Haha, i have seen this t shirt when i was looking for something.
It combines my two favourite things in the world.

Chemical Brothers
Full Metal Alchemist (Brotherhood)



Ok nerd modus off.

OK

Started my own law firm. Kind of an exhilarating experience...

Going to check out Eric Prydz tomorrow night, too. A timely occasion for celebration.

MadPooter, on 14 March 2015 - 12:43 AM, said:

Congratulations on your new chapter in life! Is it your first company?
Hope all goes well!

MadPooter, on 14 March 2015 - 12:43 AM, said:

Congratulations, Pooter! Being your own boss is a thing to celebrate, have a blast!

Hmm...i admire the fact that you practice tenant laws. reminds me of all the deposit money I could've gotten back from my previous apartment residences.

Where were you when I needed you? ;)

Well done Poot! Enjoy your show tonight!

MadPooter, on 08 July 2013 - 9:26 PM, said:

Maybe Mr Champi can tell us. The Soulwax forum seems to be some sort of Reddit thing, and even those guys don't appear to know, as per this thread.
But the reason I mention this now is because of this little Tiga tweet (he is little, isn't he?).

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inchemwetrust, on 14 March 2015 - 1:40 PM, said:

How long ago was your dispute?

And I absolutely loved the Prydz set. Awesome.

@Skyscraper: I am just not going to hold out hope on Soulwax anytime soon... I'm tired of waiting.

Interesting article about The Winstons and their famous Amen Break.
Six seconds that shaped 1500 songs

I'm in two minds as to whether they deserved royalties for a drum break that lasted a few seconds.
The drummer, GC Coleman is no longer with us, but reading that he "developed a drug addiction and died homeless and destitute on the streets of Atlanta in 2006" does tug at the heart strings a bit.
As for the singer, Richard Spencer who holds the copyright, he says "It felt like plagiarism and I felt ripped off and raped" and, "I come from an era where you didn't steal people's ideas", but yet: Elements of it came from a guitar riff the legendary R&B musician Curtis Mayfield had once played to Spencer. And of course the song is really just a reworking of a well known Gospel Hymn. So did Curtis Mayfield or God get any royalties from The Winstons? I don't think so.
I like the little embedded montage they've done in the article, I never knew that Oasis had sampled it, I just thought it was their drummer playing something a bit like it.

At the risk of teaching your grandmother how to suck eggs, there's a nice radio documentary on this if you're in the mood for more. Underneath, there appear to be youtube comments from Richard Spencer's neice.

Another sampling related article. I nearly put this in Chemical Spotting as the Chems get a mention in this:

Legal battle over Jay Z's sampling on Big Pimpin' comes to head after eight years

My phone tells me that tomorrow is tax day, so... happy tax day, my american friends!