Getting this week’s edition of solipsistic NATION was a bit of a chore.
Last week my iPod had a glitch and requires that I connect it to iTunes on my Mac to do a restore. The problem is that I use my iPod as an external drive to store all my music and also where I build playlists for solipsistic NATION. If I do a restore it will wipe out everything! I haven’t found a way around this (email me if you have a solution) so I’m patiently waiting for the battery in my iPod to die and then I’ll connect it to iTunes. Hopefully this will resolve the reconnect issue.
Fortunately, I have thousands of MP3 on my Mac to choose from (check the links below, nearly half the tracks that appear on this week’s are available as free downloads!), not to mention the stack of new CDs that I’m constantly trying to work my way through. Still, it’s unsettling that I might lose everything on my iPod. I’ve got a bunch of rare tracks that would cause me great pain if they end up unsalvagable.
On a brighter note, AteBits is the newest sponsor solipsistic NATION. AteBits has developed Tweetie, a fast, full-featured client for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. For a while I was using Twitterific, Twitterlator and Twinkle on my iPhone but after trying Tweetie for just a few days I deleted all those other apps. Tweetie beats them hands down. You can handle multiple twitter accounts, view your timeline, replies, direct messages and favorites, view Tweets in your local area, and much, much more.
AteBits is also generously giving away three copies of Tweetie on today’s show. Email me at solipsisticnation@gmail.com and you could win a copy of Tweetie for yourself!
In the meantime, go listen to this week’s show!
- Spoonbill “Gumtree (Respoon)” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Transient “Everyone Still Isn’t Listening To The Lorax (Screw The Stupid Thneeds)” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Ill.Gates “Sweatshop”
- S.I.M.O. “Smut!”
- Luxurious “Light Up The Sun”
- Kodomo “Concept 3”
- Slomo “Was Für Eine Welt (Remix by Zengineers feat. Backwater Planet)” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Skipless “Lo-Moments” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Authist & Dub One! “Ferry to Punjab (Remix by Backwater Planet feat. Zengineers)” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- General Fuzz “Mellow Drama” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Darkhorse “Take 2”
- Maco “%” [FREE DOWNLOAD]
- Laura Palmer “Borderline” [FREE DOWNLOAD]