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I’ve added a new bit to my site.

If you have an interesting blog / site that you think I would like (or any other people that visit my site would like), then we could Link Swap.
If we do Link Swap, then I will post yours on the Link Swap Page.

If you send a description, I will add it to your link.

To The Link Swap Page

UPDATE…..

There’s a online petition going… I’ve digitally signed it.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/saveinternetradio/
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On Friday March 2nd, the U.S. government, through the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), made a determination of the royalty rates Internet Radio webcasters must pay the owners of sound recording copyrights to license the music they webcast for the years 2006-2010. The license is paid to SoundExchange, a nonprofit organization that collects royalty payments from digital music broadcasters and distributes them to rights holders.
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The above quote is from www.di.fm (http://www.di.fm/blog/read/2007/03/new-music-royalty-rates-are-about-to.html) ,which is my favourite internet radio station.It’s a shame things are going this way…

I’m always listening to internet radio or music from my computer’s hdd.
I never listen to anything else, so my hi-fi is 99% useless (except for the on timer to play a cd to wake me up)

I decided to build a small dedicated music computer, that can be controlled using only a character display and some switches in the front of the case. No monitor is going to be used with this.

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I’ve just started out playing on Xbox Live, using the 360.
the only game I have at the moment is Ghost Recon Advanced Warfare (G.R.A.W.)
I will most likely get Project Gotham soon.

I am still a noobie at G.R.AW.

If you do want to play against me, or the like:

DefectiveByDesign.org is a broad-based anti-DRM campaign that is targeting Big Media, unhelpful manufacturers and DRM distributors. The campaign aims to make all manufacturers wary about bringing their DRM-enabled products to market. DRM products have features built-in that restrict what jobs they can do. These products have been intentionally crippled from the users’ perspective, and are therefore “defective by design”. This campaign will identify these “defective” products, and target them for elimination. Our aim is the abolition of DRM as a social practice.

I support this campaign, and as such I only buy non DRM music, mainly www.audiojelly.com and my mixes are free as well.

A mate has informed me that he tried to post a comment recently, but was not able to.
I think I have sorted why. So if you tried to post a comment and were unable to, you should now be able to post your comments

I have put the first 2 of my DJ mixes online for download.

Go to the mixes page

Trance mix 1 (2006-08-03) by Rick Dawson.mp3
[Removed from server, to make space for newer mixes. Available by request]
This is the first trance mix, which I wanted to be energetic and atmospheric at the same time.
01. Arksun - Arisen (Airbase pres. Parc Remix)
02. Sound Fiction - Sometimes (2006)
03. Solar City - Future Proof
04. Selu Vibra - Divine (Carl B Mix)
05. Bruni Bergeron Pres. - Fargo Abym (Original)
06. Airwave - Sunspot 2006 - Meets Rising Star (Original Mix)
07. Mike Shiver & Marc Damon - Water Ripples (Mike Shiver’s Introduction Mix)
08. Solarscape - Worlds Apart (vocal Mix)
09. DJ Shah meets Jan Johnson - Beautiful (Glimpse of Heaven) (long Island Dub Mix)
10. Speeseuk - Revolution
11. Gamemaster 2006 - (Dj Kristoff’s Remix)
12. Vanderkarsten - Medicine (Single Mix)
13. Urban Lea - Firefly (Terra Cotta Remix)

The Non Trance Mix - Mixed By Rick Dawson (12-07-2006)
[Removed from server, to make space for newer mixes. Available by request]
This Mix is a mix of tracks I have which are not strictly trance. It’s sort of a progressive, electro, and house mix
01. Richard Dinsdale - Pulling Me Under
02. Seyton & Dumb Dan - Buck Futter (Cryo Remix)
03. Nathan Coles & Terry Francis - Music Freak (Nathan’s Original Mix)
04. Mashtronic - Force (Schoenbrunn & pfennig remix)
05. Phatjack - Since I Found You (Mashtronic Remix)
06. John Bourke - Shimmer (Electro Funk Mix)
07. Jay Lamar - Cuboidal (Electro Mix)
08. Fonzerelli - Moonlight Party (Da Core Remix)
09. Le Reux De La Funk - Shake My body (ElectroClub Mix)
10. Tom Parris - Skills On Pills (Original Mix)
11. M&M - Always Together (Instrumental)
12. Lange vs Mike Koglin - Bermuda (M.I.D.O.R. Remix)
13. KPAXX vs Ricky Palys - Bobs Yer Uncle

Went to see Judge Jules (BBC Radio 1) play a house set at Club North in Manchester at the weekend.

It was awesome. a very energetic set…

My mate typed a message on his mobile, and showed it to Judge Jules, which consequently made him laugh.

It was something about play something to dance the robot to.

See the photos from the night