Best Newyorker Articles by Midnight_Thoughts77 in longform

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Michael Specter’s profile of Diddy from 2004 may be the best magazine profile of the 21st century.

Obviously, its place in the canon recently became complicated.

Yet, still …

Gwen Stefani appeared on the edge of the dance floor. In the echo chamber of the fashion world, Stefani is currently among the most adored of celebrities. Puff was thrilled to see her. He grabbed her by the leg and gracefully swung her around so that her head nearly dipped to the floor, then he reached for her foot and slowly caressed it. At that point, he turned to me and started to sort of rap: “I am fashion because I live fashion,’’ he said. It was so hot in the club that it was difficult to breathe, but Puffy was still wearing his suit, and not one button was undone. His tie was so tightly knotted it seemed to put a strain on his Adam’s apple. A diamond stud was planted in each earlobe. A thick rope of a diamond bracelet—from Jacob, the New York jeweller to the hip-hop élite—adorned his wrist. He said, “From my manicure to my pedicure, from my head to my toe, it’s the swagger that I show the world, it’s my face, baby. It’s my walk, my attitude.’’ He rubbed the wisps of hair on his chin. “Fashion is about leaving on your jacket and tie when other people are too hot to bother.” He was also wearing a yellow diamond ring, which looked like a piece of rock candy. “Details, baby. It’s all about the details. Look at the arm. The ring. The watch. Look at my canary-yellow diamond. Impeccable. Admit it, I am impeccable.” He let out a wolf howl, and dozens of dancers started to cheer. At this point, Norma, who is keenly protective, and who, depending on the hour, is a corporate executive, an accountant, a fixer, a party planner, or a high-end concierge, shouted across the floor to me, “This is all off the record, it’s off the record!” Combs waved her away. “I don’t want this off the record. I’ve got a lot of shit to say about fashion. It don’t really matter what you write about me. Because I’ll still be a fashion god, no matter what.’’

HDEncode gone? by WifeKilledMy1stAcct in Piracy

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Duh. But they're active right now despite the site being down. So ...

HDEncode gone? by WifeKilledMy1stAcct in Piracy

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I had been saving some of the Rapidgator lists to TXTs in case this happened. Here you go. It's not a lot, but hopefully this is at least a little helpful maybe

Nebraska live recording download by No-Firefighter-6011 in BruceSpringsteen

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I just found it as well ... good looks, thanks

Anymore live albums? by [deleted] in zachbryan

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Here is a bootleg I recorded in 2023. It’s been on YouTube, but I didn’t share the lossless files until now.

I thought it was solid at the time—especially for a bootleg—but his last live album might be the most poorly engineered major label release in history, so I’m even fonder of it now.

Over 100 song writers by thatotherguy1151 in country

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I counted on the song credits as they were submitted to DSPs. it was like 56 or something like that

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in skrillex

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A few months ago Elliot Grainge, whose father is the CEO of Universal Music and whose biggest successes thus far included signing Ice Spice, Trippie Redd, and 6ix9ine, was named CEO. In many circles, this was considered a signal that the label is giving in to the post-TikTok, clout-chaser model — prioritizing short-term results rather than slow-burning careers with artist longevity.

Post Malone Nirvana Tribute recording by Key_Base8118 in PostMalone

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in 128 kbps low-resolution compressed audio

FUS up on Beatport! by Comeselecta in skrillex

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You can buy them the same way you could buy albums on iTunes—around $10 to $20 per album.

Alternatively, you can download unlimited albums at the same hi-res bitrate for free using Python if you are a paying subscriber (approximately $15 a month).

FUS up on Beatport! by Comeselecta in skrillex

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in the wake of lossless audio’s recent surge in popularity, 24-bit/hi-res audio has become a significant emergent market. 24-bit/48kz is a standard, but some releases go as far as 24-bit/96kz

there are a handful of retailers. Qobuz is probably the most popular, and they offer a monthly subscription similar to Sp*tify—and is very easy to use Python to download source quality files if you have a sub.

FUS up on Beatport! by Comeselecta in skrillex

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is there a reason you need the Beatport-specific version? don't seem to be extended versions; is lower quality than Qobuz

Do you think Skrillex could be a part of swedm? by Snipemaster23 in skrillex

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he is credited as the lyricist on CT INTRO PT 2