The Neo-Luddism Revolution Will Be Televised
Published January 13, 2007 @ 19:06 in My 2 Cents, My MP3 Collection

I just realized that I know a lot of Mike's. I suppose with a name that popular, everyone knows a lot of Mike's, I probably just notice it more because I am a Mike.

Mike Kic, I'll let you know when I'm dropping by to peruse the goods. I know that neck of the woods very well. Mike Hollick, this entry was inspired by something you said a few years ago. Let's get to it, I've got a game to watch.

Almost three years ago I wrote about how I've never owned a mobile phone. This fact remains true today. I don't want a cell phone that's just a phone. I've always said I'd buy one when there was a phone on the market that would do everything I felt it should. I'm looking for a mobile device that's not only a phone but a decent digital camera, an MP3 player with acceptable storage space and has an operating system that would allow me to jump on another desktop and use it as I would a lap top. I've yet to see such a device that nailed all these fine points but I've been reading quite a bit about the Apple iPhone. I think the Apple iPhone is the one.

While excitedly telling Taryn about everything the iPhone will do I was deflated by her lack of enthusiasm. She told me she just wanted a phone to be a phone and didn't care about the other stuff. That reminded me of when I had my epiphany back in 2003. I was looking at the towers of CDs in our living room and I realized I had to digitize the entire collection and get the disks themselves out of sight. She fought me on that too, telling me CDs were fine and there was no need to rip them and free ourselves from the inherent limitations of such a medium.

That got me thinking about 2003 when I started ripping the first of 1232 complete albums and 19123 individual songs. Like someone who had just found religion, I was preaching to everyone I knew about how this was the future and we wouldn't truly be free until our music was digitized and everywhere on demand. Mike Hollick disagreed. He couldn't foresee a time when he'd have to do the same. He had his CDs and thought I was crazy for wanting more. Recently, at an Argos game, he admitted he was wrong. I forgave him as I've forgiven Taryn. Some people just need a little more time to realize what they thought was freedom was actually an oppressive state of format slavery.

The neo-luddism revolution will be televised, and I'll probably be watching it on my iPhone.

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My MP3s Updated
Published January 5, 2007 @ 20:28 in My MP3 Collection

It's been a while, but I've added 18 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are...

• The Tragically Hip - World Container
• Rusty - Fluke
• Hayden - Skyscraper National Park
• Hayden - Moving Careful
• Audioslave - Revelations
• Various Artists - Hear & Now: The Best of the East Coast's Independent Bands
• Ben Folds - Ben Folds Live
• The Presidents Of The United States Of America
• The Juliana Hatfield Three - Become What You Are
• Irish Rovers - An Irish Christmas
• Daft Punk - Homework
• Various Artists - Help: a Day in the Life
• Humble And Fred - #1 in '97
• Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
• Nat King Cole - Anthology (Discs 1 & 2)
• The Best Of Pooh And Heffalumps Too
• Grover - A Celebration Of Me, Grover

That's 1232 complete albums, 19123 individual songs and 50.9 days worth of uninterrupted tunes. Check it out.

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The CD Is Dead
Published October 27, 2006 @ 11:54 in My MP3 Collection

Alain Levy, chairman and CEO of EMI Music, says the music CD is dead. He notes that the majority of people just use CDs to rip their music on their computers to transfer the songs to digital music players.

Back in September 2003 I first wrote about the demise of the traditional music CD. Later that year, I had an epiphany. I didn't want to see my CD collection anymore. I had no use for it. I started ripping every CD in my collection and never looked back. The CD has been dead to me for three years except for a few minutes when I'm ripping the files to high quality DRM-free MP3 files. Once they're digitized, I'm in charge. They're playing off my computers or they're playing on my iRiver. I'm at 1214 complete albums and I can't imagine going back.

So yes Mr. Levy, the CD is dead. It has been for quite some time.

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Here We Grow Again
Published August 19, 2006 @ 13:32 in My MP3 Collection

I've added 14 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are...

• LCD Soundsystem - Discs 1 & 2
• Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
• Brian Wilson - Smile
• Blood, Sweat & Tears - Greatest Hits
• Fatboy Slim - Palookaville
• Various Artists - The Ladies Of Swing
• Various Artists - Cool Britannia
• Various Artists - Juno Awards 2006
• Staggered Crossing - Staggered Crossing
• Fastball - All The Pain Money Can Buy
• Great Big Sea - Something Beautiful
• Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
• Dixie Chicks - Home

Again, the Dixie Chicks is for my wife and mother. Heck, they're even off to see them this fall at the ACC. That's 1214 complete albums, 17871 individual songs and 48.4 days worth of uninterrupted tunes. Check it out.

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My MP3s Updated
Published August 3, 2006 @ 14:07 in My MP3 Collection

I've added 6 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are...

• Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
• Billy Talent - II
• Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
• Seether - One Cold Night
• Three Days Grace - One-X
• Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way

I assure you, the Dixie Chicks is for my wife and mother. That's 1200 complete albums! Check it out.

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My MP3s Updated
Published June 17, 2006 @ 09:51 in My MP3 Collection

I've added 4 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are...

• The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
• Ministry - Rio Grande Blood
• Revolting Cocks - Cocked and Loaded
• Jack Johnson - Sing-A-Longs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George

That's 1194 complete albums, 17,973 songs and 47.7 days of tunage. Check it out.

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My MP3s Updated
Published April 30, 2006 @ 13:40 in My MP3 Collection

I've added 8 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are...

• The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth
• Green Day - Bullet In A Bible (Live)
• Linkin Park - Live in Texas
• OST - Six Feet Under: Everything Ends
• The Living End - The Living End
• Staind - Chapter V
• OST - Walk The Line
• OST - Team America

That's 1190 complete albums, 17,896 songs and 47.5 days of tunage. Check it out.

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My MP3s Updated
Published April 11, 2006 @ 20:52 in My MP3 Collection

I've added 15 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are...

• Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
• The Little Willies - The Little Willies
• Bob & Doug McKenzie - Great White North
• Tori Amos - Under The Pink
• The Beatles - 1962 - 1966 (Discs 1 & 2)
• The Beatles - 1967-1970 (Discs 1 & 2)
• OST - Akeelah and the Bee
• OST - Footloose
• OST - Dirty Dancing
• OST - Cocktail
• Beach Boys - Endless Summer
• Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally...
• Il Divo - Ancora

That's 1182 complete albums, 17,773 songs and 47.2 days of tunage. Check it out.

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My MP3s Updated
Published March 13, 2006 @ 20:27 in My MP3 Collection

I've added 26 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are...

• Tears For Fears - Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
• Billie Holiday - The Complete Decca Recordings (Discs 1 & 2)
• Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
• Eddie Money - The Best Of Eddie Money
• OST - Shaft
• Various Artists - Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall Of Fame (Discs 1-3)
• Various Artists - 100 Jukebox Hits: 50's & 60's (Discs 1-8)
• Alicia Keys - The Diary Of Alicia Keys
• Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor
• Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody: Best of Righteous Brothers
• Lead Belly - Absolutely the Best
• Various Artists - O'Bluegrass (Discs 1 & 2)
• Various Artists - History Of The Blues - Part 1
• Raffi - Corner Grocery Store
• Raffi - Singable Songs For The Very Young

That's 1167 complete albums, 17,424 songs and 46.3 days of tunage. Check it out.

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My MP3s Updated
Published February 4, 2006 @ 16:28 in My MP3 Collection

I've added 4 new CDs to my MP3 collection. Here they are...

• K. D. Lang - Hymns Of The 49th Parallel
• Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson
• House of Pain - Same As It Ever Was
• Culture Club - The Best of Culture Club

That's 1141 complete albums, 17,024 songs and 45.4 days of tunage. Check it out.

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