Found at 3/7/2011 via www.readwriteweb.com Users over on the XDA-Developers forum have managed to get Google Music sync working on their rooted Android phones, even though the service has not officially launched. This was accomplished by removing the stock music app that came with their Android phone and installing a different version instead - the one found in Honeycomb (Android 3.0), the tablet-optimized implementation of the Android ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 3/4/2011 via www.wired.com There are a lot of unique voices in music today, even at the mainstream level?not just the subject matter, but their actual sound and tone of delivering lyrics. Slide down below the mainstream, and there are even more unique voices waiting to be heard, or being heard by a select few. Since I?ve been a [...] More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 3/4/2011 via www.allaboutjazz.com The idea of the remix album is not new. Though they have been around since the late '70s, they only began to garner mainstream attention in the mid-'90s, and since then remix releases have been embraced as two-way marketing tools. Artists and labels alike have used them to get extra mileage out of a particular album (see: remixes of Nine Inch Nails) and/or generate interest in an array of ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 3/4/2011 via www.allaboutjazz.com Sirius XM has more than 20 million subscribers, but at what cost? The company barely skirted bankruptcy in 2009, and the Sirius+XM merger happened out of necessity, not choice. Meanwhile, the company has been hemorrhaging cash since the beginning, and its current earnings are modest (when they're profitable). And this is a great service we're talking about... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 3/3/2011 via www.allaboutjazz.com Ethan Kaplan, former SVP of Emerging Technology at Warner Music Group, has published an insightful essay on his blog about the death of the music business and his shrinking personal budget for music. In it, he makes the point that the humans will die before the business of music does, as for as long as people exist, there will be music. Well said. The second point that he makes is that even he ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/27/2011 via www.redorbit.com Eight Entertainment Industry Leaders Continue to Grow Rock Prodigy Brand Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 25, 2011 The Way of H, Inc., creators of interactive music education application Rock Prodigy, today publically announced the names of the advisory team that has helped guide the creation and launch of Rock Prodigy. Since the January 2011 release for Apple?s ® iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® Touch ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/26/2011 via www.allaboutjazz.com At yesterday's Digital Music Forum East (again, #DMFE), speed (or the lack thereof) was the unofficial theme that ran through most of the day's panel discussions. Over the past decade or so, cratering industry revenues compelled companies to become more nimble, more flexible, and more adaptable. And for the most part, they did: staffs were cut down to size; major labels diversified their income ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/23/2011 via www.allaboutjazz.com The RIAA is still bashing American file-sharers over their heads with outrageous fines. Yet Sweden is now treating the matter like a parking ticket, if that. Just recently, a twenty-somethingfile-swapper received a 2,000 Swedish krona fine—roughly $311—for downloading 44 songs. That translates into about $7 per swap, a slap on wrist if it ever existed... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/22/2011 via biz.yahoo.com For the first time ever, Glee premieres two new and original songs on Glee: The Music, Volume 5, available March 8.  "Loser Like Me," an energetic ensemble track was co-written by pop mastermind Max Martin and "Get It Right" is a moving ballad brought to life by Lea Michele's immense voice.  These original tracks will air in the "GLEE" episode TUESDAY, MARCH 15 on FOX. In addition to these ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/21/2011 via www.mb.com.ph If you need background noise to sleep well, think about using your MP3 player or a sound machine to lull you to pleasant dreams. Some people find it hard to sleep because they are disturbed by noise in the environment. Sounds like car horns and sirens, barking dogs, noise from your neighbors, creaking floors, conversation inside your baby?s room, sounds coming from your refrigerator, loud music ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/17/2011 via www.zawya.com WASHINGTON, Feb 16, 2011 (AFP) - Google unveiled an online payment platform for publishers on Wednesday, a day after Apple launched a subscription service of its own for newspapers, magazines, music and video. More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/16/2011 via aprn.org Tim Ellis, KUAC ? Fairbanks State geologists in Fairbanks hope to begin the first systematic search of Alaska for extremely rare elements that are essential to the global economy, and national security. Download Audio (MP3) More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/16/2011 via krccnetwork.org Governor John Hickenlooper released a budget plan for next year that met with Republican praise and Democratic concern. Hickenlooper is proposing the deepest cuts in state history for K-12 schools. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol. Download audio file (021511Budget.mp3) More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/16/2011 via www.nuvo.net This was the year the music business stopped trying to fight the battles of the recent past and began to get back to its roots as the purveyor of wild, energetic fun. by Steve Hammer Popular music is one of the great passions of my life and I've spent almost 30 years of my career writing about it. Although I've left the game for the new generation of music journalists to sort out, I still enjoy ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
Found at 2/15/2011 via www.allaboutjazz.com 2011 will be the year that defines the trajectory of digital music. The developments that everyone has been waiting for are on their way. In the past few months, launch dates for Spotify, Apple in the Cloud, Slacker On-Demand, and Sony's Music Unlimited have been confirmed. As well, the major court decision in the EMI vs. MP3tunes is two to six months away. If MP3tunes wins, companies like ... More... 0 comments | blog this | email this
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