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DarkCompass 389 Suing the hand that feeds

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:30:05 +0000

This week, Catching up with bands, preparing for Podcrawl, EMI sues Music site selling Beatles Songs, whilst selling the catalogue on Apple USBs, you can sue your ISPs if they cut you off. November is Movember, charity Moustache growing, donate here! Podcast Alley votes for AMP, and me of course. Thanks for that. and, oh, I play some great tunes.

You will hear:

Holy, by Lab64 – Australia
Great Pretender, by Phantom – UK
Love Lies Bleeding, by Daniel Land and The Modern Painters – UK
Run Silent Run Deep, by Daniel Land and The Modern Painters – UK
Wild World (Acoustic), by Chris Marsol – USA
Doctor X, by Fresh Body Shop – France
Hug, by The Freak Fandango Orchestra – Spain
Little Baby, by Frivolous Laura – UK
This Amazing, by Damn Vandals – UK
Sarah, by Pythia – UK

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Bring on the FaceBook

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:26:06 +0000

Just testing out the new Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/DarkCompass/168600545237
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DarkCompass 388 Nothing Scary Here

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:06:53 +0000

This week, ZZ Top are looking old, taking it easy, some great music from around the world, and the interview with My Toys Like Me.

You will hear:

Bela Legousi’s Dead, by Nouvelle Vague – France
Oxygen, by Erica Shine – USA
Another Kick at Old Lovers, by The Loaded Dice – Wales
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Broken Leg, by Blue Juice – Australia
Bats, by My Toys Like Me – UK
Death by Diamonds and Pearls, by Band of Skulls – UK
Wishes, by Something Personal – Wales
Primo, by Everything Zen – USA
Untold, by Powderburn – USA
How, by Frantic – Switzerland

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DarkCompass 387 Ditchin’ the License

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:54:37 +0000

This week,Calming down for the weekend. Interview with The Kiara Elles, The return of Graham Cobbett, and his fight against Dell and Microsoft. Noise pollution, courtesy of Madonna, Lily bashing and Neo-luddites. The demise of Vic Mizzy, and not paying attention to Nick Griffin.
You will hear:

Fear the Strange, by Idols are Higher – UK
Mid Air, by Naama Hillman – UK – Vote for her by tweeting @naamahillman here
Odio, by The Kiara Elles – UK
Touch, by Paul Cusick – UK
Gomez, by Vic Mizzy – USA
Bloodstain, Celt Islam (meets Kenzie) – UK
Haloma, by iChora – Australia
Ever the Optimist, by Lights out Dancing – USA
About a Girl, by Nirvana – USA

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I’m sure I’ve done this before….

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:42:40 +0000

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Podcrawl 04 confirmed

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:57:58 +0000

Podcrawl 4 is confirmed for November 21st in London.
Be sure to come, details can be found at the Facebook event page, or visiting the Podcrawl Blog.
People will be twittering with the hashtag #podcrawl, and we’d like to get it into the Twitter trends list on the day.
More news as we get it.

UPDATE

We are also doing a charity run to promote Prostate Cancer awareness, and growing Moustaches too, check out http://uk.movember.com/mospace/399578
for more info

DarkCompass 386 – Net-Member

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:21:05 +0000

This week, busy busy busy, but good. Plans for seeing bands in London. Internet usage stats, Channel 4 YouTube, and Finland lead the way in the web being a human right, kids cannot do without the web, and that great interview with Isa and the Filthy Tongues.
You will hear:

Ladder to the Stars, by The Nuri – Germany
Creep (Live), by Allison Crowe USA
Big Star, by Isa and the Filthy Tongues – Scotland
Reflect, by Black Dawn – USA
Soundtrack, by Funktastic – Germany
Over Konsumsi, by Navicula – Bali
Tiger, by Rob the Rich – UK
Sweetheart, by My Toys Like Me – UK
Violent Center, by Owl – USA

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DarkCompass 385 – Rock Band Cosmos

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:20:13 +0000

This week,Out again to hear some great music for you to enjoy. Weird ways of finding great tunes. After the success(!) of The Beatles Rock Band, expect a Lego one featuring Iggy Pop and Bowie, and fund terrorism with the forthcoming U2 Edition of Rock Band! Changes to the website, making things easier for future expansion, but all in all great music from around the world.
You will hear:

Alive, by Bullets and Octane USA
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Slaves, by Sleepercurve – UK
Sails and Boards, by The Sea Kings – UK
A Glorious Dawn (Featuring Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking), by Colorpulse
A Story of Hurt, by Danish Daycare – Sweden
Aaj Kal, by Sifar – India
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Heroines, by The Diablo Swing Orchestra – Sweden
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My Whole Life, by The Pow Wows – USA
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Warning, by Ultrabase – Belgium
Casualties and Tragedies, by Gunfire76 – USA
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DarkCompass 384 … for those who wait

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:45:11 +0000

This week, I did make it out to see a band this week, the first in ages. Illuminatus talk about how they made their EP, what the state of downloads and the music industry is, and I apologise for this late show (well 18 hours late).
You will hear:

Come back to You, by Silence is Sexy and the Royal Republican Orchestra – Netherlands
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Concrete, by The October Game – UK
Cinnamon, by Jimmy Mancus – USA
Yeah! (8Gbs Brega Mix), by Retrigger, Brazil
Cave In, by Illuminatus – UK
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Leaving You, by Fox Feather – Norway
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Wavelands, by The SlimP – Germany
Dear Lily, by Dan Bull – UK
What are you going to do with me? by Paper Moon – Canada
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DarkCompass 383 – Lily vs The Internet

darkcompass@gmail.com (Rowley Cutler) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:59:40 +0000

This week, some great music from around the world, weekend spent finding venues for Podcrawl 4, finding great apps on iPhone, like Jamendo. Pete from PCPodcast joins me in a discussion about Lily Allen, and her comments about File Sharing, Audioboo, and Made in the UK.

##Update##
Since recording this, Techdirt discovered two mixtapes on Lily’s EMI hosted site, and Torrentfreak posted a scathing post about Lily being hypocritical, Lily stated on twitter, that the blog has been taken down, and that she’s passing the fight on.

You will hear:

Balrog Boogie, by Diablo Swing Orchestra – Sweden
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Another Place, by Ace of Space – UK
Breathing, by Oceansea – UK
Inland Sea, by …and you will know us by the trail of dead
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Accelerator, by The Unkindness of Ravens – UK
The Beginning of the twist, by The Futureheads – UK
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Dance Club Superstar, by Symphony of Nine – Canada
SOB, by Eletrika – Brazil
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Lies, by Fox Van Cleef – USA