I am a big fan of the digital mix tape site Muxtape. The simplicity of the site and its design is a good example of how straight forward web applications should be. My only complaint about Muxtape (IP issues aside) is that you can’t search, or even see descriptions of Muxtapes before you [...]
Thursday, May 1, 2008
As web applications become easier to write and less expensive to host, a variety of interesting and questionable music discovery options have cropped up. Because I represent startups with a variety of business models, I will avoid making any judgements on the propriety of these sites. All I know is that these types of applications aren't going to stop popping up from all corners of the world.
Friday, March 21, 2008
A few weeks back we posted a link to our favorite BitPop site 8bitpeoples. As a follow-up, we thought we would cover the fast growing geek genre of Nerdcore. Nerdcore is a subgenre of hiphop, written and performed by technology obsessed geeks. Despite the entertaining and humorous lyrics, the production value is high and these artists are not novelty acts.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
If you are looking to kill some time listening to music on the web, check out a personalized web radio service called Musicovery. They have a easy to navigate interface that lets you specify whether you are looking for music that is positive or dark, calm or energetic. You can opt in or out of various genres, and the resulting player shows a nice map of the music you are listing to an how it relates to similar artists/songs.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Weblog “The Technium” is running an interesting article on what it takes for artists to be successful within the long tail of the Internet. The Technium’s premise is that it take one-thousand true fans to make a living with your art. It is well thought out and an interesting read. Excerpt below: 1,000 True Fans: [...]
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Good and Bad Experiences in Sound: Earphone manufacturer Shure makes top of the line in-ear headphones for musicians and their listeners. I have used their E2 and E3 models and they sound so good it is like the music is in your brain. My E3’s broke a couple weeks ago, and Shure’s customer service [...]
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Rock Band drum kit modded for beatbox control: “ Filed under: Gaming digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/hardware/Rock_Band_drum_kit_modded_for_beatbox_control’; The Rock Band drum kit continues to attract modders of all stripes, and we’re loving the crazy directions people are taking it — like this beatboxing kick drum mod from Kevin Child. It’s a simple hack — Kevin simply used a Thumper [...]
Sunday, February 10, 2008
If you like Bit Pop, be sure to check out 8bitpeoples. They have a ton of great music that you can download.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Checkout the great selection of creative commons licensed music at 8bitpeoples.com. The artists featured there make upbeat and complex music using retro gaming hardware like the NES and gameboy systems.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
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