Current episode, March 4, 2008:
Your Vegas, 'A Town and Two Cities'
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"Watermarked" is a video feature in which Caliente music writer Kevin W. Smith reviews a new CD...and then finds a creative way to destroy it.
Why destroy it? The CDs are watermarked. What does that mean?
To protect albums from being leaked onto the Internet to file-sharing sites like LimeWire, major record companies will often "watermark" albums sent to the press.
These watermarked albums contain digital information that can be traced back to the original intended recipient, possibly resulting in legal action if necessary, so often times press destroy the albums when they are finished using them.
Star reporter Kevin Smith is an avid collector of mornings after, enjoys bands in which members wear white belts, and could murder a pint of Stella at this very moment. He can be reached at the north east corner of Reid Park, between the hours of 1 and 6 a.m. He keeps us informed of the music scene in Tucson in his blog,
"Hard to Explain."
Go to blog »»
Contact info:
E-mail: ksmith@azstarnet.com
Phone: 573-4332
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Past episodes:
Jan 31, 2008: Eastern Conference Champions, 'Ameritown'
Dec. 24, 2007: Godsmack, 'Good Times, Bad Times...Ten Years of Godsmack'
Dec. 7, 2007: The Hives, 'The Black and White Album'
Oct. 25, 2007: Soulja Boy, 'souljaboytellem.com'
Oct. 11, 2007: Puddle of Mudd, 'Famous'
