Research supports longer iTunes song samples - CNET


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Research supports longer iTunes song samples
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"Our empirical tests show the current stingy online digital music sampling [of 30 seconds] is not optimal," the researchers wrote in their in their 28-page ...

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Ithaca's Brew Fest offers good taste in beer, music at Stewart Park on Saturday - Elmira Star-Gazette

Ithaca's Brew Fest offers good taste in beer, music at Stewart Park on Saturday
Elmira Star-Gazette
Food pairings will require one drink ticket for the recommended beer sample. On the music end, local favorites — each capable of drawing a crowd without ...

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iTunes song samples may double in length - CNET (blog)


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iTunes song samples may double in length
CNET (blog)
Apple's iTunes, the largest music retailer, will boost the amount of time users are allowed to sample a song, sources told CNET on Monday. ...
Apple to allow more time sampling music on iTunes AllNewsMac (press release)

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6 Vivaldis, One of Them Arranged by Bach - New York Times

6 Vivaldis, One of Them Arranged by Bach
New York Times
... offered as a farewell to the summer for early-music fans, the 4x4 Baroque Music Festival has touched efficiently on a broad sampling of the repertory, ...

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Ana Caravelle imagines the harp in the age of the sampler (and an exclusive remix) - Los Angeles Times (blog)

Ana Caravelle imagines the harp in the age of the sampler (and an exclusive remix)
Los Angeles Times (blog)
She writes songs with an intuition toward the feel of cut-and-paste sampling, and the sense that arrangements don't have to neatly stack up to be entrancing ...

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BAAM: A sampling of Saturday's music (with photos and video) - The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)


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BAAM: A sampling of Saturday's music (with photos and video)
The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
BAAM, the Birmingham Arts and Music Festival in its second day Saturday August 21, 2010. Kendra Sutton belts out a soulful tune at the Stillwater Pub. ...
BAAM: A look at the final night's acts The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)

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Steely Dan's Donald Fagen No Longer Shy About Singing - Spinner

Steely Dan's Donald Fagen No Longer Shy About Singing
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How do you feel about people sampling your songs for hip-hop? Usually, if someone asks for a license, we say fine unless there's something really offensive ...

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TaiwanFest takes a long weekend whirl in downtown Vancouver - Vancouver Sun

TaiwanFest takes a long weekend whirl in downtown Vancouver
Vancouver Sun
Of course, indie music is just one aspect of Taiwanese culture, and the festival aims to bring a rich and colourful sampling to attendees, ...

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New Scenes & Sounds: Wiz Khalifa, Cee-Lo Green, & Faith Evans - DrJays.com Live (blog)


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New Scenes & Sounds: Wiz Khalifa, Cee-Lo Green, & Faith Evans
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She keeps it hip-hop by sampling the same track as her late husband, Notorious BIG, for her new song “Everyday Struggle”

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Evaluating Eminem - The Detroit News

Evaluating Eminem
The Detroit News
Much of it plays like a 12-step program set to music, with Em fessing up to past mistakes and promising to make good to those he's let down. ...

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