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Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart


Background information
Born May 30, 1981
Born place Houston, Texas, United States
Genre(s) Lo-Fi
Folk
Freak Folk
Years active 2002—present
Label(s) XL Recordings
hinah
Young God Records
Associated acts Beck
Vetiver
Megapuss
CocoRosie
Antony Hegarty
Little Joy
Joanna Newsom
Noah Georgeson
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Lou Reed Attacks Poor Quality MP3s In SXSW Speech

March 14, 2008
Lou Reed Attacks Poor Quality MP3s In SXSW SpeechLou Reed used his keynote speech at the South By Southwest Festival in Texas yesterday (March 13th) to attack the quality of MP3s.

The veteran performer said that low quality MP3 sound files were an example of how “technology is taking us backward.”

"It's making it easier to make things worse,” he said. “I don't know what the answer is. People [have] to demand a higher standard.

"Or the other view is to say you're being elitist, and only the people who can afford [high-quality stereo equipment] can get it."

Reed followed his speech at yesterday’s conference with a special guest appearance alongside Moby.

The pair performed a rendition of Reed’s own ‘Walk On The Wild Side’ to an invited audience.

(by Jason Gregory)



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