The Oscars isn’t the only awards show giving itself a social media makeover this year; this weekend’s Grammys is also taking to the internet in an attempt to make itself more relevant. Ahead of this weekend’s ceremony, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences have launched a campaign called “Music Is Life Is Music” that allows …
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Sonos Turns Your Android Device Into A Universal Music Remote
For the lazy people out there who don’t want to get off the couch to change the music, Sonos has developed a new app that will make your life a whole lot easier. The company makes a wireless music system that you can place around your house which allows you to stream songs from your computer media libraries, including tracks on Spotify, …
The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week
There’s a lot of music online–more than most people have time to keep up with. That’s why you’ve got us. Every week, we’ll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.
1. Video of the week, hands down, is the New Pornographers’ “Moves.” Director Tom Scharpling …
Too Good To Last: Last.FM To Start Charging Feb. 15
Get ready to open your wallets: Last.FM is going to start charging. While the streaming music and Internet radio service is still going to remain free on the website and and for US and UK users of Xbox Live, the company is going to charge for other devices that use the service on Feb. 15. Relax, it’s only going to set you back $3 a …
When It Comes to Illegal Downloads, Movies Trump Music
Napster. KaZaA. LimeWire. All three of these existed in the glory days of illegal music pirating. But new research shows that the good ‘ol days of copping the latest Britney tracks from someone’s library are as good as over.
A P2P file-sharing study (PDF) conducted by Envisional shows that out of all the media we share (illegally) on …
The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week
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There’s a lot of music online–more than most people have time to keep up with. That’s why you’ve got us. Every week, we’ll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.
1. The jam of the week is a novelty song, debuted on last weekend’s …
“Google Art Project” Launches: Why It’s Amazing
One of the longstanding promises of the Internet–of the last century’s worth of technology, really–is that the cultural heritage of the world will be accessible to everyone in their homes. Today, the global museum has taken another step forward with Google Art Project. An ingenious application of Google’s Street View and Picasa tools, …
The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week
There’s a lot of music online–more than most people have time to keep up with. That’s why you’ve got us. Every week, we’ll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.
1. Apparently the “playing the entire new album live as a webcast” thing is catching on: …
bln.kr Helps Bands Track Their Tracks
Gone are the days when spreading the word about a new band meant handing out homemade CDs. With the growing importance of social media marketing in the music world, bln.kr wants to help emerging and amateur bands share their tracks and manage their social media profiles.
Think of bln.kr as the musical cousin of link shortener bit.ly …
The Pirate Bay To Return With The Music Bay?
The Pirate Bay seems to be staging a comeback – and they promise to be more sneaky in their illegal file sharing methods with their new venture. The Music Bay, a domain purchased by the company as a way to look into different methods of distributing music online under the radar according to Torrent Freak, has recently shown some activity …
Spotify’s Sony Deal Doesn’t Mean US Launch, Yet
Streaming music service Spotify has finally landed its first US deal, with All Things Digital reporting that Sony has signed on to the service that offers users a set number of hours for free streaming music per month. The service, which has been becoming increasingly popular in Europe over the last few years, has found American labels …
The Three Songs You Need to Download This Week
There’s a lot of music online–more than most people have time to keep up with. That’s why you’ve got us. Every week, we’ll point you toward three excellent new downloads or videos from chart-topping stars, cult favorites and unknown geniuses.
1. Iron & Wine’s new album Kiss Each Other Clean comes out next week, but if you can’t wait …