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More awesome than Robert Plant, too. And certainly better than resurrected CGI chipmunks. Amazon.com MP3 Downloads Bestsellers: The most popular items in MP3 Albums. Updated hourly. via kwout (The Orange Box (Original Soundtrack) includes “Still Alive,” the end-game credits song from Portal, written by geek troubadour Jonathan Coulton.)

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Four-Way Waveform Comparison, originally uploaded by grabbingsand. Inspired by Rolling Stone’s article on the steady decline of high fidelity in music, I loaded four tracks into Adobe Audition to compare the …

Here’s something I missed in 2007. Do I agree entirely? No. It will take more than a bearded MC to steer me clear of Coca-Cola. But on the whole, the fellow — he goes by the name Scroobius Pip — makes some brilliant points. He and his partner-in-crime, Dan Le Sac, have a few other …

Another Friday, another random twenty. This time, the iPod was uncharacteristically eclectic. Well done, iPod. “Believe In Something” – The Choir Practice “Believe Me, I’m A liar” – Tomoyasu Hotei – You might not know the name, but if you’ve seen Kill Bill, then you’ve heard what he can do with a guitar. His work …

We’re not heading to Venus, but still we stand strong. And so, here’s the final ten: 10. “Pressure Suit” – Aqualung (Memory Man) – Here’s the first of two guilty pleasures creeping amongst my top ten. I can’t really explain it, but once I heard this song, I put it on repeat for a couple …