Unless I'm missing something, I can't run Spotify or play my ALAC lossless music collection in Metro, which means I'm still running mouse-hungry desktop music applications for this stuff.

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For me, the biggest discovery in learning to play guitar was the joy of making my own music.

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In 2001, they wrote the score and lyrics for the musical Closer to Heaven, while last year they provided music for David Almond's play My Dad's a Birdman at London's Young Vic.

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No music on my D: drive appeared in the Metro Music app, which meant I had to play tracks using a desktop app.

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Like if I play a weird instrument, then that will somehow make my music interesting?

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My duty is to travel the world and play music for people.

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