Hello again from NYC. Yesterday was a packed day - all about music. We booked Colin Meloy from The Decemberists to play an accoustic set at Piano's . Piano's also provided a hearty breakfast: delicious. We also had a kiosk set up for attendees to check out Zune: I'm not sure where you'll be able to find these kiosks, but I'll check with the team and post when I know. < Edit 1:02 PM EST > Charlie and the Zunecorps crew (awesome site) spotted a few kiosks at Wal-Mart . After Colin's set, Small...

First off, I know that I've been put on the academic probation list here at Blog State University. I'll know more after I meet with vice-principal Allard. (I owe Dodge credit for this line of joke. He's funnier than me) . Anyways, I wanted to show you folks the CSS tour poster. I even got them to sign it when they were here last week . (notice a familiar logo?)

A while ago I listed off songs in my summer playlist , and I put Ratatat on there. Love them. You can hear a remix of their new single "Wildcat" over at Gorilla vs Bear . Anyways, they're coming to Seattle tonight, and I'm going. You know, in case you want to say "hi" or throw a pie (I like french silk; homemade preffered) in my face. Hope the tickets aren't sold out! Have a good weekend everybody!

(Heads up; this is a long post I highlighted some things to make it a little bit easier to read) Since we started the Zune project, and I started this blog, I’ve been talking about community, about bringing a social aspect to music and entertainment. Zune is the next step in connected entertainment. With Xbox Live, we created a world of connected gamers. With Zune, we’re creating a world of connected music fans. Zune is the next step in the space we're calling " connected entertainment ."...