Hi again

[Jean Lansford]

On Tue, 17 Aug 2004, Stephen Swann wrote:

>On Mon, Aug 16, 2004 at 02:04:50PM -0400, Jean Lansford wrote:
>> > I'm currently debating between Sirius and XM, although I'm
>> > leery of investing in the hardware to receive something that
>>
>> Better than the stations around here (which isn't hard to do),
>> and some of the specialty stations play things you don't hear
>> on the radio.
>
>Not even in Raleigh?  Jean, the things you tell me.
>
>Actually, there was on really awesome college station there
>that did play a lot of interesting heavy rock.  They
>introduced me to Kerbdog, a band who despite only putting
>out 2 albums, are one of my favorite bands, EVAR...

*g* You know how consistent college stations are. I find mostly
rap on them these days.

>> > Rhapsody?
>>
>> Real Networks version of the New Napster. Better interface and
>> music selection AFAIAC.
>
>Hmmm.  Real?  Is it in Real format?

'Fraid so. But the service itself is good enough to drag me back,
kicking and screaming, to having RealPlayer on my computer.

>> I think he would be a harder version of Stomu Yamashta, based on
>> your description. (I can't find any samples of Yamashta except the
>> "neat swooshy sounds" from his older albums.) Hotei contributed to
>> the soundtrack of Kill Bill I.
>
>Cool.  Will investigate.

Hotei's cover of The Immigrant Song is, ah, interesting.
--
Jean Lansford
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