iTunes v666

I believe that iTunes has turned into the Devil he'self. As I was putting together my Mark of the Beast themed mix last night, I purchased a few of the tracks on iTunes and quickly noticed that the old burn-n-import trick wasn't working anymore to bypass those pesky protected files. Sure, it'll say it's converting the files to mp3, but nooooooooo... silence. But do not fear, fellow music loving and sharing readers! I have found a decent way to get around this greedy devil. Say hello to Tunebite. It records the song as you play it, creating a non-shitty sounding mp3 formatted file. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about supporting music and the artists that create it... but I also believe in sharing a couple of things here and there to expose different music to new ears. One track won't $break an artist, but it really can make an artist. It's really no different than handing out a mixtape to some friends. And who says I don't have a lot of friends?

Let me take a deep breath.

Okay, so we all know that it's 6/6/06 and the remake that had potential to be good (until I realized Julia Stiles was in it) starts today. And how could you not? A million TV spots have run for it in the past two days, and if you're in New York you've seen the "6+6+06" posters everywhere. But besides being an advertising campaign, today's date has inspired me to make this somewhat diverse mix which I hope you all will enjoy.

Cobra Killer & Kapajkos - Helicopter 666
Ladytron - Evil
Caviar - 666
Thee Headcoats - Branded
Dr. Frankenstein - AM 666
The O'Jays - Branded Bad
Brothers Johnson - The Devil
Peter Tosh - Mark of the Beast
Yabby You - Antichrist
Muddy Waters - Evil
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman
Skeeter Davis - The End of the World
Deerhoof - Satan

Also, just a tid-bit of interesting information I found, but did you know that some people have believed the mark of the beast will be seen as:

• An invisible, coded tattoo, discernible only by high-tech equipment or some kind of X-ray.
  
• A computerised society in which all business transactions will be done by credit cards.
  
• A silicon identity chip inserted under the skin.
  
• The upcoming National ID.
  

Some people just have too much spare time to think.

Your She-Devil, LB