Zune Insider : New Music Friday: Fifty-Seventh Edition

Music, culture, and the inside scoop from Cesar Menendez,
a Microsoft employee working on Zune - Microsoft's new music project.

February 22, 2008

Happy Friday Everybody! Ready for some (more) free music for your Zune? okletsgo:

First up this week, 'tracks has an MP3 from Mr. Bungle (experimental)
Next up, Arjan Writes posts a beautiful track from French songstress Yael Naim
Frequent readers will know how much I love a good remix: You ain't no Picasso has Ratatat remixing Bjork. (awesome)
And when it rains it pours: Stereogum has Spoon remixing Feist. (also awesome)
Be sure to get get get the Die Die Die track, posted at MOKB (noise pop).
'Different Kitchen has the Grammy remix of Kanye West's "Hey Mama." (hip hop)
Check out Aquarium Drunkard for three Throw Me the Statue tracks as well as their musings on Half Moon Bay, CA (rock with a synth edge). New favorite!
Head over to 'for robots for an El Ten Eleven track (rock)
And last but certainly not not-awesome: Dead Meadow rock IRockCleveland

Ok, enjoy the music and have a great weekend everybody!

Oh, one last thing: high five!

| Friday, February 22, 2008 6:47 PM | 7 Comments

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# February 22, 2008 Dan H Hey Cesar, Why has Microsoft been silent on sales numbers for the new Zunes? Last year they were loudly trumpeting how Zune was the #2 selling hard-drive-based mp3 player, and that sales were on target to meet the goal of selling 1 million devices by June 2007. This year there have been no sales numbers released for the new Zunes, so are we to assume that sales are not very good with the new models? I'm assuming if they were selling well Microsoft would have been proudly announcing holiday '08 sales numbers to the press, true?


# February 22, 2008 Eddie got got got, win win win.


# February 24, 2008 steve ballmer I like Kanye but Balm is much better!


# February 24, 2008 Li An When will East Asian Character support happen for the Zune? It is pathetic to look at meaningless squares.


# February 25, 2008 Zoa 342 What's wrong with Squares? Just kidding, but i mean i would love East Asian Character support, that's even bigger than a simple clock. I'm just waiting for my soundtracks to arrive, hopefully this Thursday or Friday.


# February 25, 2008 Manu So, this is probably not the avenue for this, but I was curious to get your reaction to the Zune 80 availability. I've not seen anything really written anywhere about another shortage (save a few board posts) but when I recently went looking for one (online and off) I've found it near impossible to find one. Amazon isn't directly selling it. BestBuy within 15 miles of Hollywood, CA don't have them in store. Target doesn't. (not online either). Dell doesn't have it online. Any insight here? Is it just a shortage? When will we see them hit retail?


# February 26, 2008 Nick That Yael Naim song sounds familiar... only I have no idea where I've heard it before.

(edit me)