Music I’m listening to
When I first tried Ogg Vorbis, the free and open-source codec for compressed audio files (think “like MP3”), I was unimpressed. That was several years ago. At the time, even many MP3 compression utilities were using a substandard version of the MP3 codec — Xing springs to mind. These versions …
I’m taking the whole family to see IKE and Cliff Hillis at the Cooldog Concert Series this Sunday afternoon. This will be a totally brilliant show and I urge you to drop all your other plans to attend. Go to the Cooldog web site for information on how to RSVP …
I’m glad Chris agrees with me about not only George Lucas, but Ben Folds and my all-time favorites Del Amitri. The Dels bottomed out sales-wise with their adventurous and occasionally brilliant electronica-laced Can You Do Me Good?, and then unceremoniously broke up with a mid-2002 announcement from lead singer Justin …