SXSW (South by Southwest) is an annual music (and other) festival in its 21st year in Austin that runs from March 9 to 18 and features "...more than 150 panels, 200 films and 1,400 music acts at some 60 venues". Two years ago, said festival started torrenting a single song from any band performing there that wanted to supply one. The torrent was around 3.8gig, IIRC. I wasn't able to find a torrent of last year's event, but this year they are back.
The torrent info is here: http://2007.sxsw.com/toolbox/
More info and continuing coverage can be found at Wired: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,72918-0.html
The torrent info is here: http://2007.sxsw.com/toolbox/
More info and continuing coverage can be found at Wired: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,72918-0.html
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Date: 2007-03-13 01:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-13 01:22 am (UTC)I seem to recall that '05 was something like 3000 songs? Or was it like 1800? It was a lot of music regardless. I also seem to recall liking "The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash".
Should I email you my street address?
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Date: 2007-03-13 02:14 am (UTC)Eh. I don't judge people for that. My collection runs from Gregorian chant to the Spice Girls :-).
The file I have may be incomplete, but it comes in at a bit under 1,000 songs.
And yes, please do mail me your snailmail addy. I'll try to get the files copied to CD and sent to you in the next couple of weeks. Unless you'd prefer a zip file or four?
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Date: 2007-03-13 03:00 am (UTC)My snail mail addr will be on its way shortly!