Today’s Google doodle is a classic. Grab a plectrum and head on over to Google.com right now, because it’s time to play some tunes.
The search engine’s home page logo has been converted into a slightly odd-shaped, but fully working virtual guitar to commemorate the 96th birthday of guitar legend Les Paul, who died in 2009.
There’s …
In case you hadn’t noticed, this whole online music thing is heating up. First Amazon rolled out its Cloud Player, then Google Music came along, and now Apple is expected to announce its own online music service—the big money’s on something called “iCloud” that’ll be unveiled on June 6th.
The difference between Apple’s offering and …
Okay, let’s just go through the nerdgasm checklist:
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The rumor mill is in overdrive with the suggestion that Facebook might have done a deal with European music streaming service Spotify. Why would they do that?
Facebook is the undisputed winner of social networking. The more people who spend a lot of time on Facebook, the more money there is to be made.
Music is an excellent way of …
If you stumbled over yourself to download Lady Gaga’s new Born This Way album when it was priced at 99 cents from Amazon on Monday, you may have found Amazon’s servers to be working about as well as a porcupine at a child’s birthday party (does NOT work—trust me).
(More on TIME.com: Amazon’s 99-Cent Lady Gaga Album Heralds Cloud …
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. Memorial Day weekend means the Sasquatch! music festival–one of the first big outdoor …
Throughout the early sixties, the Newport Folk Festival provided a spotlight for folk royalty like Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, and Howlin’ Wolf, under the assumed context that they’d uphold the festival’s acoustic roots.
So when a young, defiantly-haired Bob Dylan—who had previously established himself as the festival’s darling in ’63 …
As if it weren’t enough of a reason to freak out that Lady Gaga’s much-anticipated album Born This Way is out today–on a Monday, even though most albums come out on Tuesdays–Amazon.com has sweetened the deal.
Amazon’s been doing $3.99 sales on MP3 versions of selected new albums for a bit, which ensures them high placement on the …
With its lawsuit against LimeWire successfully settled, the Recording Industry Association of America has set its legal sights on another foe in the world of internet filesharing, filing against Box.net, a six-year-old company offering cloud storage to users.
Officially, according to an RIAA spokesperson, it’s not a lawsuit just yet; …
It’s no secret that the internet’s been the great leveler across many sectors, with no category leading the charge as fervently as the music industry. What’s believed to have resulted is a less “hit-driven” music economy, and one that allows smaller independent artists to shine in a light they previously haven’t had access to.
A new …
What does Apple have that Google doesn’t have? Deals with major record labels. According to CNET, Apple’s already signed a deal with EMI so it can stream music to a device nearest you.
The report also says deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music are almost done. Well, well, Google. It looks like Apple’s stepping up its …
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. Remember that astonishing interactive video Chris Milk made for Arcade Fire’s “We Used to …
