Songza Closes Funding Round, Adds Mobile Apps
(UPDATED) Songza has launched what the company says is the only free mobile apps that create personalized and sharable music collections in the cloud. Songza also announced the close of. Continue reading
Fun Fun Fun Fest’s Marketing Keeps It Human
Unlike SXSW, Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest has remained focused on indie music. But it too is growing and, after five years in a setting accommodating up to 10,000 fans,. Continue reading
AM NEWS: Soundcloud To U.S., Bug Bought But CEO Sues, Orchard Marketplace, BAMM.tv & More
Soundcloud is opening its first U.S. office in San Francisco. Bug Music went to BMG for $300 million. (NYT) But CEO John Rudolph Is suing the current owners saying he. Continue reading
CEO Ian Rogers Clarifies Topspin Story
Taking a break from a family vacation in Hawaii, Topspin CEO Ian Rogers wrote to object to my use of the word pivot (Sorry. Pivot just fit so well with. Continue reading
How To Feel Miserable As A Musician
I tell people who ask if they should pursue a career in music, "Not if you can imagine doing anything else." Though the chances of making a living as a. Continue reading
Topspin Pivots: Top Exec Leaves, SF Office Closes
(UPDATED) Big changes are afoot at Topspin as the direct to fan platform closes it's San Francisco office and loses one of it's top executives. VP of Sales Andrew Mains. Continue reading
Odd Future’s Adult Swim Show, Loiter Squad, Continues the Process of Mainstreaming Chaos
The announcement that Odd Future's show, "Loiter Squad", will appear in 2012 on the Cartoon Network confirmed last week that however difficult Odd Future seems, even they can be packaged. Continue reading
FREE Beta Invites: Serendip.me “The smartest music integration to Twitter that I’ve seen.”
It's FREE MUSIC TECH BETA INVITE WEEK on Hypebot with 1-3 startups sharing beta invites each day. First up is Serendip. This web app "offers the smartest music integration to. Continue reading
We Need Curators, Not Gatekeepers (or) Why You Should Stop Using Pandora
How do you discover new music? Michael Epstein used to listen to radio or watch MTV. Then, Pandora came along to help by analyzing what people already like. That’s great;. Continue reading
