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Everyday Ennui

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Diverse interests help to keep the boredom at bay. Music, writing, business, import/export, food, gadgets, technology and anything else that crosses my mind or catches my eye.

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Help for Knee Pain, Knee Pain relief

knee pain stretches

Chantal Donnelly's Strong Knees DVD hit stores yesterday. This video program helps anyone who is suffering from weak or achey knees. There are simple and advanced excercises, a stretching program and a quick 7 minute workout for days when time doesn't allow for a full workout.

Click HERE to watch a preview.

Live Country Music on USB Wristbands



As the Zac Brown Band rockets up the charts with their hit song "Chicken Fried" they are on the road and leaving a wake of loyal fans behind, all wearing a USB wristband with Zac's live show. Another adventurous artist using a usb wristband with their live show to connect with fans. Seconds after their performance is done the USB wristbands are ready with not only that night's concert but also an exclusive photo gallery and other content.
The USB wristband is also the ONLY place for you to hear a recording of the Zac Brown Band ripping through "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."

MIDEM 2009 - British Music on USB Flash Drive Wristband

An interesting story about next year's MIDEM conference. It seems that the British delegation has given up on traditional CDs and will be using USB Flash Drives to distribute their content.

British Music at Midem 2009 Replaces CDs with USB Wristbands for Next Year's Music Conference in Cannes

One of the music industry's most respected world music conferences, Midem 2009, has announced that it will be replacing CD distribution of British content with Midem branded USB Flash drive wristband created by Aderra Inc. ADERRA

Cannes, France (PRWEB) September 23, 2008 -- One of the music industry's most respected world music conferences, Midem 2009, has announced that it will be replacing CD distribution of British content with Midem branded USB Flash drive wristband created by Aderra Inc.


Midem, the annual world-renowned conference, gathers leading music executives, talent and technological advancements together to network and share the latest the global music industry has to offer. Midem's decision to compile up to 40 musical tracks in MP3 format, links to British delegates and partner websites, and video for British content simply confirms that the world music industry is prepared to move further away from traditional CD distribution. Several British music governing bodies will be using Aderra's USB wristbands at next years Midem conference including the Association of Independent Music (AIM), BPI The British Record Music Industry and BMR British Music Rights. ADERRA UK

Using Aderra Inc.'s USB flash drive wristband will give Midem attendees the flexibility of a dynamic branded interface with live links and a variety of content. It also gives the brands presented on each drive the opportunity to consolidate their most important initiatives onto an easy to navigate User Interface. In addition, each Aderra USB Flash wristband additionally serves as a reusable storage device.

Only a year ago it was hard to imagine that we would see an organization such as the Midem move away from traditional modes of content delivery and take forward thinking action to switch to our USB wristband. Aderra is glad to see such a whole hearted embrace of our technology from one of the most reputable groups in the music industry.
"The digital realm is here to stay, and Aderra is capitalizing on that right now with its patented- Live in a Flash™ USB flash drive system which is quickly becoming a key component in the multiplatform revenue streams currently available to artists, labels event organisers and promoters right across Europe. What Aderra does is create something that is personal to the fan either as a memory of a fantastic night via the live recording and or by bringing together the music and merchandise all into one unique product, " said Ashley Peniston-Bird, Managing Director of Aderra UK Ltd. ADERRA UK

Technology newcomer Aderra Inc has not only positioned itself as an authority on pre-loaded flash drive content delivery but has impressed many in the industry with its patented "Live Events in a Flash" ™ technology platform. This patent pending technology allows them to record live events directly to USB flash drives that can be immediately distributed to attendees. With both live events and pre-loaded content being easily transported to a user's home computer through USB flash drives, Aderra has not only captured the attention of Midem and their British delegation, but live musical acts from Wille Nelson to UB40 are following suite and delivering content to fans on flash drives as well.

"Only a year ago it was hard to imagine that we would see an organization such as the Midem move away from traditional modes of content delivery and take forward thinking action to switch to our USB wristband. Aderra is glad to see such a whole hearted embrace of our technology from one of the most reputable groups in the music industry." - Ed Donnelly Founder and President Aderra Inc. ADERRA

MIDEM
Paris HQ
11 rue du Colonel Pierre Avia - BP 572, 75726 Paris Cedex 15 - FRANCE
Hotline: +33 (0)1 41 90 44 60 / Fax: +33 (0)1 41 90 44 50
http://www.midem.com

About Aderra
Aderra Inc. provides an innovative way to capture the "once in a lifetime" experience of live shows, sporting events, conferences, government and public assemblies and immediately deliver it to fans or attendees after the event. Aderra is on the cutting edge of content delivery with the use of their "Live in a Flash"™ USB technology. For more information, visit http://www.aderra.net.

Trademark ownership is indicated by the symbol ®, however, for the sake of brevity it is omitted during the story.

For an interview with Ed Donnelly,
the creator of Aderra Inc technology,
Please contact Eric Larsen,
Aderra Inc. VP of Marketing,
At (310) 922-0014
or eric_larsen@aderra.net

Obama 2008 USB Wristband - Campaigns in a Flash!

Check this out, the Obama campaign has released USB Wristbands with a bunch of speeches and election materials:

Here is the site: www.obama08wristband.com

The WHIP fall UK Tour - Live USB Wristband

The Whip announce UK tour

18-08-2008 15:53

Fresh from pulverizing every festival known to man this summer, Manchester’s ringmasters of riotous indie-electro The Whip announce their biggest UK tour to date!

This incendiary Tour de force will kick off in November and will see the up for it four-piece ignite dancefloors nationwide at the UK’s most fortunate handpicked music venues.
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In celebration of their new tour The Whip also announce the release of their electrifying new remix album Remix Marks Destination on 24th August. The album presents a whose who of today’s most cutting edge talent, featuring remixes from Whip cohorts such as Van She, Black Ghosts, Hearts Revolution, Black Affair, Crookers, Hadouken!, South Central, Bloody Beetroots, Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya and Ashley Beedle.

Not satisfied with doing things in two’s The Whip are offering all fans the chance to leave a show with a limited edition USB wristband containing a recording of one of the tour nights, with additional user storage space. These wristbands can be bought via the Whip’s My Space page.

To Jumpstart their forthcoming tour The Whip will be playing coveted slots at Reading, Leeds, Creamfields and the main stage at Scotland’s Connect Festival, alongside Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party.

September sees the band fly out to close the legendary Ibiza Rocks season, with October bringing the band back to their hometown of Manchester play the infamous Warehouse Project, sharing the night with Late of the Pier, Tricky and Reverend and the Makers amongst many others and paving the way ahead for November’s dazzling Whip UK tour whirlwind.

Great Story on Live music USB Technology



Buy a recording of the show you just enjoyed

In this author’s humble opinion, the best and most innovative use of the USB wristband is to load them with recording’s of the same night’s performance. Soundboard technicians immediately load up the tiny devices with a recording of that night’s show, letting fans purchase a copy on their way out of the venue.
Read more
HERE

O.A.R. - USB wristbands in Philadelphia

Click Here to Read about music on USB Wristbands in Philadelphia.

O.A.R. USB Wristbands - New Album and Live Recordings



This is pretty cool:

O.A.R. USB Wristband

At select shows on The All Sides Tour, concert-goers will have the chance to bring home a live recording of that evening's show along with a copy of the band's new album, All Sides. The performances and the new album will be packaged together on a USB flash drive wristband and will be available at all venue merchandise locations.

The wristbands not only provide the vehicle for the delivery of the live show instantly after the performance, they are also a fully functional, reusable USB flash drive.

“For us, performing live is about sharing experiences. Technology is all about convenience and being able to offer our shows on a USB flash drive? That’s all about the memories. What a fantastic thing to be able to give back to our fans.” - Marc Roberge.

Live Music on USB Wristbands at the Warped Tour!


Support the Unite the United Foundation by grabbing a Live in a Flash USB Wristband at the Warped Tour this summer. Performances on the Ernie Ball Stage are being captured directly to USB Wristbands. Check it out HERE.

Music USB Wristbands - Live Music on Flash Drive

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who gets it:
Music on USB Wristband!

Trent gets it - NIN MP3s, USb Wristband

Finally, Someone gets it. God bless Trent Reznorwww.nin.com.
Music on USB wristband.

50 Cent - Visonary? Oh Wait, wasn't he a thief or drug dealer or something....


Read the whole story here
So let me get this straight, Fitty thinks stealing is ok? duh! Know why? Because the more fans he has the more money he makes. How do do you make people become fans? Let them HEAR your music. This isn't the first time I've used the "pusher" cliche but it is true. Give them a taste for free and they will PAY over and over and over again to get more of what they crave.

One Laptop Per Child - Give one, Get One program

About 10 or 12 years ago I read Nicholas Negroponte's book "Being Digital". It formed a perfect trilogy with two other books I had read at about the same time Freeman Dyson's "The Sun, The Genome and the Internet." and George Dyson's "Darwin Among the Machines". These three tomes had a huge impact on my appreciation for where current technologies had come from and where they are headed. Which lead in a round about way to my current company, Aderra Inc.

Since writing "Being Digital" Negroponte, Founder of MIT's Media Lab, has spearheaded a campaign to create a low cost durable laptop to be distributed to children in developing nations. The initial goal of One Laptop Per Child was to build each machine for $100 (a seemingly laughable feat when the project was announced...). The project has been maligned by bloggers and the press who ask if there isn't a more practical way to help children throughout the world (medicine, food?).

In the end the OLPC machines ended up costing $200 (double the original goal but still pretty amazing). The machines are not only low cost but include open source software, all flash based memory and storage, the ability to charge via rip cord, crank or solar power (someone read "The sun, The Internet and the Genome...) and a screen that is visible in direct sunlight and also bright enough to provide simple lighting at night in homes with our electricity.

This month the OLPC program is has a unique oportunity. For $399 you can purchase a laptop for you own child (or yourself...) and they will donate one machine to a child overseas.
http://www.laptopgiving.org/en/give-one-get-one.php

Look over there ->

I added the Saul Williams embed. Haven't heard the tracks yet but I am supporting this in principal anyway.

Where to start? Madonna, NIN, Radiohead, Saul Williams, Charlatans

Has the world gone crazy? Seems that a lot of high profile artists are jumping off of major labels in favor of going it through the internet/indie route.
I think most anyone would have seen this coming eventually but it seems like the Dominoes are falling fast.
On top of it all Atlantic Records is releasing a USB drive of the new Matchbox 20 album without any anti-piracy protection! A major label?! No DRM?!

Led Zeppelin and AC/DC have finally made the move to make downloads available though with DRM. I htink the only major hold outs might be the Beatles and with the addition of all of their solo catalogs to iTunes I have a feeling we will be seeing them on the web as soon as their long rumored Re-Mastered box set is released.

I tried to buy the Radiohead release through their website on the first day it was available and couldn't because the site kept crashing. Not sure if this was due to heavy traffic or just the poor design of the site.

Reznor makes the move.


Trent Reznor, the man behind Nine Inch nails, announced that he was leaving Universal Records and making NIN a completely independent outfit. This comes as no surprise given his recent web rants about how the record company was gouging customers with high CD prices. This comes on the heels of Radiohead's move to release their new album on their own through their website. This is surely the future for established artists but how will new acts reach the status of NIN or Radiohead to be able to do this?

Avril Lavigne Manga USB thumb drive bracelet

Gotta admit I'm not the biggest Avril fan but this is pretty cool. There are 11 episodes of a manga comic featuring the Canadian singer in flash animation on here. Even cooler is that they are in either English, Chinese or Japanese. You can read more about it .

MTV VMAs - Who will still be performing in 2047?



Last night I watched a documentary that Clint Eastwood created about Tony Bennett. They are both OLD guys who are doing the best work of their lives. Eastwood's work as a director has a depth and soul that is unequaled among his younger peers. Bennett's voice has been enriched by age. It got me thinking about Sunday's Video Music Award show. Was there any artist on that show that will not only be performing in forty years let alone have improved to be at their lifetime best?

Guess I should start watching TV!

I don't see much TV, and award shows? Never. But this is pretty damn cool. "Clampdown" from the London Calling Album (One of the best collections of songs in the past 50 years) is one of the main reasons I ever picked up a guitar.

DRM- Doesn't Really Matter? Because almost everyone is selling songs without it.

A lot of news about DRM free sales today:

Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas opened his own digital download store with all tracks available with Digital Rights Management(DRM) (DRM is anti-copying software designed to prevent piracy but actually just limits the types of device the file can be played on.)HERE is an article about it.
In a previously announced move, Wal-Mart began selling DRM downloads through it's online store today. This will include tracks for artists on both the EMI and Universal. HERE is the full article.
The Rolling Stones are included in the tracks available on Wal-Mart's service as well as on www.7digital.com. 7Digital is selling The Stones' albums from the early 70's through their latest a Bigger Bang. The tracks are in very high resolution MP3 format, 320kbps (roughly double the quality of a standard iTunes track.

U.S. Government Debt - Like a shopper at the mall on a credit card rampage.

This is frightening. The United States has been funding our overseas adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan by borrowing money from foreign countries. The majority of this debt is held by China. This past week there was some saber rattling by the Chinese about selling off their U.S. notes. This would bankrupt the U.S. instantly. I completely understand using debt responsibly but I am concerned that Mr. Bush's team may have made America more vulnerable to an economic catastrophe by leveraging our solid credit history (the dollar has been the most stable currency since World War II) in their strange attempt to restructure the political structure of the Mid-East. Read more in the Financial Times HERE.

Disco Biscuits Live on USB jump drive Bracelet!



This is the coolest: Disco Biscuits - Click HERE


At the Camp Bisco Festival in New York this week, The Disco Biscuits will be recording their sets and making them immediately available to the attendees on a USB stick. But wait, its not a stick its a bracelet!

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss!?


Whole Lotta Twang T. Bone Burnett is producing a new collaboration by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Not sure if there are any plans for a tour. I'd love to hear Union Station cover Kashmir though it might make more sense to tackle some of the rootsy material on Zeppelin III.

Live Music - Julia Albert at The Derby, Los Angeles


Julia Albert showcased the songs from here new CD, More Real Than This, at the The Derby in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. She and her three piece back group filled the intimate venue with the powerful new tunes. I have never shared the stage with three more talented people, masterful fretwork from Allen Moreno and Urban Olsson and unbelievably souful singing from Julia herself. Look for her to perform at Kulak's Woodshed on Aug 11. This performance will be webcast.

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