@CanisPundit Well, that's my birthday, so I'll expect a great big senten-, er, present...

From Ted Gioia:
"The latest shenanigans at Spotify are happening on country music playlists, where hit songs are featured—but they are mysterious cover versions that seem to be AI-created."
So, while they post their own AI-created songs to siphon off plays, they accuse smaller creators of cheating if a playlist Spotify deems illegit picks up a song, and deletes them.
Delete Spotify!

Portmanteau of concertina and recreation: they will be subjected to forced exercise wearing squeezeboxes.

@BillyBones Well, it's the ground wire that really shows the depth of craftsmanship, along with the tonal balance no doubt provid...
Who am I kidding? Kill it with fire!

@CanisPundit @Museek That first Taj Mahal album in permanent rotation....(if Jesse's licks were good enough for Duane Allman...)

So, in trying to express the difference in knowing the notes and really knowing a piece of music, I ended up referencing Goethe to a Jr. Hi kid in a lesson today....too much coffee or not enough?

@tgraph52 @gshevlin The other notable thing about that cut is the fairly obvious inspiration (to be kind) it provided a certain young San Franciscan....

@gshevlin A Hard Road has been in the car player for the last week...it'll stay a little longer.

@Alfred @JanetZumba_FalPals
FZ punning (as was his wont), this time off "zut alors!," which, basically, is "damn!"

There's also this:
https://open.substack.com/pub/jojofromjerz/p/dear-joe-biden

This could be the music post of the day....

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@DavidSalo Just what I was thinking - the rapid flood of "small" donors and endorsements can't be what they anticipated...and those who withhold endorsement risk appearing in thrall to the moneymen.
The next few days are going to be when the weird turn pro....

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Joe Manchin has never been anything but a thorn in the side of his supposed party. Why give any oxygen to his BS?

@BlueStateBabe Camped out with my Grandparents on the White Mountain Rez. Listening on the radio and looking up at the sky.

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