A couple of minor changes. From now on, all comments will be held up to moderation and gravatars are off. This is because apparently blog commentator’s gravatar can cause legal trouble to the blogger. Yesterday I received a lovely settlement fee demand for 768,75€, because a certain stock photo agency claimed that there is an unauthorized image on my blog. As a proof they had printed the photo in question and an incredibly blurry screenshot which could be from on my site or not. It was impossible to tell for sure and there was no url present. The only two photos on the screenshot were gravatars of blog commentators. I couldn’t find the image/gravatar from my website and still don’t know has it been there at some point. The only possibility is probably some kind of spam comment that had gone through the filters and I had deleted it at some point later on. Even if it has been there, I really don’t understand how is it my responsibility if a blog commentator uses an unauthorized photo as his/her gravatar. Shouldn’t that be his/her problem or gravatar.com’s problem. I mean how on earth can a webmaster know if a commentator uses an unauthorized photo as gravatar. I obviously contacted the stock photo agency in question and we shall see how it goes. If there’s any common sense left in the world, I don’t need to pay them for an image I’ve never used or even seen before. Still this blog is a one man hobby and I don’t really want to fight these kind of battles and therefore gravatars are off. They don’t really add any value to the blog anyway.
Hockey break is over (+ Joe Pug)
Sorry for the long break. I didn’t plan it, but hockey addiction took its toll. Quite frankly I was more worried about Sami Vatanen’s ankle than this little blog. But JYP won the title for the second time, so it was definitely worth all the excitement and anxiety. Of course there’s still the NHL Playoffs and the Kummola Hockey Games and I probably end up watching them more than I should. Thankfully those are far less important and I can focus on other things as well. So blog should be back up and running with new updates starting tonight or tomorrow. Now I’m listening to the new Joe Pug album The Great Despiser. It’s fantastic and definitely the new album of the month.
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THIS BLOG HAS MOVED!
One Chord To Another is finally back where it should be. See you in here:
A huge thank you + dj set list
A huge thank you to everyone who came to Flavour of The Month last night. I loved every moment of it and all the performers were brilliant. And The Genuine Fakes. Oh my. What a band. The best concert I’ve seen in ages even though Pikku-Torre isn’t the best possible place for such a loud power pop band. I was the DJ and because this evening was a perfect excuse to feel a little nostalgic and play all those power pop classics, that was exactly what I did. Along with some newer favourites like Bobby Emmett and Elvyn. You’ll find the play list below. I might have forgotten a few and it’s not in any order (except that Emitt Rhodes’ Lullabye was the last song).
Flavour Of The Month 3.9.2011
The Posies: Flavor of the Month
The Posies: The Glitter Prize
Matthew Sweet: Sick Of Myself
The Nerves: When You Find Out
Owsley: I’m All Alright
All About Chad: Embarassing Moments
All About Chad: My Sister Hates The Band
Popsicle: Hey Princess
Greenberry Woods: Oh Christine
Tommy 16: Summer Fling
The Choir: It’s Cold Outside
Marmalade Souls: Yeah Yeah!
The Wannadies: Might Be Stars
The Wannadies: The You & Me Song
Farrah: Tired Of Apologizing
Blissfull: Factory Girl
The Vandalias: Hey Kari G
The Merrymakers: Troubled Times
Jack & The Beanstalk: Some Brighter Day
Mellowmen: You Better Leave Now
The Red Button: Cruel Girl
The Bigger Lovers: Bought Your Ghost
Super Deluxe: Farrah Fawcett
The Weakerthans: Tournament Of Hearts
Cheeky Monkey: That Kind Of Girl
DM3: Show You
Teenage Fanclub: Sparky’s Dream
The Minus 5: You Don’t Mean It
Minky Starshine & The Cardinals: Rescue Me
Tal Bachman: She’s So High
Daryll-Ann: Stay
Jason Falkner: I Live
Gigolo Aunts: Where I Find My Heaven
Silver Sun: Dumb
The Raspberries: Go All The Way
The Byrds: I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better
Sloan: Unkind
Elvyn: Lotta Lies
Dawes: If I Wanted Someone
Bobby Emmett: Queen Of Hearts
Bobby Emmett: Still Wanna Be With You
Fountains Of Wayne: A Dip In The Ocean
Lolas: Best Part
The Jayhawks: I’d Run Away
Jonny: Candyfloss
David Bazan: Wolves At The Door
Andreas Mattsson: AA
22-Pistepirkko: I Knew
Bridget: Needless
Mummypowder: Part Of The Fun
Cats On Fire: Mesmer & Reason
The Rollstons: Flannel Blanket
Emitt Rhodes: Lullabye