- I didn’t point to this year’s Pazz’n’Jop awards when they were published, but thought I should at least give a shout out to fellow ’Hoo Joe Gross, whose ballot is not disharmonious with my Best Of 2003 list.
- Wanna get a Cease and Desist letter from EMI? Publishing a link to the Grey Album is probably a good way to do it. (Ooops.) But so is participating in Grey Tuesday, apparently.
- Just in case you hadn’t figured it out on your own, buying Pepsi just to get a free song at the iTunes Music Store isn’t such a hot idea. I did just that this weekend, testing the tip about making sure you get a winning cap (it works) and my tolerance for drinking that sweet swill (non-existent). And at the end, what did I have? Two free songs (value: $1.98) and two bottles of Pepsi to pour down the drain (paid: $2.30). And just what does one do with only two songs from the iTMS? My conclusion: buy tracks from one of the many partial albums that are only available for purchase by song, since the album isn’t available for purchase as a package anyway.