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Songs & Such: Welcome to Struggleville by Vigilantes of Love
In our continuing look at the songs of Bill Mallonee, we are going to spend a little time this week looking at the song “Welcome to Struggleville” from the “Welcome to Struggleville” album. The song, inspired by Edward Knippers’ paiting “The Prize” is a vivid description of a place that really only exists inside someone’s mind. Continue reading
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Songs & Such: "Bolt Action" by Vigilantes of Love
We are continuing our look at the songs written by Bill Mallonee. As I mentioned last week, all of the Vigilantes of Love & Bill Mallonee albums are available via the Bill Mallonee Mp3 Store. All songs sold in the … Continue reading
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Songs & Such: “Bolt Action” by Vigilantes of Love
We are continuing our look at the songs written by Bill Mallonee. As I mentioned last week, all of the Vigilantes of Love & Bill Mallonee albums are available via the Bill Mallonee Mp3 Store. All songs sold in the … Continue reading
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Songs & Such: "Love Cocoon" by Vigilantes of Love
Because I feel that my last “Songs & Such” series on the songs of Reese Roper and Five Iron Frenzy was really good (at least from my perspective) I figured that I would do another series, this time focusing on the songs of Bill Mallonee and Vigilantes of Love. The band, Vigilantes of Love was really nothing more than a band for the songs of Bill Mallonee, and while the band did in fact house many popular musicians (including John Mayer’s bassist David LaBruyere) over the years, the songs penned by Mr. Mallonee were the roots that kept it all going. Over the next few weeks we will be looking at a lot of songs from both Vigilantes of Love and the Bill Mallonee solo collections. Continue reading
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Songs & Such: “Love Cocoon” by Vigilantes of Love
Because I feel that my last “Songs & Such” series on the songs of Reese Roper and Five Iron Frenzy was really good (at least from my perspective) I figured that I would do another series, this time focusing on the songs of Bill Mallonee and Vigilantes of Love. The band, Vigilantes of Love was really nothing more than a band for the songs of Bill Mallonee, and while the band did in fact house many popular musicians (including John Mayer’s bassist David LaBruyere) over the years, the songs penned by Mr. Mallonee were the roots that kept it all going. Over the next few weeks we will be looking at a lot of songs from both Vigilantes of Love and the Bill Mallonee solo collections. Continue reading
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(Updated) iTunes DRM Free Music Now a Reality
Today, Apple has released iTunes version 7.2 which includes the iTunes Plus feature. The iTunes Plus feature is the DRM free tracks from participating labels (currently only EMI). The DRM free tracks cost 30 cents more ($1.29) and are encoded at a higher bit rate (256 vs 128). Continue reading
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