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SongHooks

  1. Free Josh Ritter MP3 download: http://bit.ly/JoshMP3 I do love me some Josh.
  2. Contest: win unlimited @LiveNation concert tix for a year. http://bit.ly/ManyShows (U.S. residents only -- sorry.)
  3. After the breathless anticipation (mine included) for Google Wave -- is anyone actually using it? Let me know.
  4. Working on a post about name-dropping in lyrics. e.g., Miley Cyrus singing about "a Jay-Z song was on." Any other examples come to mind?
  5. [blog] It took you most of 2009 to get this out of your head. http://bit.ly/GotaFeeling Why is I Got a Feeling (Black Eyed Peas) so catchy?
  6. That last tweet: only in Amazon.COM today (i.e. no Canucks), but on iTunes tomorrow.
  7. 41 songs for $3.99, proceeds to eco causes. Artists like Br.Carlile, GLove, JJohnson, Josh Ritter, Jackson Browne. http://bit.ly/1pctmusic
  8. Seen on Facebook: "Nickelback named band of the decade by Billboard" followed by "Billboard named scam of the decade by reasonable thinkers"
  9. Digging the global "All You Need is Love" movement. [YouTube] http://bit.ly/AllUneed Submit your own; Starbucks donates $$ for AIDS/Africa.
  10. "It hurts to be the one that you'd regret." From Brandi Carlile's "I Will." Kills me every time. Paired with grt ascending melody/bass line.
  11. Hey Canadian (and international) acoustophiles: Follow @RootsMusiCanada. Good bunch of people promoting roots music, artists and venues.
  12. RT @RobMaurin @StargazingBlog ...Spider Stacy of the Pogues turns 51 today. Start the week with “Fairytale of New York." http://ow.ly/169pCw
  13. The 3,000th person to follow @SheDaisy gets an autographed CD.
  14. Correction: the free MP3s are not actually holiday songs. Still... Brandi Carlile, Josh Ritter and more... http://bit.ly/XmasTunes
  15. Free Christmas MP3s from Brandi Carlile (sigh), Josh Ritter (sigh) and a bunch more. From Vanguard Records. http://bit.ly/XmasTunes
  16. Best cover songs of all time, according to Paste magazine. http://bit.ly/covertunes
  17. You can add HTML to your Facebook pages. RT @rhyswynne @Super_Carly: How to tart up #facebook fan page with FBML. http://bit.ly/fbml-for-seo
  18. (Because I do love me some Shawn Colvin) RT @ShawnColvinFans Please tell your followers about @ShawnColvinFans !
  19. We're ba-a-a-ack! http://www.songwritinghooks.com/ Thanks @thesameoldsong for the kick in the pants.
  20. Top 10 songwriting cities in the world? http://bit.ly/cTVYg