The Most Obvious iTunes Feature Request Ever

After years of struggling with iTunes artist labeling, I’ve had an epiphany. This system would make it easier to find what you want without having to remember as many details about your music.

For example, suppose I’m in the mood for a little John Coltrane. When I navigate to “John Coltrane” under artists in my iTunes tracks, why doesn’t iTunes show me tracks from the excellent 1957 album Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane?
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Mixtape: Quiet Weekend Music

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Well now, it seems 8tracks has altered the layout of its embeddable player!

Here’s a mixtape I made this weekend. It includes a lot of stuff I’ve been listening to obsessively for the last week or so. I’ve never included two tracks by the same artist on a mixtape before, but I did so here; it seems to have worked out. You can find some of my other mixes on my 8tracks profile, or check the mixtapes category here.

On the New Facebook

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As I write this, over 90% of some 1.2 million survey respondents want the old Facebook back.

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