April 4, 2012
Shazam has just launched a new version of their popular application for iPhone and iPod Touch. The big claim to fame for this update is how quickly it can identify a song or other piece of media. The developers of Shazam claim that it can lock down the identity of a song in as little [...]
April 1, 2012
Sound Sunday is a weekly feature promoting free album downloads. Every week you can explore music from around the world. In this edition we return to the stage with live recordings from 11 different artists spanning a wide spectrum of genres, from classical to electronic. Please share your thoughts and post your feedback in the [...]
April 1, 2012
Life without music is a life that would be much less enjoyable for most of us. Even before smartphones and iPods, we were finding ways to listen to our favorite songs everywhere we go through classics like the Walkman. Some people just can’t be pulled off of their headphones or earbuds. As we grow older, our musical tastes begin to transform and branch out a little more. At 22, I’m going through that phase.
March 27, 2012
It’s about time we highlighted another great new music discovery engine. This time you should really take a look at Songspin. Songspin is a little bit of everything – online radio, aggregator and charts. Basically, Songspin have created the perfect recipe for online radio. They grab information from the best charts online and match that to free music available on Soundcloud.
March 27, 2012
There are often lots of creative musical artists out there just waiting to shine, but as I recently discussed with someone in the music industry, you are nearly forced to have some form of video to accompany your music these days. As nerve-wracking as that may sound to some, it’s really not that hard to make your own online video content. To make things simple, I’m going to say that you just need three things for this basic tutorial.
March 25, 2012
Sound Sunday is a weekly feature promoting free album downloads. Every edition invites you to explore various genres and artists from around the world. With this edition we return to albums and EPs recorded in the studio. A variety of genres should ensure that everyone finds a gem to enjoy. Please share your thoughts and [...]
March 23, 2012
Spotify has launched 12 new apps for their music service, to compliment the dozen or so apps that were previously available. Their app store is small, but today it has nearly doubled in size. The applications cover the needs of a wide range of users and should prove to be a breath of fresh air [...]
March 23, 2012
As anyone who has ever tried to promote a band online can attest, sometimes it’s a pain to pull together all of your material into something easy to promote. What you really want is a way for people to see all the important stuff in one place, then to make that place easy to find. RootMusic’s BandPage promises to be all that.
March 23, 2012
The award winning open source audio recording and editing program, Audacity, which runs on Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and other operating systems, was released last week with a 2.0 upgrade. It includes several bug fixes, interface changes, and new feature enhancements. Audacity, developed by a group of volunteers and distributed under General Public [...]
March 21, 2012
I’m not a big fan of the Music app for the iPhone. The user interface feels too linear and lacking in features. But where Apple may come up short in its mobile music player, there are plenty of third-party developers who have produced some creative alternatives for browsing album covers and playing track selections.
