The Zune Marketplace editorial team, who sit right down the hall from me (hey buddies!) recently got featured in a Seattle P I article: Microsoft, Others, Tap Music Veterans . The team: Check out the article ; a good read, especially if you've ever been curious about the recommendations you'll find when you browse in ZMP. One of the good things about working here is being around people who love music and are passionate about what we're bringing to this space. That, and the free CDs and concert tickets...

It's Friday, and you know what that means. Ready? OK! First up, Aquarium Drunkard has a pair of Donny Hathwaway MP3s , as well as five tracks from Lewis and Clarke . Sweet. My Old Kentucky's Dodge this week posts two tracks from Dean and Britta , a group with a very interesting back story: "Dean Wareham, former lead of Galaxie 500 and Luna, met Britta Phillips when she auditioned for Luna in 2000. Britta used to provide the singing voice for the cartoon rocker JEM ( JEM & the Holograms ) and...

If you have pictures, songs or videos on your Zune device from your own library (IE, not purchased from Zune Marketplace, preloaded in your device, or received via wireless sharing), you can reverse sync these. That is, using the Zune software, you can copy content from your Zune device to your PC. I made a little screenshot tutorial: First, note how my PC’s “My Videos” folder is empty: I’ve decided to take a recorded/transcoded episode of The Office from my Zune device (“More Awesomer”) back to...

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