Cool Music Sites You May Not Know
Being a big fan of music I seek out sites that let me sample, experiment and just plain play around with all sorts of music. And, having an HTPC that feeds audio though my Yamaha A/V Receiver, I am very…
Coolest Earbuds Ever
Move over Apple, Panasonic has the coolest earbuds ever. Meet the RP-HJE 130s. More pictures over at Fubiz. What a great idea beautifully executed.
Garageband.com shutting down
It’s a sad day for Podcasters and podcast listeners who enjoyed the podsafe music from GarageBand.com. I got this email this morning: It’s been over ten years since we started helping discover independent music on the ol’ interwebs. Things have…
Music Downloads for Linux
Last night, I downloaded some music from Amazon for the first time and I was both irritated and pleasantly surprised by the experience. I’d gone to Amazon because I’m not an iPod owner and wanted to get some DRM-free music for…
Music Sales Down in 2009
The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) has published its annual review of the music industry and there’s some pretty interesting stuff. The headline figure is that music sales fell 7.2% in 2009, mainly in USA and Japan but…
On-line Royalties Exceed CD Shortfall
The UK’s Performing Rights Society (PRS) announced their financial results for 2009 today and for the first time, the growth in royalties from on-line music exceeded the fall in revenue from the sales of CDs and DVDs. The PRS reports…
MP3 Music Downloads – You’re Doing it Wrong
The other day I heard a song on the radio that I wanted to buy. Yes, I know not too many people listen to the radio, but my new used car has a crappy stereo in it that won’t take…