Moody
A new tagging application for use with iTunes - Moody. Now you can tag your music based on what type of mood it has - interesting concept and interface too.
May 18, 2007
April 23, 2007
Music Aggregation
Following along the theme of the 'wisdom of crowds', Critical Metrics aggregates and serves up the favourite music of artists, DJs, music tv networks, newspapers, magazines, retailers, and bloggers - Critical Metrics
April 01, 2007
The complete guide to earphones
iLounge have put together a detailed look at the many different types of earphones on the market. A great introductory article for those that don't know the difference between your canalphones, earbuds and clip-ons.
March 27, 2007
Breaking up the album
With increasing online single sales, the 'music' industry is having to rethink it's business model and break up the old concept of an album - the suggestion is now we will be able to subscribe to an artist and slowly be drip fed the latest single, t-shirt, poster and other products - breaking up the album.
December 18, 2006
The worst album cover designs
Some funny examples of bad album covers
November 08, 2006
The big labels are f*cked
Peter Jenner, ex-manager of Pink Floyd and the Clash talks to the Register about the future of music and the music industry.
November 01, 2006
Lee Scratch Perry
The Japan Times talk to Dub & Reggae pioneer Lee Scratch Perry
July 21, 2006
DRM free
The purpose of digital rights management is to lock the owner of content into a particular technological platform. Ars Technica takes a look at the different types of DRM and how to circumvent them.
July 06, 2006
Internet killed the video star
A look at how the internet is changing music in the same way that MTV changed music 25 years ago
June 21, 2006
100 awesome music videos
Pitchfork media have utilised youtube to bring you 100 awesome music videos
May 24, 2006
Music without DRM
As the major record labels try to compete with the Apple iTunes music store with their DRM (Digital Rights Management) embedded music, a smaller independent online music store has been selling indie music in mp3 format without any DRM. They are not only the second most popular online music store but you can also listen to the music you buy on your iPod.
March 17, 2006
iTunes smart playlists
Andy Budd has a good set of smart playlist ideas for iTunes
February 20, 2006
Mozart's mp3s
Taking off from when the BBC made Beethoven available for download - here is Mozart for you to enjoy
January 10, 2006
The Unseen Video
A Flash animation/music video that changes based on where you are and the current temperature - TheUnseenVideo
January 07, 2006
New Musical Experiences
New technologies have changed the way music is being experienced and discovered. The old systems and structures are changing - this interesting essay looks at what is happening to music and what the future possibly holds for this art form.
December 06, 2005
EarThumps
Griffin have just released the EarThumps iPod earbuds, designed for use with the iPod and only $20
November 16, 2005
Gorillaz play 'live'
Virtual pop group Gorillaz, have played live for the first time at the MTV Europe awards in Lisbon. Video of the performance can be found here while an explanation of how they did it can be found here
November 15, 2005
mTUNE
Cordless headphones specially designed for use with the iPod nano - mTUNE
October 19, 2005
How to have a number one hit the easy way
The Timelords AKA The KLF give you step by step instructions on how to have a number one hit!
September 22, 2005
Hexstatic
Good looking music video from Hexstatic called 'Distorted Minds'
August 15, 2005
Q&A with Brian Eno
A quick chat with Brian Eno
July 29, 2005
Grime
By rapping over beats played through your mobile phone's speakers a new music genre has appeared - it is called Grime
July 04, 2005
Beethoven mp3's
The BBC have released 4 Beethoven symphonies (6,7,8 and 9) to download over the next few days
May 12, 2005
Music Blogs
A good list of music blogs can be found over at the Tofu Hut
May 10, 2005
Hilary Rosen criticizes iTunes
Hilary Rosen, former RIAA CEO and Chairwoman has slammed Apple's iTunes and iPod for it's lack of diversity.
DJ Spooky
Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky); artist, musician and writer is interviewed on Wired about sampling and current problems with copyright.
The History of Sampling
A very good interface for discovering the use of sampling in music.
April 27, 2005
Online music purchases are frustrating
The BBC looks at how music lovers are getting frustrated with the low sound quality and restrictions placed on the music they buy online.
April 15, 2005
Free Sound
The Freesound Project - a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds.
March 30, 2005
Sonos Digital Music System
Fill your house/apartment with your music - different tracks can be simultaneously played in different rooms at different volumes, all controlled by a wireless controller.
March 29, 2005
Product placement in Hip-Hop
First there is American Brandstand now Macdonalds are offering musicians anywhere from $1-$5 for each time a song is played on the radio that mentions the Big Mac in it's lyrics. - (use bugmenot to get past the registration)
Meta Synth Updates
A new interface for the audio creation tool
March 01, 2005
Ringtones
The American population are starting to develop a taste for the polyphonic ringtone.
Online music price hike
The music industry gets greedy and demands an increase to the cost of buying music online
February 25, 2005
10 greatest rock'n'roll myths
The Guardian lists some old myths from the world of rock'n'roll
February 02, 2005
Music Plasma
Type in the name of a musician/band - the search results will make suggestions for similar musicians you may want to try.
January 28, 2005
Top 100 Soundtracks
January 25, 2005
MP3 Samples
January 24, 2005
25 defining moments of Hip Hop
Rhymin and Stealin - the rise of rap
January 21, 2005
Raiding the 20th century
DJ Food has released a cut up mix mp3 - mixed by Strictly Kev and in association with Ninja Tunes
January 19, 2005
Hip Hop turns 30
Currently hip hop is the money, what is hip hop without the money?
January 18, 2005
Music
3hive has some mp3's for your listening pleasure
January 14, 2005
Music encoding guide
Ars Technica have a good guide on digital music formats and the best ways to encode your music - a guide to ripping and encoding music
December 23, 2004
Tijuana Christmas
Some Christmas music from the Border Brass
December 22, 2004
The Beastles
Some mash ups of the Beastie Boys and the Beatles
December 20, 2004
Love shack burns down
The B52's classic song 'love shack' was based on this shack in Athens, Georgia - sadly it has recently burnt down
December 06, 2004
Musicians positive about the internet
Unlike the Music 'Industry'- the musicians; the original copyright owners of the music, are quite upbeat about using the internet to promote their music.
Don't believe the hype
Some of the worlds biggest cultural/musical heroes are 'demolished' over at the Guardian
November 29, 2004
UK music sales see record album sales
UK record companies are celebrating their best ever year for album sales, with a record 237 million sold in the 12 months to September.
November 25, 2004
Thinner
Free electronic MP3's licensed under creative commons
November 16, 2004
Music is not a loaf of bread
Wired have a good interview with Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy on p2p music file sharing.
November 04, 2004
Bored of the Dance
'The Brits' have just dropped 'Best Dance Act' from it's awards night. Dance Music in the commercial realm is looking very tired. - follow up; Ben Child hasn't stopped dancing
October 29, 2004
Streetforward
An interesting online music shop
October 18, 2004
Bling Bling you're dead
Are rap stars and their desire to wear more and more diamonds supporting corrupt governments and child slavery? Maxi Jazz thinks it does
September 24, 2004
MP3 Trimmer
Ever mp3'd a mix CD and then found it has been split into multiple tracks with a break right in the middle of the mix? MP3 Trimmer for Mac can fix this for you.
September 09, 2004
Should you Rip it?
An interesting flow chart looking at the decisions made by people who mp3 cds.
August 05, 2004
guerrilla gigging
Using the Internet, mobiles and Instant messaging, bands are now putting on spontaneous shows for their close fans.
July 30, 2004
1 million free and legal MP3s
A wiki has been set up with links to websites that allow downloading of legal, free mp3s.
July 24, 2004
The creative misuse and abuse of musical tools
The name says it all
July 23, 2004
Music file sharing not hurting CD sales
New Research suggests that online file sharing is actually not hurting CD sales
July 22, 2004
Is the iPod threatening radio?
An article on the New York Post is suggesting that radio is losing it's listeners to the growth of this portable mp3 player.
July 15, 2004
iPod resources
If you're after some links to enhance your iPod then here is quite a concise list of what's out there
July 14, 2004
So a guy walks up to an ATM...
An 'experimental' flash music 'video' from they might be giants - So a guy walks up to an ATM...
July 13, 2004
Body movement to create music
Scientists are developing ways of capturing human movement to make music by simple gestures.