Sony Acts Like Sony, Announces Music Streaming Service
I love how Sony pretty much ignores the rest of the world, and does whatever they want. »
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Sep
03
Sep
03
Nourishing Obscurity – Music Corner
Music corner. »
Sep
01
Rumor: Sony Will Try To Steal The Show From Apple With A Music Service [Unconfirmed]
We know that Apple’s holding a music-related event tomorrow , but now we’re reading that Sony will try to steal the show from it. According to the Financial Times , Sony will be announcing a music service of its own: More?? »
Sep
01
Apple to Stress Test Their New $1 Billion Data Center Today [Apple]
Cult of Mac’s Leander Kahney says that the reason behind today’s Apple event streaming is to test their new server farm in Maiden, North Carolina. According to his source, “the goal is to monitor traffic load and quality.” More?? »
Sep
01
iPad iOS 4.2: Everything from iOS 4 Plus AirPlay Music and Video Streaming [Ipad]
iPad with iOS 4.2 is almost everything we’ve wanted in the iPad since getting an iPhone 4, plus something we’ve wanted from the beginning: streaming music and video from iTunes to the iPad with AirPlay. »
Sep
01
If You Could Only Have One Apple Update Tomorrow, What Would It Be? [Poll]
If you had to pick just one thing you want to see Apple dish out at tomorrow’s music-centric event , what would it be? More?? »
Aug
31
7 Simple Steps to Create a Music Room With Music Metal Wall Art
By Alyssa Davis Do you love music? Regardless of how you are involved in music, consider dedicating one room in your home, as a music room. Such a room could be an unused room in your home, or you could even construct a new one. »
Aug
31
Why Free Music Downloads Virtually Eliminated Music Stores
By Jason Bacot Back in the day, going into your favorite music store and dropping twenty bucks for a music CD was commonplace. »
Aug
29
Music Downloads, New Internet Technologies, and the Future of the Music Industry
By Aaron Beats Even though some mainstream artists have recently decided to release their music on LP’s, I’m guessing for nostalgia reasons only, they still know that the digital format is what people really want. A few years ago digital music saw a boost in popularity because of a site like Napster. Today, the list of digital music sites is growing, and for good reason »
May
21
iTunes Strengthens Its Lead in Music Sales
Apple’s iTunes is now at 26% of all music sales, significantly more than any pysical music seller, and more than all other digital music download companies combined. »
May
19
Fritz Sennheiser Dies
Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser, founder of Sennheiser and one of the true pioneers of audio, died today at 98. »
Mar
26
All CDs from Universal to be cut to under $10
Universal’s “Velocity Program” seems like the first step toward making all physical media less expensive than digital. But why? »
Feb
19
New Star-Studded Vampire Weekend Video
Vampire Weekend’s new video for “Giving Up the Gun” features an all-star cast of RZA, Joe Jonas, Lil Jon and a drunk Jake Gyllenhaal. »
Feb
10
Microsoft Knew Apple “Smoked” Them With iTunes
Internal Microsoft e-mails in 2003 show that they knew Apple had beaten them to the punch in digital music services with the release of iTunes. »
Feb
10
2010 Bonnaroo Lineup
The 2010 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival takes place June 10-13 in Manchester, Tennessee. Instead of releasing the lineup all at once, the Bonnaroo website and MySpace page are unveiling artists from noon to 9 p.m. Eastern time today. Already confirmed: Jay-Z, Flaming Lips playing Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, Phoenix, Weezer, Neon Indian, »
Feb
10
Lil Wayne’s Grill Saves Him From Jail (For Now)
Lil Wayne was supposed to start his year-long prison term yesterday after pleading guilty to an attempted weapons possession in 2007. According to MTV News, Wayne’s sentence has been delayed has been delayed to March 2 because of a cracked tooth that requires dental surgery. Pitchfork recalled a Blender article from 2008 that goes into »
Feb
08
Tired of digital music? Try a hand-cranked gramophone!
You have to do more than collect a few records nowadays to be the coolest hipster on the block. Fortunately, Gakken has come to the rescue with their Premium Gramaphone Kit. »
Feb
04
Sirius XM Launches The Who Channel in Time for Super Bowl
With The Who set to take one of the biggest stages of their career this weekend during halftime of Super Bowl XLIV, Sirius XM Radio will celebrate the music of Townshend and Daltrey by launching a limited-run station called the Who Channel on Thursday. Full story on Rolling Stone »
Feb
03
Remake: We Are the World
25 years after the original, every freakin’ celebrity in the world is getting together to remake “We Are the World” in order to raise money to help with the devastation in Haiti. »
Feb
02
Oscars Nominate Newman & T Bone, Snub Karen O & Jack White
The nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards were announced this morning, and in the Best Original Song category, Jack White, Karen O, Paul McCartney, Lykke Li and Linkin Park were… all snubbed. Even though those five artists all appeared on the Best Original Song Oscar shortlist, the Academy voters went in another direction, nominating a »
Feb
02
Spike Jonze recruits Red Hot Chili Peppers and Yeah Yeah Yeahs For New Song
Filmaker Spike Jonze has asked for the help of Red Hot Chili Pepper’s bassist Flea and Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ guitarist Nick Zinner to work on a song for the soundtrack to Jonze’s new short film, “I’m Here”. Flea and Zinner appear on the song, “There Are Many of Us”. The song features vocals from Aska »
Feb
02
Steven Tyler Threatens Lawsuit If Aerosmith Recruit New Singer
Steven Tyler’s new manager has sent a letter to Aerosmith’s management threatening legal action if the band makes good on their promise to tour with a new singer, Billboard reports. In the letter, manager Skip Miller asserts that Tyler is synonymous with Aerosmith: “Can you imagine the manager of the Rolling Stones calling for the »
Feb
01
2010 Grammy Award Winners
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards aired yesterday from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. I personally didn’t catch the program last night, but here are the winners. I assure you they are correct. I looked it up. »