Songbird: Combined Web Browser, Music Player
Songbird, founded in 2006, is a duel web-browser and music library organizer. I've just discovered Songbird, and overall it looks to be a very solid project. Since Songbird is open. Continue reading
Music Industry News: Jammie Thomas In Court, Annual Zune Pass, Doug Morris, Spotify & More
While I am rather optimistic about the future of music myself, I found these four stories to reflect other themes. Digital music sales are falling flat, BitTorrent is very popular,. Continue reading
Happy Quit Myspace Day! Delete Your Account Now.
Yesterday marked the first anniversary of ‘Quit MySpace Day’. One year ago, Andrew Dubber said that if MySpace didn’t clean up their act and make a site that cared about. Continue reading
Google Introduces Music Search In India
Millions of users in India search for their favorite Bollywood music in Google. To make the process easier, Google introduced a music search tool. Users can find the latest Hindi. Continue reading
Why The Whole Music World Should Not Go Digital
Vinyl records have resurged; it is no secret. The bigger question that looms is why have they? Tye L. at The Music Cycle thinks it is because of two factors.. Continue reading
Last.fm Suspends Three Subscriber Radio Stations
Due to the complex and intensive process of licensing music, Last.fm is discontinuing several of their subscriber-only stations. As of November 17, 2010 users will no longer be able to. Continue reading
Youth Project Connects Music To A Social Cause
Recently, I spoke with Samantha Beinhacker, who is Co-Founder and COO of American Urban Collective, a youth project for the music industry that seeks to give youth a practical education. Continue reading
Spotify Has Users “By The Balls.” Users Disagree.
Sean Parker spoke about Spotify at The Daily Beast's conference. Rather candidly, Parker explained that the war on piracy has been a failure and that the answer to it is. Continue reading
On The Road With DJ Shadow – An Exclusive Look At How One Artist Stays Connected To His Fans
Michael Fiebach is the Project, Marketing and Merchandise Manager for DJ Shadow. Over the next month as Michael and DJ Shadow cross North America on tour, Hypebot readers will get. Continue reading
Cassette Walkman Departs On iPod Anniversary
Sony decided to phase out the cassette Walkman. Like you, I had not realized that they still made them. To most, it represented the first personal music experience they had.. Continue reading