I came here to similarly bitch about the lack of storage increases across the iPod line, especially in the Classic model. I understand that flash memory is still fairly expensive at higher capacities, but it seems silly to me that they haven't thrown a bigger HDD in the Classic since the 160GB version first came out in 2007. My library is double that size and I know I can't be the only one.
As a remedy for this problem I've subscribed to Spotify, which—barring some glaring exceptions—has most of my library available. When using the iPhone app in a bad service area or on a plane, I can still access a ton of songs and comedy records via offline playlists. That combined with some of the missing albums loaded into my phone has kept me from using my iPod at all in the last couple months. It's not my ideal solution, but it's been working well enough.
Nevertheless: Apple, give us a better product.
My brother swears by the (now) last generation iPod Nano when he runs. He wears it like a watch with a 3rd party wristband and listens with a bluetooth sports headset. Some of the wristbands are actually quite nice looking and often my bro will just wear the Nano as a wristwatch and no one is the wiser. There may be some good deals now that they've been discontinued.
I assume the thumbs down was because someone thought I meant adding Owen Pallett to the Best New Bands list instead of Matthew's list of Kishi Bashi's influences, as was the intended meaning of my reply to him...? I'll clarify: Kishi Bashi should be on the list.
I saw that "Yield" was the second worst and stopped reading. Been a fan since "Ten" and I have to severely disagree with your list. Personally, I feel their "black period" ran from "Binaural" through "Pearl Jam." Obviously it's all opinion, but here's my list, best to worst: 1. Vitalogy 2. No Code 3. Yield 4. Vs. 5. Ten 6. Backspacer 7. Binaural 8. Riot Act 9. avocado
While not "scandalous," I'm reminded of Nirvana's refusal to participate in the usually mandatory miming on Top of the Pops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plHbsL53isE
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