‘If you look at the major religions, freedom from choice is something people often choose voluntarily. It allows people to look in themselves.’ – Peter Gabriel.
The Guardian’s Jemima Kiss picks up on Peter Gabriel’s new site, ‘The Filter’ which is a serious attempt to re-calibrate the concept of ‘the charts’ by asking you to submit your last.fm playlists and podcast subscriptions to show what people are actually listening to, rather than what the scum at the record companies maintain we are listening to. So, question: will this include mashups?
Damien DeBarra was born in the late 20th century and grew up in Dublin, Ireland. He now lives in London, England where he shares a house with four laptops, three bikes and a large collection of chairs.