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Friday Night Is Party Night (4/30/03)
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If even all that video isn't enough to sate your appetite, well, start planning a route to your nearest Apple retail store so you can party down at the "revolutionary event" taking place this Friday night. From 6 PM to 10 (or until they kick us all out, boyeeeeee), each Apple store will apparently be hosting a shindig to celebrate the arrival of the third-generation iPod to retail shelves. Guests will receive a free "event poster," but if you want a limited edition commemorative t-shirt, you're gonna have to shell out a ten-spot-- or buy an iPod. Charging for shirts? Yeesh. Next you'll be telling us there's no open bar.
We assume that what's "revolutionary" about this event is the iPod itself, and not the entertainment: "enjoy a live DJ spinning tunes on his iPod." Not that we're knocking the act, mind you-- we haven't seen it. But we may well have to check that out, just to see what sort of skill is required to make someone a "DJ spinning tunes on an iPod" instead of merely "some guy selecting a playlist and pressing 'Play.'" Maybe there's a special hat involved or something.
If you're lucky enough to be in New York or L.A., however, you get a little more than a DJ with an iPod. It was widely reported yesterday by reliable sites like MacMinute that Liz Phair would be appearing at the SoHo store, while Less Than Jake was slated for the gig at The Grove; however, at broadcast time, Apple's official page for the event listed Glassjaw at SoHo and a "surprise music act" at The Grove. Sounds like there's a lot of last-minute substitution going on. We're a little apprehensive about just what an unnamed "surprise music act" might turn out to be, but it's pretty likely to be at least marginally more exciting than a DJ with an iPod. Unless it turns out to be a DJ with a Rio.
We're hoping to stop by the Cambridgeside store at least briefly during the hoo-haa, because we never like to pass up free gear (or the chance to win an $1800 JBL sound system). See you there, maybe?
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 4/30/03 episode: April 30, 2003: Looking to absorb the full effect of the iTunes 4/iPod 3 revolution? Apple's got your QuickTime fix. Meanwhile, there'll be dancing in the streets come this Friday-- or at least dancing in the Apple retail stores-- and buying music via iTunes is easy, cheap, and fun, but the final result's not quite as versatile as buying the CD itself...
Other scenes from that episode: 3919: Tons Of Video About Audio (4/30/03) Digital Music Craziness Week continues! Those of you who just can't get your fill of iPod/iTunes rigamarole, why not go straight to the source and drink deep of musicky goodness? Apple has finally posted a QuickTime stream of Captain Steve's by-invitation-only Long Strange Trip last Monday; tune in and you, too, can feel like you're a member of the press or somebody who actually matters... 3921: The Giddiness Wears Off (4/30/03) Oh, sure, like we'd let a little thing like a complete inability to purchase any music stop us. We're pleased to announce that whatever bizarre bug afflicted the iTunes Music Store on Monday night had cleared up by Tuesday afternoon, at which point we suddenly found ourselves able to sign in with an existing Apple ID and set ourselves up to start buying...
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