Pitchfork Launches “Advance” Online Homage To The Album Cover
Those of us who fondly remember devouring every word on he album cover and label while listening to vinyl will find Pitchfork Advance, wonderfully familiar. This new online platform which. Continue reading
BandsInTown Partners With Musician Logistics & Accounting Platform Eventric
Eventric's Master Tour app has just been upgraded to include compatibility with popular concert notification platform Bandsintown. Eventric's platform is used by 10,000+ artists including The Black Keys and Owl. Continue reading
Will 2013 Be A Mega Year For Kim Dotcom?
Kim Dotcom and the takedown of Megaupload was one of the major music industry stories of 2012. Now Dotcom is saying that he's going to have a Mega 2013 and. Continue reading
Crowdfunded QuNeo Controller Makes Music With Computer Or iPad
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The QuNeo, from Keith McMillen Instruments, and financed with a successful Kickstarter campaign, is a lightweight, flat surface about the size of an iPad,. Continue reading
Spotify Drops All Paid Downloads
(UPDATED) Spotify has eliminated the ability to buy downloads on it's UK and European sites. U.S. users never had the option. When users try to buy, a message appears: "We're. Continue reading
Video Game Composer Austin Wintory Makes Grammy History
For the first time in Grammy history the full soundtrack of a videogame soundtrack has been nominated for an award. Composer Austin Wintory's sountrack for the wildly popular game Journey. Continue reading
5 Top Emerging Music Tech Trends For 2013
After a busy 2012, music tech companies across the board are set for a big 2013. Streaming music companies will engage in further struggle while tech usage trends affect how. Continue reading
3D Printing Of Vinyl Records Not Yet A Threat To Copyright Holders
By Mike Masnick, this first appeared on Techdirt. We've been predicting for a while now that 3D printing is an area of disruption that is going to lead to legal disputes.. Continue reading
Leveling Up: Is the Music Industry Ripe for Gamification?
Guest post by Richard Pulvino (@rpulvino) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I’ve become addicted to thinking about gamification thanks to a class I took about the topic. Continue reading
15 Top Music Apps Of 2012
Tech blogger Paul Sawers made his pick of 15 of the best music apps of 2012 for web, iOS and Android drawing on the wide range of web and mobile. Continue reading
