RTP-area local music and culture

[Bryk <chscene AT bryk.com>]

> > My best suggestion here would be a tool called Ampache, which runs on
> > top of an Apache/MySQL/PHP stack, installs in about 20 minutes, and
> > provides a pseudo-WinAmp-like web interface for both audio and Flash
> > streaming and downloading your music.  It can transcode to MP3, OGG,
> > FLAG, and AAC on the fly if you've got the codecs installed, it can
> > control numerous 'remote stereo' devices, and we've found it to be
> > really useful for both sharing and enjoying music here at the
> > StevoPad.  Believe me, there's nothing like cueing the dulcet tones  
> > of
> > Rick Astley to play over the stereo via the Internet, giving you the
> > power to annoy your roommates from anywhere on the planet.

[guffaw.]

back in th' day we had this functionally similar thing called  
mislabelled cassettes left in roommate boom-boxes.
sadly, there's no wikipedia entry for "crystal belle scrodd album  
taped over nick drake tape"

and thanks for that Ampache tip!