I’m in Love with Lake Street Dive: Happy Valentine’s Day

I woke up this morning with Bad Self Portraits stuck in my head. Upon arriving at work the first things I saw when I turned on my computer was a Rolling Stone article with a new Lake Street Dive video of Bad Self Portraits. I’m pretty easy to please so I called this a Valentine’s Day miracle, and thought I’d share it with Dig Nation.

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20 Favorite Tracks of 2013

I know, I know, it’s February 2014, and I still haven’t finished my best of 2013. It’s almost done, I promise. Here are my favorite tracks of the year.

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The Science Behind Autotune (And Voice Recognition)

I assume everyone reading this blog understands the role this plays in music. In this, the year of our lord 2014, most people have super computers sitting around their home that are capable of amazing things. Being able to “break down” sound allows your to fabricate and modify recorded sound, which can lead to some pretty cool results (and some pretty bad ones, I’m looking at you Lil’ Jon).

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Mississippi Sawyer | Me And My Gin

Welcome back to The Dig Sessions. Today’s episode brings us the second of three songs recorded with Mississippi Sawyer. This track, entitled Me And My Gin first recorded on 25 August 1928 by Bessie Smith, contains banjo, washtub bass, washboard, harmonica, a suitcase bass drum, and a foot tambourine. This Dig Session was recorded in the Brewers Hill neighborhood of Milwaukee Wisconsin. We hope you enjoy it.

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Favorite Music Videos of 2013

My Best of 2013 coverage continues with a look at my ten favorite music videos of the year.

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The Cup Song, Mainers Mountaineers, and The Lifecycle of a Pop Song

The expression what goes around must come around fits nicely here. Apparently this song is rapidly approaching 100 years old. This is the oldest version I could find that is arranged in a similar fashion*. It is by the group Mainers Mountaineers, and it’s pretty awesome.

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