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Johan Bové

Why are music streaming rights still bound to geographical, economical and politicial boundries? I cannot listen to a song on Deezer because it is not licensed to be streamed in Germany, yet it is in Belgium. Music is for all the people. How is this not hurting the artists instead of helping them?

Johan Bové

Johan Bové

Really enjoyed ! Totally deserves its three volumes. Loved also it music score. Super cool. Money For Nothing - best intro ever.

Johan Bové

Johan Bové

Vice Squad - Last Rockers - (Live at the Granary, Bristol, UK. 1982) - YouTube

Last Rockers · Vice Squad (1982)

Stumbling through the rubble
My heads in a spin
I hear them fighting
No one that no one can win
I'm to young to die
To late to live
As politicians do the thing no god can forgive
time has come for us to die
No memories left to cry
No chance of a rebirth
All the last rockers
Hit and chant when they drop there bomb
Let us burn and smulter too
When we stir in the small radation
They wanna ruin the whole recreation
time for has come for us to die
No memories left to cry
No chance of a rebirth
All the last rockers
wondering round without a key
All we ever wanted was to be free
Our music was our only joy
And the government wants to search and destroy
stumbling through the rubble
My heads in a spin
I hear them fighting
No war, no one can win
I'm to young to die
To late to live
As politicians do the thing no god can forgive
on our statues still remind
Those who may come in future time
And we who fort on city streets
Have perished in atomic heat
time for has come for us to die
No memories left to cry
No chance of a rebirth
All the last rockers
They cannnot burn me from my kind
No dreams of death control my mind
Last rockers rule the world now
There's no one left to fight now


- BEKI BOND, DAVID BATEMAN

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The Jam - Going Underground (Official Video) - YouTube

Some people might say my life is in a rut
I'm quite happy with what I got
People might say that I should strive for more, but
I'm so happy I can't see the point
Something's happening here today
A show of strength with your boy's brigade
And I'm so happy and you're so kind
You want more money, of course I don't mind
To buy nuclear textbooks for atomic crimes
And the public gets what the public wants
But I want nothing this society's got
I'm going underground (going underground)
Well, if the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
Some people might get some pleasure out of hate
Me, I've enough already on my plate
People might need some tension to relax
Me? I'm too busy dodging between the flak
What you see is what you get
You've made your bed, you better lie in it
You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns
And the public wants what the public gets
But I don't get what this society wants
I'm going underground (going underground)
Well, if the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow
(Oh) la-la-la-la
(Oh) la-la-la-la
We talk and we talk until my head explodes
I turn on the news and my body froze
These braying sheep on my TV screen
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream
Going underground
I'm going underground
I'm going underground
I'm going underground
(Oh) la-la-la-la
(Oh) la-la-la-la
(Oh) la-la-la-la
(Oh) la-la-la-la
Braying sheep on my TV screen
Make this boy shout, make this boy scream
Going underground (going underground)
Well, if the brass bands play and feet start to pound
Going underground (going underground)
Well, let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout
Going underground (going underground)
Well, if the brass bands play and feet go pound-pound-pound
Going underground (going underground)
So let the boys all sing and let the boys all shout for tomorrow

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© Universal Music Publishing Group

Paul John Weller

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Simian Mobile Disco - Defender (Official Video) - YouTube

I will protect you
Stand in the way
I'm a defender
Come what may
Do as you please to
I'll see that you do
Only take notice when
I'm in front of you
I will protect you
Stand in the way
I'm a defender
Come what may
Do as you please to
I'll see that you do
Only take notice when
I'm in front of you
I will protect you
Stand in the way
I'm a defender
Come what may
Do as you please to
I'll see that you do
Only take notice when
I'm in front of you
I will protect you
Stand in the way
I'm a defender
Come what may
Do as you please to
I'll see that you do
Only take notice when
I'm in front of you
I will protect you
Stand in the way
I'm a defender
Come what may
Do as you please to
I'll see that you do
Only take notice when
I'm in front of you
Don't stand so close to the edge (I will protect you)
You know I'm a warrior (Stand in the way)
Images fly through my head (I'm a defender)
What's this scenario? (Come what may)
Let me stand near you, attend (Do as you please to)
I'll be your barrier (I'll see that you do)
See that you couldn't defend (Only take notice when)
But you know I'm a warrior

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© BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

James Anthony Shaw, James Ellis Ford, Luisa Gerstein

Johan Bové

Johan Bové

New addition to the MiniDisc devices collection: Sony MZ-R70

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New addition to the MiniDisc player/recorder devices: a Sony MZ-R70 in near mint condition!

Sony MZ-R70 front

No remote included, but it's not a big loss since the original remote didn't have the LCD display anyway and all the functionality is also accessible on the device itself.

I went with this non-NetMD device for the following reasons:

  • Nice big LCD screen on the device itself
  • Powered by a single AA battery - no hard-to-find gumstick batteries - Also if you're using rechargeable AA batteries, they will (slowly) recharge within the device when you connect the device using the 3V power adapter
  • Sturdy housing and buttons
  • This one has a mic input
  • Two headphone outputs!
  • I like to record music real-time - call it nostalgia - but it's part of what I like about MiniDisc - it's back to time when things went a little more slowly
  • This one does not do MDLP - but as the point above - it's part of the charm having to deal with media limitations

Some issues:

  • Louder mechanical noises when recording and playing, especially when connected to the power adapter. But it's still acceptable.

Johan Bové

Actively listening to music through a minidisc player almost gives the same joy as listening to Vinyl records. To me, it's the next best experience and it's fully digital.

Johan Bové

(1) TURBO KID - Official Release Trailer [HD] - YouTube

Could perhaps watch this some day --- except for the ultra-violence - then - the soundtrack is cool too. Discovered the soundtrack before I knew this was movie music.

Johan Bové

Johan Bové

Johan Bové

"This track is not available in your country" - When are we going to get rid of this licensing nuisance and be able to enjoy music across the World.

Johan Bové

Radio Soulwax: Cherry Moon On Valium

vid and mix by soulwax .. Even though these Belgian records sound very "now", they are actually 20 years old and were meant to be played at a much, much faster speed. At the time this was the devil's music for us, but we have learned to listen through the claps and distorted kicks and discovered that if you slow these really dark and heavy techno records down all the way to about 115 bpm, it suddenly makes them sound less frantic,ballsier and a lot sexier.Belgium at its best when pitched down.

Johan Bové

Tutorial - Recording Computer Playback on Windows - Audacity Manual

AKA a way to preserve your favorite music on your own systems.

Johan Bové

When was the last time you bought a compilation album on CD? I just did. Nineties nostalgia from the days when I was into DJ-ing and UK rave. Thanks to Discogs these fond memories can still be obtained and kept for prosperity. Unlike streaming services, owning a disc and taking care of it will make sure you'll enjoy listening to the music legally and in best quality for years to come.

Johan Bové

Discovering the excellent German band "Die Ärzte" only today - I have been living here ten years - after finding a live album on one of the mini discs I got second hand.

Johan Bové

The Gadget We Miss: The Sony MiniDisc

Most gadgets don’t have a funeral. The closest they get is a small note on a web site saying that the manufacturer is no longer supporting it, or a final post in an obscure fan forum from a last, desperate fan. minidisc, music, syndicated, tech

Johan Bové

Selling actual original artwork as NFTs like music albums and graphic/video art - I can understand why artists do this because of the pandemic as they are having a really hard time getting financial support. BUT selling a tokenised TWEET by someone and then someone actually paying millions for a couple of words, is just absolutely batshit bonkers and horrendously offensive for every human on this climate disaster struck World.