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Do You Remember Napster?

Johnnie Crow — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 21:23:36 +0000

This is a re-post from our family travel blog, written in 2005.

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Lost my tunes

When we lost the external hard drive, we lost all the mp3’s we had ripped over the past year – most of the CD’s are still at home, so it is rebuildable when we get back, and we have about 20 CD’s we burned in the van, so we are not at a total loss of music.

I am however, at a loss when it comes to listening to something when I am working on the computer. So, I joined the new Napster for a 2 week free trial. I can listen to everything they have, and download most of that, but if you try to burn a CD, it makes you pay for it, and you have to still be subscribing to do that, since other players only check their own sites to see if you have paid. I will probably just leave the files on here and just listen to them on the laptop.

So, when you lose all your tunes, and don’t have a 300-gig hard drive to store them on anymore, you can’t just download every single album you love. You have to have a plan. I settled on getting some newer ones I never had, to check them out. They are:
Springsteen – Devils & Dust – I never like his acoustic stuff as much as full band, but so far it sounds pretty good.
Green Day – American Idiot – this is a great album and I never really liked them before
Pato Banton – Collections – this is some great reggae from someone you probably have never heard of – he is a family favorite
Audioslave – Audioslave – this just plain rules
Bon Jovi – 100,000,000 Bon Jovi fans can’t be wrong – bunch of extra songs they never put out and some demos – 4 disc set, have not listened yet
A Perfect Circle – Emotive/Mer De Noms – dig their sound, have not listened yet
The Darkness – Permission to Land – curious to see how good it is
System of a Down – Toxicity – dig the singles, curious about the rest, new tune is great by the way
Three Days Grace – some good singles, hope the rest is good
Bunch of country songs – mostly pretty new – add some variety to the mix

So, the other ones I decided to get are my favorite kind of music. 80’s rock, hair metal, call it whatcha want – it’s all music to me. I picked my favorite 21 albums and downloaded them. Nappy did not have Motley Crue – Shout at the Devil. Here they are, with 3 best songs:

* Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet – Wanted: Dead or Alive, You Give Love a Bad Name, Livin’ on a Prayer
* Cinderella – Long Cold Winter – Coming Home, Gypsy Road, Don’t Know What You’ve Got (til its gone)
* Damn Yankees – Damn Yankees – Coming of Age, Come Again, High Enough
* Def Leppard – Pyromania – Foolin’, Photograph, Rock of Ages
* Dokken – Under Lock and Key – In My Dreams, Unchain the Night, The Hunter (hearing this live in July 2000 clinched Hunter’s name for us)
* Extreme – Pornograffiti – Get the Funk Out, More Than Words, Hole Hearted
* Europe – The Final Countdown – The Final Countdown, Carrie, Rock the Night (the boys new favorite song)
* Kix – Blow My Fuse – Cold Blood, Don’t Close Your Eyes, Red Light Green Light TNT
* Lynch Mob – Wicked Sensation – Wicked Sensation, River of Love, Through These Eyes
* Quiet Riot – Metal Health – Bang Your Head, Cum On Feel The Noize, Slick Black Cadillac
* Ratt – Reach For The Sky – Way Cool Jr., I Want a Woman, What’s It Gonna Be
* Scorpions – Love At First Sting – Rock You Like A Hurricane, Coming Home, Still Loving You
* Skid Row – Skid Row – 18 & Life, I Remember You, Youth Gone Wild ** Napster does not have these 3 songs, only the rest of the album, so that required a change to:
* Skid Row – Slave to the Grind – Monkey Business, Wasted Time, (You can’t be king of the world when you’re) Slave to the Grind
* Steelheart – Steelheart – I’ll Never Let You Go, Everybody Loves Eileen, Love Ain’t Easy
* Tesla – The Great Radio Controversy – Love Song, Hang Tough, The Way It Is
* Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry – I Wanna Rock, We’re Not Gonna Take It, The Price
* Van Halen – 5150 – Dreams, Love Walks In, Why Can’t This Be Love
* White Lion – Pride – Wait, When The Children Cry, Lady of the Valley
* Whitesnake – Whitesnake – Here I Go Again, Still of the Night, Is This Love
* Winger – Winger – Seventeen, Headed For A Heartbreak, Madalaine
* Zebra – Zebra – Who’s Behind the Door?, Tell Me What You Want, Take Your Fingers From My Hair

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Louder Than Life – Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Pantera, Weezer, Limp Bizkit & More Sept. 21-24 In Louisville

Johnnie Crow — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 13:50:39 +0000

Louder Than Life

America’s Biggest Rock Festival

Returns To Louisville September 21-24, 2023 At

Highland Festival Grounds At Kentucky Exposition Center

Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold,

Godsmack, Pantera, Queens Of The Stone Age, Weezer,

Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Rancid, Turnstile & More

General Admission And VIP Passes On Sale Now Starting At $10 Down At

www.LouderThanLifeFestival.com

After cementing its title as America’s Biggest Rock Festival with a record-breaking attendance of over 170,000 in 2022, Louder Than Life returns bigger and better than ever September 21, 22, 23 & 24, 2023 to Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY.

One of the top music events of the year, Louder Than Life will feature performances from a spectacular list of rock artists including: Foo Fighters, Green Day (making their DWP festival debut), Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Pantera, Queens of the Stone Age, Weezer, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Turnstile, Rancid, Falling In Reverse, 311, Pierce The Veil, Run The Jewels, Corey Taylor, Coheed and Cambria, Royal Blood, Parkway Drive, Bad Omens, BABYMETAL and many more.

Louder Than Life is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents and features performances from more than 100 music acts on five stages, along with Louisville’s finest spirits and top local cuisine. The 2022 festival was named Consequence’s Festival Of The Year.

“The fans spoke and we listened! The Foo Fighters, Green Day, Tool and Avenged Sevenfold were our most fan-requested bands for 2023, so being able to deliver this massive lineup to them is so special,” said Danny Wimmer, Founder of Danny Wimmer Presents. “Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond (Sept 14-17) are the eight biggest days in music and it’s all happening in Louisville this September. Can’t wait to see you there!”

“Louder Than Life always delivers a huge weekend and is one of the top economic events annually for Louisville, further cementing the city as a top destination for music festivals. Bourbon City loves welcoming fans for America’s Biggest Rock Festival, inviting them to experience the city’s Southern hospitality, area attractions and of course urban bourbon experiences,” said Cleo Battle, President and CEO of Louisville Tourism. “We’ve seen this weekend continue to grow throughout the longtime partnership with festival organizers Danny Wimmer Presents and look forward to celebrating our ninth year hosting Louder Than Life this September.”

Watch the festival announcement video HERE.

The daily music lineup for Louder Than Life is as follows:

Thursday, September 21: Foo Fighters, Weezer, Rancid, 311, Coheed and Cambria, Royal Blood, Code Orange, White Reaper, L7, Deafheaven, Nothing But Thieves, Sueco, Movements, The Bronx, Nothing, Nowhere., Mannequin Pussy, Beauty School Dropout, Pinkshift, Bob Vylan, Starcrawler, Starbenders, KYNG, Tigercub, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Guerilla Warfare, Asava

Friday, September 22: Tool, Godsmack, Limp Bizkit, Megadeth, Corey Taylor, Dance Gavin Dance, Bad Omens, Wage War, Avatar, Fever 333, Kittie, Enter Shikari, Miss May I, Fame On Fire, Dead Poet Society, Rain City Drive, Austin Meade, SIM, Tallah, Cassyette, Ten56., HANABIE., Gnome, Fox Lake, Widow7, Luna Aura

Saturday, September 23: Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, Falling In Reverse, Pierce The Veil, Parkway Drive, BABYMETAL, Asking Alexandria, Dethklok, The Hu, The Amity Affliction, Memphis May Fire, Suicide Silence, Sleep Token, Whitechapel, Zero 9:36, Gideon, Strange Kids, Dragged Under, Jesus Piece, Afterlife, Another Day Dawns, Ithaca, Devil’s Cut, Reach NYC, Feast For the Crows, Dissonation

Sunday, September 24: Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, Turnstile, Run The Jewels, Flogging Molly, The Interrupters, AWOLNATION, Rival Sons, Billy Talent, Mayday Parade, You Me At Six, Senses Fail, Viagra Boys, Boston Manor, DeathbyRomy, Jehnny Beth, The Emo Night Tour, Call Me Karizma, Ryan Oakes, Thousand Below, Holy Wars, Reddstar, Letdown., As You Were, Death Valley Dreams, JVK

Louder Than Life will be hosted by Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin.

Single day and weekend General Admission and VIP passes, as well as weekend Angel’s Envy Top Shelf VIP passes for Louder Than Life are on sale now starting as low as $10 down. Bundled pass plus hotel packages are also available via our partners at Fuse. Camping passes are sold out. For a full description of passes and pricing, and to purchase, please visit https://louderthanlifefestival.com/. A record number of passes have been sold during the early bird sales period so fans are encouraged to act fast to guarantee lowest level pricing and availability.

Fans who are interested in celebrating back-to-back weekends in Louisville at both Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond the weekend prior (September 14-17) can purchase an Exacta Pass for less than $60 per festival day (Exacta Pass starts at $459.99 plus fees).

In 2022, 275,000 fans turned out for the back-to-back DWP festivals, creating over $43 million in local economic impact, an attendance boom at all bourbon distilleries along the urban bourbon trail, and more than 50,000 hotel nights.

Danny Wimmer Presents is proud to welcome new and returning partners which include: Angel’s Envy, Bardstown, BeatBox Beverages, Brother’s Bond, Bluegrass Distillers, Bird Dog, Budweiser, Bulleit Bourbon, Calumet Farm, Crowne Plaza Airport Expo, Cutwater Spirits, Eargasm, Elijah Craig, Ehrler’s Ice Cream, Four Roses, George Dickel, Hellflower Soap Company, Huber’s Starlight Distillery, Jack Daniel’s, Jefferson’s, Jim Beam, Kentucky Peerless, Kentucky Venues, Knob Creek, Kroger, KY Proud, Larceny, Legent, Louisville Tourism, LYTE, Maker’s Mark, Maker’s 46, Marriott Louisville Downtown, Michter’s, Mortus Viventi, Old Forester, Pegasus Distilled Experiences, Rabbit Hole, Resilient Bottled in Bond, Stonehammer, Team Kentucky, The Music Experience, The Pretty Cult, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Wilderness Trail and more to be announced.

Louder Than Life non-profit partners include Artists for Trauma, Demons Behind Me, Fxck Cancer, Take Me Home, and To Write Love On Her Arms.

The Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center are located at 937 Phillips Lane in Louisville, Kentucky.

Louder Than Life is produced by Los Angeles-based Danny Wimmer Presents, one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America. Additional DWP events in 2023 will include Aftershock Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, GoldenSky Country Music Festival, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival and Welcome To Rockville.

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Musicians Unite To Provide Hope During COVID-19

Johnnie Crow — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 21:46:39 +0000

George Harrison’s Material World Foundation Challenge

The Material World Foundation, created by George Harrison in 1973, announced that it will be donating $500,000 to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, Save the Children, and Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) charities, which are providing much needed aid and care during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Material World Foundation will donate another $1 (up to $100,000) for every person who shares their own “Inner Light” moment on social media using the hashtag #innerlight2020.

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Elton John To Host Benefit Special “Fox Presents The iHeart Living Room Concert For America” on Sunday

iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment are hosting “Fox Presents The iHeart Living Room Concert For America,” a music event to provide entertainment relief and support for Americans to help fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to celebrate the resilience and strength of the nation during this pandemic.

Hosted by Elton John, the event will feature performances by Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys, Billie Eilish, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mariah Carey, Tim McGraw and more, from their own homes, filmed with their personal cell phones, cameras and audio equipment, to ensure the health and safety of all involved.

The concert will air tomorrow, Sunday, from 9:00-10:00 PM ET/6:00-7:00 PM PT on FOX, and on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide, as well as via the iHeartRadio app.

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#TogetherAtHome

Have you been following the virtual concert series #TogetherAtHome? The partnership between Global Citizen and the World Health Organization helps promote social distancing and global health through music. Artists who have participated so far include Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello, Niall Horan, OneRepublic, Ziggy Marley, Common, Years & Years, and so on.

Today’s guest will be Jack Johnson.

Tune in to Global Citizen’s Instagram page daily to see the schedule.

FOLLOW @GLBLCTZN

QUICK NOTES

Bono Sings For Italy

A few days ago, Bono posted a new song to U2’s IGTV. “Let Your Love Be Known” was inspired by the images of Italians singing from their balconies while in isolation.

WATCH ON IGTV

Music Royalty Joins TikTok

Sir Elton John has shared a message on TikTok. He said he hopes this moment will create a sense of community among people. “Maybe this will bring people together and be far more thoughtful about each other.”

FOLLOW ELTON JOHN

Jadakiss Hosts Def Jam’s #DefTalks

Def Jam launched a new Instagram live show called “Def Talks,” hosted by Jadakiss. This week’s guest was Dave East. Let’s just say these two had a lot to talk about! Click below to catch a glimpse of the chat.

FOLLOW @JADAKISS

Questlove DJs Live On YouTube

Questlove went live on The Roots’ YouTube channel. The performance was as an extension of DJ D-Nice’s Instagram initiative “Homeschool at Club Quarantine.”

WATCH ON YOUTUBE

Watch Quavo Live On Twitch

If you’re one of the millions of people who have been spending more time gaming during the pandemic, join Migos’ Quavo on his Twitch account “hunchoarcade.”

WATCH ON TWITCH

Ronnie Wood Shares A Message of Hope

Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones has shared a message to his Twitter to help those who struggle with substance abuse and can’t get to their meetings. “This reading on hope has helped me get through tough days.”

WATCH THE VIDEO

James Bay’s Guitar Lessons

English musician James Bay is giving out guitar lessons on his IGTV. You can rewatch the first lesson below, for the song “Let It Go.” The second lesson, for “Hold Back The River,” aired yesterday. Follow him!

WATCH ON IGTV

And Something To Lighten The Mood…

A cover of Nirvana’s “Stay Away” posted by musician Urian Hackney urges people to “wipe every surface clean,” “plan your trip another time,” and to “stay inside.” Give it a listen.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE

LISTEN UP

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