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The Go! Team made a bit of a splash in the indie music scene in the mid 2000s. They were a part of the mini British invasion of that decade, along with bands like Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, The Kooks, The Fratellis, and Franz Ferdinand, and their debut album, Thunder,
You can't say Kanye doesn't try to help his friends. When his new album, The Life of Pablo was released 2 weeks ago...and you probably torrented it. And who could blame you? After a few fits and stops, the album was only available to stream
It was announced at the eleventh hour that Adele's new record, 25 will not be available on any streaming service for at least a little while. What this means for people like me and basically everyone under 30 is that it won't magically show up in
Pitchfork released a list of some of the best, least noticed albums of the first half of the year. With Apple Music out there, there should be no excuse not to check out some of these weird little gems.
Apple has decided to change course and pay labels for the rights to stream their music during a 90-day free trial. The moves come after Taylor Swift penned an open letter to the hardware giant, writing that she found the company's insistence "disappointing" and "shocking.
[embed height="315" width="560"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CmadmM5cOk[/embed] Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing. I say this with love, reverence, and admiration for everything else Apple has
I’m going to make a wild prediction: the iTunes Music Store, with its gobs and gobs of DRM-free M4A files isn’t going to go away on Monday, or any time for the foreseeable future. - Richard Anderson for Sanspoint. Rich makes a good argument why we needn’t
That’s Business, Man: Why Jay Z’s Tidal Is a Complete Disaster - Bloomberg Some of the Tidal artist-owners can’t pull their work from rival services—because their record deals don’t allow it—but this raises a delicate question: If they could, do Jay Z and his
Tidal relaunched 2 weeks ago, and I was a critic of the service right off the bat. I think the messaging is horrendous (millionaires in million-dollar outfits complaining about not getting enough money) and the service itself is worse and more expensive than it’s competitors. Mumford & Sons are
These are some of my most-listened to songs from the year so far[1]. This midwesterner is over winter, so most of what I’ve been listening to is pretty upbeat. I hope you like happy music!
I just had to share this amazing new song from Colleen Green.
Passion Pit holds a special place in my heart. Their debut album, Manners, took me by surprise. I had never heard a song like "Sleepyhead", and "Little Secrets" was simply a joy-explosion. Their sophomore album initially left me disappointed, but it grew on me over time.
Happy weekend, everyone!