Wowsers

I got the mix CD in the mail that was the result of TauntingHappyFunBall's brainstorm.  It was made by dt, who blogs at Night Putting.  It's great.  It opened right up with Leonard Cohen, who I only know a little bit but like a lot, and it's exactly what a mix should be -- songs I like by people I've never heard of.  I'm going to seek out some of these guys -- Spoon, the Dandy Warhols, Frank Black & the Catholics, Goner, the Sun, R.L. Burnside (I'd heard of him....).  What a cool thing to get in the mail.  And by email I learned that a reader who got my mix is sending me one, so I have another treat to look forward to.  Plus I got a thank you note from someone in VA who liked my mix.  This is such a nifty little world.  My mailbox hasn't been this fruitful in a long time. 

Comments

Hmmmmmmm, can you lawyers get disbarred for violating laws like this? I don't the MPAAs of this world would be too pleased. And yes, copying and sending CDs in this way is illegal.

[Rayne of Terror]

I think you are wrong 5:32 PM. I'm pretty sure I heard a piece on NPR saying that there is an exception for foot traffic. When you mix a tape or cd and give it to a friend it is perfectly all right and much different than sharing music over a peer to peer network. I'd know more if I was taking copyright this semester, but instead I'm sitting here waiting for land use to begin. Better start reading about aesthetics :)

[dt]

Here are so album recommendations by said artists

Frank Black and the Catholics- Dog in the Sand- Good starting point, if you like that, than you can move in any direction on the Frank Black totem pole.
Spoon-Kill the Moonlight
Goner- How Good We Had It
Dandy Warhols- 13 Tales from Urban Bohemia
R.L. Burnside- Anything is good, though I prefer- Come on In, Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down and A Bothered Mind