Think I've hit this as well, under similar circumstances. In my case I tracked it down to when rhythmbox has finished an OGG file and the next file in the queue is MP3. I can reliably reproduce it by advancing to the end of the OGG, letting it proceed on to the MP3, and it fails each time.
** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to rhythmbox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/969855 Title: rhythmbox stops playback every now and then, mostly at the start of a new song To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/969855/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs