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Amazon and Rhapsody MP3 stores block American military and diplomatic access

8 November, 2009 (20:59) | music | By: MrZaius

A year ago I posted a review recommending both Amazon and Rhapsody’s MP3 stores in quite glowing terms. Both seemed to work from Nepal at the time, and Amazon has continued to work up until at least as recently as September 28th. Even the largely CC and globally available work of Jonathon Coulton is blocked. [...]

Speaking of Seattle’s hip hop scene

24 August, 2008 (13:27) | music | By: MrZaius

http://lightintheattic.net/mingleforfree/
I’m not normally a huge hip-hop person, but I was introduced to a new scene with several creative, original lyricists that are well worth your attention. What did the trick was having the track “45″ by The Saturday Knights, bundled on an old 512MB RCA MP3 player w/free eMusic subscription. That track and several others [...]

Amazon’s MP3 downloader review – Great selection, but a touch risky (Update: Blocking overseas purchases!)

23 August, 2008 (08:53) | linux, music | By: MrZaius

(Major Update: Amazon suddenly cut off international IP address access to their store, including from countries that lack separate Amazon storefronts and including military and aid workers, and right before Christmas. If only I’d seen it a week earlier: Could and would have shifted $1000 of my gift spending elsewhere. Perhaps you/others should?)
The competition:
As a [...]