Talkin’ About My Revolutions

Blocking of BitTorrent traffic is widespread among ISPs in the U.S. and $heep City, $ingapore, but not in Canada or any other country on the globe, says a new study released this week from German researchers. The study was conducted between March 18 and May 15 by the German-based Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, with assistance from more than 8,000 users worldwide. Together, they implemented a tool called Glasnost to test whether their BitTorrent traffic was being manipulated. Their results pinpointed Comcast and Cox as the leading culprits of torrent blocking in the U.S., though that may not come as a surprise to many of their customers. The survey was limited strictly to hosts whose BitTorrent transfers to the institute’s servers were blocked - or interrupted by RST packets generated by an ISP - as opposed to being throttled or rate-limited.

Interestingly, in spite of accusations of BitTorrent blocking recently filed with Canadian authorities against Bell Canada and other Canadian ISPs, the study found a total of only one blocked host out of 1,272 hosts measured in Canada. That compares with Malaysia, where one of the 64 measured hosts turned out to be blocked. None of the hosts measured in the UK were blocked, though, and no blocking appeared in Australia, France, Germany, India, the Ukraine, Israel, United Arab Emirates (UAR), China, Japan, South Korea, or dozens of other countries studied.

In the U.S., however, 599 of the 2,714 measured hosts were blocked for BitTorrent transfers. The same held true for 26 of the 70 measured hosts in $heep City, $ingapore. All of the hosts observed to be blocking BitTorrent tracking did so in the upstream direction, while only a handful did so in downstream BitTorrent transfers. Source: Betanews

See the world chart with the two countries - the U.S. and $ingapore - with the largest number of ISPs that block bittorrent downloads. The table shows for each country (a) the number of hosts that ran our test, (b) the number of hosts for which we detected BitTorrent blocking, (c) the number of distinct access ISPs from which our test was run, and (d) the number of these ISPs that contained one or more hosts for which we detected BitTorrent blocking.
http://broadband.mpi-sws.mpg.de/transparency/results/

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Re: Manassas

I saw them in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in Fall ‘72 or Spring ‘73. I’ve been looking for any live manassas for years. This Amsterdam show would be great to have.

Jesse
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Re: Rush - Tucson 1978

Can I receive a link to this performance?

CS
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Re: Kraftwerk K4: Bremen Radio 1971

I’m Interested in getting a copy of this.

Lee
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Re: Patti Smith

I would like to know when I can download something from Patti Smith. For example, Live at CBGb 2006. Also, please put me on yor mailing list. Thanks a lot.

Olaf
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Re: Tom Waits

I would love to download these songs. It sounds very interesting. I caught the first show of that tour.

Joseph
@cox.net

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Re: Rush

Hey thanks for the downloads, and yes I will join your mailing list.

Sean
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Re: Faces

Another awesome set. Thanks again.

David
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Re: Irene Schweizer Trio

Just finished downloading this. Thanks again.

Luis
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Issue #19 of the London Progressive Journal has been published and can be viewed here:
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- China and Myanmar: Contrasting Government Responses to Natural Disasters: With thousands killed in natural disasters in both Myanmar and China, Ian Broughton compares the murderous neglect of Myanmar’s government with the more progressive stance adopted by China.

- Cultural Values and the “Amstetten case”: what the International and Austrian Media are Saying About Josef Fritzl: Alexa Van Sickle dissects the response of national and international media to the Josef Fritzl scandal.

- Mounting Evidence of Colombian President’s Involvement in Massacre: A “Justice For Colombia” report on the mounting evidence of President Uribe’s involvement in a civilian massacre eleven years ago.

- Green Belt - A False Blessing: Anton Howes believes affordable housing and environmentally-friendly urban living provides a more viable long-term solution to climate change than the false utopianism of the “Green Belt”.

- How to Build a Human Bomb: George Monbiot argues that the Guantanamo Bay concetration camp is an affront to the very idea of justice.

- Cyclone Nagis has Exposed Burma’s Junta: Illegitimate, out of touch and increasingly isolated, the Burmese junta may struggle to regain its former prominence in the aftermath of Cyclone Nagis.

- The Union Busters: William Roche on the ongoing tradition of intimidation and manipulation aimed at undermining industrial democracy and equality.

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Re: Dylan-Marsalis

It would be so amazingly great if you could send me those songs, or point me to another link to download them. Many thankx!

“julia baked beans”
via email

Re: Led Zep - London

i would like to download the live tracks of Led Zeppelin performing at the O2 Arena in London on December 10. Thanks.

enjoispammy8
via email

Re: Mike Oldfield

Would love to see the Mike Oldfield “Tubular Bells” show and the Fripp+Eno “John Peel” Show. Please keep the good music flowing.

Doc
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Re: Miles - Brunswick

Could you open the Miles CD links with him in Brunswick back in 1969? Thanks.

Edwin
@planet.nl

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Re: Steely Dan - London

Thanks SO VERY MUCH for that musical treat! I’m gonna love it for years to come. If you have more Steely Dan available, let me know. You are truly AWESOME!

Moses
via email

Re: Teenage Head

Many thanks. All tracked already downloaded, and I’m about to listen to them. I look forward to reading your blog on a regular basis.

Steve
@mindspring.com

T REX
Electric Warrior Sessions 1971 [BTM 002 1CD mindwarp 958]

Marc Bolan may have been the biggest, brightest star that Seventies Britain ever produced, but somebody really needs to sit down with the catalog, Mark Lewisohn/Beatles style, and let us know exactly what we’re listening to - and how many times we need to hear it. This offering essentially does nothing more than rearrange the contents of the Burning Airlines label’s Electric Warrior Sessions CD, while rounding up the handful of odds that evaded that collection (namely, a third version of “Get It On,” a snippet of “Mambo Sun,” the protracted “Bolan Blues”), to reveal once again just what a stunning set of sessions that must have been - which is nothing we don’t know already. Various official sources have already provided us with enough demos, out-takes and rough mixes to build a magnificent portrait of the Electric Warrior in gestation. Collections like this simply complicate the issue. - Dave Thompson

Click here for more reviews by Dave Thompson.

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Re: A Live Supreme

As I discovered your website only two weeks ago, I’m amazed to discover that there are a lot of “not-official” quality recordings available, especially concerning the ’70s. Would it be possible to make available once more the “A life supreme” album of McLaughlin/Santana? Thanks

Dirk
via email

Re: Miles - Fillmore West

Could you open the link to the Miles Davis - Fillmore West concert please? Thanks in advance. I really like the Miles Davis concerts you are offering through the net. Great!

Edwin
from Holland

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Re: Randy Newman

Fantastic! Thank you… this will sit beautifully in my Randy Newman section.

Chris
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Re: Manassas

Thanks for having answered me so fast and allowing me to download these
files.

Bertrand
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Re: Santana - Winterland

Thank you for this great concert. I have downloaded the tracks and look forward to enjoying them over and over.

Juan
@yahoo.com

REQUESTS

Re: This Is Janis

My brother gave me the “Cheap Thrills” LP for Christmas of 1969. It had already been out for a while, but 14-year-old me didn’t know that. I felt like I’d discovered fire, and The New Colony Six would never again hold my attention. Since then, I figured that I’d heard everything she ever did. Apparently not. Thanks for your consideration.

jrc
@gmail.com

Re: Randy Newman

Saw this while surfing the web, saw Randy two times last week in Meridian, Miss and Jazzfest, wanted to see about downloading the show, thanks.

Jason
@gmail.com

Re: Tom Waits

I saw this fantastic concert of Tom Waits. Is it possible to download the files?

Gert
via email

Re: Manassas - Amsterdam

Interested to download this.

Bertrand
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Re: Wilco - Montreal

Would love to hear if they ever become available again - thanks!

Eric
@comcast.net

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Re: Anna Ternheim

Thanks ever so much for making these available - I really appreciate it. I’ve now downloaded the tracks, and it’s given me a much-needed prod towards buying her second album. Having had a look at some of the other things on the site, I’d also be happy to join the mailing list.

Marc
via email

Re: Patti Smith-Silver Mt Zion

This is great, thanks so much. Patti sounds awesome accompanied by an orchestra.
What an amazing version of Pissing In A River!

Laura
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Re: Led Zep - London

Thanks a lot for the quick and positive response! I’ve just finished downloading the tracks. All worked very smoothly. Thanks again for putting so much great music on your site for free!

Marco
@gmx.de

Re: Peter Gabriel

Unbelievable! Thank you very very much. What a service! I have already downloaded the tracks and I would like to get on the mailing list.

Patrick
@home.nl

Due to popular demand, these sets are now available for download:

Led Zeppelin
Pb
click here for the tracks

Nirvana
Melbourne 1992
click here for the tracks

MADONNA
Mote Park 2008 [no label, 1CD]
Radio 1’s Big Weekend on BBC 3, live at Mote Park Maidstone, Kent, England, May 10, 2008

For those still keeping score, Hard Candy is Madonna’s 11th studio album. That the album debuted at No. 1 in 27 countries shows not so much how vital the new album is but how much of a pop icon Madonna continues to be.

For this short set to promote Hard Candy, it is Abba’s Gimme Gimme Gimme, whose riff forms the backbone to Hung Up (from 2005’s Confessions On A Dance Floor) that sticks to mind. While the single, 4 Minutes, also features Justine Timberlake, it is the ballad-ish Miles Away which recalls the frothy pop of Into The Groove that is memorable. Madonna live without the visuals is only half a show. Those who caught the TV broadcast will be doubly entertained.

Thanks to calderon1 for sharing the audio tracks (taken from a cable broadcast) and to normanNBG for the artwork.

1. Candy Shop 4:48
2. Miles Away 4:56
3. 4 Minutes 4:49
4. Satisfaction - Madonna speaks 1:56
[Those who are sensitive to strong language might want to skip this track.]
5. Hung Up 5:56
6. Give it 2 Me 5:17
7. Music 5:01

Click here to download the tracks.

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Re: Led Zep - London

I deeply appreciate that you make so much great music by my favourite artists (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer…) available on your website. But there is one essential ROIO which I unfortunately missed to download. It is the Led Zeppelin Reunion Gig from 2007. Hope you can make this double CD available again! I’m so curious about these tracks! Thank you.

Marco
@gmx.de

Re: Turbonegro

I live in Denmark, and went to Sweden just to see this very concert with Turbonegro, best Norwegian rock band ever, IMO of course. Would be very happy if you would put this up for download.

Tom
@webspeed.dk

Re: David Sylvian

Came to your site rather late and therefore missed the opportunity to download this concert. I’d love it if it were made available once more.

Andy
@virgin.net

Re: Jeff Buckley

I’d like to download these songs, please. I’m a huge fan of Jeff Buckley and I’m very interested in some new (unreleased) material by him. Thanks!

JR
@gmail.com

Re: Anna Ternheim

I’ve been looking everywhere for live Anna Ternheim recordings - she’s got a fantastic voice and beautifully poignant songs that I’d love to hear in a live recording. Thank you.

Marc
via email

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Re: Lambchop

Thanks so much for the tracks. It is a great set - good recording and a great performance.

Gary
@mac.com

Re: Manassas

Finished up with this one. Really cool stuff. Thank you so much.

David
@yahoo.com

Re: Emmylou Harris

Thank you. I got it just fine.

Ebth
@hotmail.com

Re: Clapton - Jersey City

Thank you so much, I got it downloaded. What a great site you run!

Monique
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