Music Zines Are Back! It’s A Throwback Media Revival
Not only are cassettes reemerging from the underground (as I've discussed here and here), but zines are also making their presence felt beyond local shops. One edited music zine in. Continue reading
YouTube Unveils Major Overhaul, Upgrades For Content Creators [VIDEOS]
Just one month after announcing more than 100 new exclusive content partners, YouTube has unveiled its biggest site overhaul ever. The new design is intended to encourage users to spend. Continue reading
Spotify Is “A Force To Be Reckoned With” Says Exec Chris Maples
In this interview, Spotify UK Managing Director Chris Maples tells James Martin of midemblog why Apps is "our biggest announcement since we launched”. This week, the Swedish streaming service announced. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: MTV + VEVO, Ienner To UMG, Indies Score 194 Grammy Noms, Facebook, Spotify & More
Things Change: MTV in talks to license Vevo videos. (CNet) Things Never Change: Former Sony Music head Don Ienner has cut a consultancy deal with UMG as CEO Lucian Grainge. Continue reading
Developers Predict Spotify Driven Music App Boom
This guest post is by Eliot Van Buskirk of music app blog and database Evolver.fm. On one level, Spotify’s transformation into a music platform was a simple technical matter of. Continue reading
This Week In Music Publishing 12.3.11
Spotify is making the leap from music streaming service to music platform with the launch of Spotify Apps. Launch partners like Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Last.fm are trying to help. Continue reading
Turntable.fm DJ Battle “Tech The Halls” To Benefit One Laptop Per Child
Tech the Halls is a crowd-fundraising event organized by Horn Group that will feature big names in tech media in a Turntable.fm dj battle to support One Laptop Per Child. Continue reading
Smule Buys Khush Creating Music App Powerhouse [VIDEO]
Smule, the creator of hugely successful music apps like I Am T-Pain, Magic Piano and Ocarina, has bought Khush, the creators of Songify and other popular music apps like LaDiDa.. Continue reading
Goodbye Napster, You Will Not Be Forgotten
Napster changed the music industry forever. Several owners and incarnations later, the brand has been retired. Rhapsody, which bought Napster recently, put up a landing page (click on image to. Continue reading
Occupy The Music Industry
The falling security of the US economy bears an uncanny resemblance to the relative microcosm that is the music Industry. The occupy movements 99% are angry at the 1% with. Continue reading
