Cameron M.

  • Freegal Five for Free: Movin’ n’ Shakin’ Edition

    -posted by Cameron M. Did you know that each and every week, each and every Seattle Public Library cardholder has the option to download five free songs? It’s true! DRM-free and yours to keep forever and ever, at least until your hard drive crashes (but seriously though, back up your files). Here are five suggested… Continue reading

  • Freegal – Five for Free – Spaced Out Edition

    By Cameron M. As the tag line for the movie Alien goes, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” I’ve always wanted to go to space. Maybe even attend a concert on the moon someday, and call it “Moonstock.” That would be super dope. Except, the absence of an atmosphere prevents sound from travelling… Continue reading

  • Freegal – Three for Free – Under the Covers Edition

    This week in Freegal, consider using your three free downloads to discover some interesting cover songs. Jimi Hendrix – “Blue Suede Shoes” (Carl Perkins cover) from Hendrix in the West Continue reading

  • Three for Free – ‘It’s so hard’ edition

    Writing is hard. How hard you might say? Rock hard, I might respond. For example, I’ve spent the better part of an hour just writing these opening sentences. For those of you keeping score at home, the first question I would ask you is why are you scoring this at home? Then, I would tell… Continue reading

  • Three for Free – City living edition

    Named for the former Seattle Supersonic star “Slick Watts,” the eighth track on Blue Scholars’ 2011 CineMetroPolis begins with a robotic sounding voice proclaiming, “You know, I be, I be in the, be in the town all day. I be, I be in the, be in the in the S-E-A.” Seeing as both my home… Continue reading

  • “March” Madness

    In honor of the annual “March Madness” NCAA College Basketball Tournament, here are some “march” titles available within The Seattle Public Library’s collection of which you can march (ugh…) down to your local branch and check out. The top overall seed in this tournament bracket is none other than the “King of the March”, John… Continue reading

  • Freegal – Three for Free: I’ll Take Geographic Band Names for $200

    All right everybody, set down your signaling devices and make your wagers, it’s time for Freegal “Jeopardy!” If this were an actual “Jeopardy!” category I would immediately assume the five answers given would be Chicago, Kansas, Boston, Phoenix and Europe. But in this case the bands are ones that have songs available for free download… Continue reading

  • Backwards down the number line (Part 3)

    In the words of Madeline Kahn’s character Lily von Schtupp in the movie Blazing Saddles, “Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome, c’mon in.” Come along as we conclude our quest “backwards down the number line” in search of numerically titled albums available for checkout in The Seattle Public Library’s BiblioCommons catalog. For those of you just joining us,… Continue reading

  • Backwards Down the Number Line (Part 2)

    Hello again, my friends! Come along and ride as we continue on this fantastic voyage “backwards down the number line” and explore three more numerically-titled albums that are available for checkout in the Library’s collection. Continue reading

  • Many Shades of Black (and White, Jack)

    After many months of waiting, my patience was rewarded and I checked out a copy of Jack White’s new solo album Blunderbuss. To keep me busy while I waited my turn, I decided to revisit some of his earlier works and some other great albums with a relationship to “black” or “white.” In hindsight, I… Continue reading