, you have to set up a playlist with at list 45 songs on it. After selecting you're first 3 songs, however, you can simply press the I'm Lazy button and FT will fill in the rest for you, guessing how to pick based on your first three choices. You can make as many playlists as you want and the sound quality is excellent for streaming over the Internet.

Best of all, you can embed the playlist on other web pages. Just check out my first play list in the sidebar to the left. Just click play, sit back and enjoy...or go to FineTune and create your own playlist now.