February 2012

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IP, Music Industry February 29, 2012

Do You Sell Used Items? – Trans-Pacific Partnership Proposes the End of the Doctrine of First Sale

IANAL, but I was fascinated by this in-depth history of the Doctrine of First Sale (which allows me to sell used records to anyone willing to pay) and analysis of the most recent attempt to blow it up. It’s slightly heavy going, with quite a bit of law jargon, but the thrust of the piece leads to the remarkable conclusion that the TPP proposal, in an attempt to protect US industries which rely largely on copyrighted works, will actually drive then to make all copies abroad. At the same time it will finally kill the market for used books, records,…

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Covers February 6, 2012

Today’s Cover Tune: Oh Minnows cover JAMC

“Just Like Honey” by Oh Minnows Oh Minnows have contributed a fine cover of “Just Like Honey” to a charity album. Proceeds go to breast cancer research. Click the picture or the player box to “buy” the MP3s. Hat tip: TVD

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PoOPlists, PoOPlists 2011 February 3, 2012

Extra PoOP!

While Bernadette Lange’s PoOP did not get to us in time for inclusion in the annual pooling of swill on paper, we’re happy to add her bloviations to the rest of the upchuck. Plus, she’s a girl…. So there’s that. Benadette Lange Poop ’11

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PoOPlists, PoOPlists 2011 February 3, 2012

Bernadette Lange Poop ’11

I spent all of January trying to catch up on all the shit I had missed and ended up with a turtle head!!! These are the lists of someone who probably has no business being here but, the pooplist needs a vag…   Wipe front to back girls!!! BERNIE’S TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2011   Buy New or Used via amazon 1. M83 – HurryUp, We’re Dreaming More like: Hurry up the vinyl is back ordered!!!! The influence Mellon Collie had on this record is very apparent. LOVES IT!!!   Buy New or Used via amazon 2. Beirut – The Rip Tide Didn’t…

WILCO – The Whole Love - 2011

PoOPlists, PoOPlists 2011, Yearly PoOP Analyses February 1, 2012

Main Poop Analysis 2011

Dear Poopster Shoot off the fireworks. Pop a bottle of your best champagne. Bang a gong. Get it on. It’s the silver anniversary of POOP: our 25th annual rite of self-important pontification. Perhaps a deluxe edition is called for, with bonus lists. After a year marked by the tsunami in Japan, tornadoes in Joplin, an economy in the crapper, and a Republican field that might as well be called the Committee To Re-Elect Barack Obama, it’s time to kick 2011 to the curb. And what better way to do that than to bloviate about our favorite music of an otherwise…

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PoOPlists, PoOPlists 2011 February 1, 2012

John Stewart Poop ’11

I really had a hard time finding a top ten in 2011. This past year it was all about the 99 Percent and Occupy Wall Street. What they did was change the conversation from the balanced budget to the lack of economic equality that exists in our country. The New York Mets of English Football? Manchester City won the FA Cup and West Ham United got relegated. I am also convinced when I watch the GOP debates? They should be playing clown music instead. I can’t take these people seriously at all. Ten Best of 2011.   Buy New or Used…

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PoOPlists, PoOPlists 2011 February 1, 2012

Jim Meyers Poop ’11

  Buy New or Used via amazon 1. Gillian Welch – The Harrow & the Harlot Melodic melancholy that sounds sepia tinged and dusty but never depressing. Dave Rawlings is my favorite acoustic guitarist under the age of Richard Thompson. Worth the eight-year wait.   Buy New or Used via amazon 2. Wilco – The Whole Love Jeff Tweedy actually sounds happy, which makes me a bit nervous. Nils Cline fixes it all.   Buy New or Used via amazon 3. Adele – 21 I listened to “Someone Like You” more than any other song this year, with the possible exception of “Rolling…

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PoOPlists, PoOPlists 2011 February 1, 2012

Andrew Stewart Poop ’11

  Buy New or Used via amazon 1. Bon Iver / Bon Iver This transcendent, atmospheric folk album defies logic, a shimmering narcotic elegy to loves that never were, and places that don’t exist. High-wire brilliance.   Buy New or Used via amazon 2. TV on the Radio / Nine Types of Light TVoTR finally hit their groove, enriching their beats with a warm, soulful sound.   Buy New or Used via amazon 3. Middle Brother / Middle Brother The leads from Dawes, Deer Tick and Delta Spirit team up to bust heads and break hearts.   Buy New or Used via amazon 4….