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
One Band’s Actual Promo Strategy: Takeover iTunes, Make Fun Of Your Music Collection [VIDEO]
UNLEASH THE PARISIANS AND LET THEM MESS WITH YOUR FAVORITE BANDS. DIGITALLY. That's the headline on YouTube and that's pretty much the some total of the marketing strategy of French. Continue reading
8tracks.com – Digital Answer To Lost Art Of Mixtapes
A digital answer to the lost art of the mixtape, 8tracks allows listeners to create their own playlists that can be easily shared with others. Half music discovery service and. Continue reading
Forget The Potholes, “Gaping Craters” Await Anyone Pursuing A Music Career
"Before we started this band, I was smug. I thought I knew it all, thought I'd heard enough horror stories and seen enough people fail to know that I could. Continue reading
JamLegend Music Gaming Site Shutting Down
(UPDATED() After three years of of competing with Rock Band and Guitar Hero, online music gaming site JamLegend is shutting down. Investors had ponied up $2 million and legendary VC. Continue reading
ReDigi Raises $535,000 For Used MP3 Store
Cambridge,MA based startup ReDigi has raised $535,000 from 21 investors to operate a used digital music download store according to an SEC filing. When we've written about ReDigi previously, Hypebot. Continue reading
QR Codes Move Into Music’s Mainstream
A music industry tipping point of sorts arrived for QR (quick response) codes as PepsiCo announced that, through June 26, Taco Bell customers who buy the "Mountain Dew Free Music. Continue reading
