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Re:Time and Temperature. Time speaking.
Either that or look at the top of the Gulf Tower to find out the weather.
But my personal favorite is Dial-A-Song, of course. 718-387-6962.
Not quite the same now that it is on the internet, but still fun. http://www.dialasong.com/
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Not as useful to someone with a cellphone
I already have a cellphone that has enough monthly minutes that, for as little as I use the phone, it might as well just be unlimited. And I can take it with me anywhere, too.
Nonetheless, it's kind of neat making these free phone calls with Skype and hearing the people's voices come out of my computer speakers.
Have to see if I can get through to Dial-a-Song at 718-387-6962. Now it's free if I call from home as well as work... -
Re:Tech Front Runners
The Barenaked ladies have always been at the forefront of using tech to get their music out there.
Yeah, but you have to give credit to Dial-A-Song too, you know. Even though I just linked to a Web site, Dial-A-Song predates the Web. It had its beginnings in the Eighties as a cheap consumer answering machine connected to a phone line in a New York City apartment... -
Wow!
Giving fans free access to demos and work in progress? Wow, with a unique strategy like that, they might be giants!
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Re:Dial a song
http://www.dialasong.com/songs.txt
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Dial a songDon't forget their dial-a-song site!
They've got some intersting old stuff on it.
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Will the movie be available by phone?
TMBG used to have an inovative service called "dial-a-song". You call a phone number which is answered by a restored vintage answering machine and listen to an unreleased song. A computer hooked up to the answering machine changes the song to another unreleased song once an hour.
The album liner notes always said something like "Remember, the call is free if you call from work".
I just noticed that they now have a dial-a-song webpage, which is also free when you connect from work! -
Re:Get it on the web....
I really should have hit preview.... dialasong
"What do I care, if life ain't fair,
If you look at me real sore.
I've paid my dues and you should too, -
Re:Don't be mean to TMBG...
try this
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Re:Cuckoo MP3's and They Might Be GiantsWhether or like you enjoy They Might Be Giants (of which I am a HUGE fan, old and new) and their sometimes novel music is irrelevant. The fact is that They Might Be Giants have been one of the best bands in terms of dealing with the issues facing musicians today.
TMBG has gone out of their way to make their MP3 hugging fans happy. They created Dial-A-Song, which plays their music (as goofy as it is, check it out, Flash required): Dial-A-Song
They even went so far as to produce an album completely on-line that can be purchased for like $7/$8 called Long Tall Weekend
I think credit should be given where credit is due. Instead of crying like a large majority of their musical counterparts, they actually went out and did something that both sides could agree to, which earned them my admiration and respect as musicians and as human being.
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Re:Take a tip from TMBG
That is Dial-A-Song, and it still exists.
The phone # is 718 387-6962
It even has an (annoying flash) website at www.dialasong.com.
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dialasong.com has bee updated and joined the on-line world. With the hip new flash streaming software, everyone is just a quick and easy click away from grooving to the new tracks from TMBG available at dialasong.com. Besides that, dial a song is also back on at 718 387-6962. After months of pure frustration with our computer based system, John and John have returned to the analog scene of the phone machine, and although the songs don't change as frequently, they are fresh fresh fresh and now we have a two song policy so you get more songs with every call.