the listenerd

*The Amazon DRM-free music store finally launches! I recommend Manu Chao (especially if you have a 7-month-old.) Here’s a pricing structure explanation, courtesy of the Amazon blog. [via XRRXF] Side note: Oy. Another “public beta.”

*Reuters on album art: Die or go interactive. I say the former! [Idolator]

*A review or two of Iron & Wine’s “The Shepherd’s Dog.” The man has one of the most impressive beards in music today. Peefork says 8.6. See also: Wine in a can.

*The 2Pac blog says Tu is ALIVE. [Grooveshark]

*Radiohead dips into the geeky, frustrating world of the ARG (sorta), posting cryptic messages in its site.

*Is YouTube going to slap pre-roll and post-roll ads on videos next year? That would be depressing.

*Meet the Lego iPod dock. [Crave]