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The unlucky number 13

Today’s Deaths in Music History

https://www.onthisday.com/music/deaths.php

Is there anyone here who plays lotto games?

It’s been 56 years…

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I started to post a tirade about W11 and just gave up.

Not really off topic, but I thought it may be a good place to post. Many/most will not be able to read since most of the New York Times articles are behind a PayWall.

We Are Tech Privacy Reporters. Our Music Habits Got Doxxed.

The “Panama Playlists” exposed the Spotify listening habits of some famous people — and two journalists who didn’t know as much about protecting their privacy as they had thought.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/technology/spotify-panama-playlists-privacy.html

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No paywall:
https://archive.ph/5VfsL

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Famous people?? :sweat_smile:
I’ve only heard of JD Vance.

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Who’s he? :upside_down_face:

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We don’t like paying. Good people helped us. :wink:

25 Jokes Only Musicians Will Understand | insounder.org

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The internet is like democracy. It’s bad, but nothing better has been invented yet.

There is some truth in this.

I have Led Zeppelin CDs and flac from HDtracks to try.

Led Zeppelin Jimmy Page remasters why so bad - Music Talk - HifiGuides Forums

CD - 16bit, 44,1kHz
flac - 24bit, 96kHz

  • Music directly represents the passion of the soul. If one listens to the wrong kind of music, he will become the wrong kind of person.
    • Aristotle, Complete works of Aristotle, Vol. I

Aristotle - Wikiquote

It’s not just Spotify. So far it’s all streaming services, except Qobuz (still has original covers, so far).

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Oh fun - so what at the legal team doing now? Someone forget to sign something off again?

Do the band even have any say in the sales now? Didn’t the catalogue get sold off?

Picks up a CD from my desk. Yep, I still have a cover on it. Not going anywhere.

Looks like a promo thing for WYWH. They have black plastic wrapped the website. https://www.pinkfloyd.com The site only now insists on email and mobile phone details so they can spam you.

Just a clever promo about Absence I guess. Or an accidental tilt at the Marketing Machine…

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I’m updating them all now. It’s the entire catalog. Ugh.

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