How To Make Music With A Game Boy [VIDEO]
I'll spare you a long lecture on how this video proves that you can make music with almost anything and is a great example of (insert something super important here).. Continue reading
News Brief: Amazon Cloud Sputters, Apple Soars, $750K to ex.fm, Dre Wins, Topspin + LiveJam & More
Major problems with Amazon's cloud infrastructure has crippled some major internet operations today, including Hootsuite, Foursquare and Reddit starting early this morning. A quick check of music sites found Moontoast. Continue reading
Prince Wants To Stop All Cover Versions Of Songs (Not Just His Songs… Everyone’s)
Appearing on the George Lopez Show recently, Prince declared is distaste for those artists, like Sinead O'Connor and Chaka Khan, who have recorded covers of his songs. Despite the millions. Continue reading
Shift Happens: A Story of Frustration & Opportunity
This guest post comes from Bob Baker of TheBuzzFactor.com, author of "Guerrilla Music Marketing Online", Berkleemusic's "Music Marketing 101" course, and many other books and promotion resources for DIY artists,. Continue reading
What Do Music Fans Want To Own, And Why?
On Music Think Tank, Chris Stoneman discusses the topic of ownership. With the changes in how fans consume music, ownership has changed as well. Chris explains three ways we desire. Continue reading
A2IM Analysis Show Grammy Hurt Indie Labels More Than Majors
(UPDATED) An analysis by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) trade organization of the past two years of Grammy Awards showed that if winning is the primary measure of. Continue reading
Soundtrkr & Songasaurus: Music + Social + Location
Two of the internets hottest trends – social and location – are combined with music in two apps that offer a glimpse of where ubiquitous smartphones may take music discovery. Continue reading
The Tyranny Of Novelty
This guest post comes from Jeremy Schlosberg, the founder and curator of Fingertips, which has been seeking out the web's best free and legal music since 2003. A press release. Continue reading
News Brief: JamLegend Joins Zynga, WMG Bidding, Twitter Spam, Pay.me Sold, Snoop Dogg & More
The entire staff of online music gamer JamLegend, which announced it was shutting down yesterday, is moving to gaming powerhouse Zynga. In what must be part of an effort to. Continue reading
iTunes Top 10 Singles & Albums This Week
For the week ending April 18, 2011. Top 10 Singles1. "E.T. (feat. Kanye West)," Katy Perry2. "S&M (Remix w/Britney Spears)," Rihanna3. "Just Can't Get Enough," Black Eyed Peas4. "Judas," Lady. Continue reading
