January 17, 2012
Sometimes it feels like the entrenched music industry (embodied by the big labels) is doing everything it can to keep us feeling like pirates for wanting to download music. But no matter how much they try to keep the old model (“artist to label, label to consumer”) alive, it is actually dying. Things are changing, and artists have amazing tools for reaching listeners directly these days.
December 8, 2011
Discovering a new artist, album or record label that corresponds with your tastes and expectations can be a rewarding experience. These golden discoveries can be few and far between and that’s where I turn to using a few extra tools to help hone in on the music I love. We first featured SoundCloud on MakeUseOf initially back in 2008, and while the core service largely remains the same; much has changed.
December 4, 2011
Music service Spotify has announced recently that they are opening their servers to developers, who will be able to create apps that integrate with Spotify’s desktop app. In short, third-party developers can now expand on Spotify’s native functionalities by using Spotify’s API.
November 29, 2011
Do you ever witness interesting things happening whenever you go out? Better yet, are you one of those people who seeks out interesting things? If so, you probably cherish those moments with your friends, especially the ones who were there with you at the time. But how do you share a place with those of your friends that weren’t with you?
November 24, 2011
Grooveshark has been a personal favourite music streamer for a few years now, particularly since Spotify took half their music offline to non-subscribers and nerfed the free membership. That’s not to say that Grooveshark is perfect – far from it. The interface has been in need of an update for a while, and finally the service has a new lease of life.
November 11, 2011
There’s nothing like a good song or a funny video to brighten up your day, and sharing one with a friend is the best way surely. But what if you could listen to music or watch videos with your friends? In this article, I’m going to show you two fun and addicting sites that let you do all of that and more.
September 22, 2011
Do you want to find a new way to listen to music your friends like? Are you sick of signing up for cool new services and finding you have to wait several years before enough of your friends join to make it useful? How much do you think you’d love a service which integrated Twitter with YouTube music? Quite a lot?
September 16, 2011
Music is a very interesting space for me because it seems like major players rise and fall every few months. Whether it’s Pandora, Grooveshark, Apple’s Ping, Turntable.fm, or the eventual restructuring of MySpace, music will continue to progressively become more fun and social. Right now, Spotify seems to have the hot hand, mainly because of its ease of use and integration with Facebook.
August 25, 2011
Today’s new music tool is JamCloud, which is an awesome new way of listening to music and watching videos socially. Users create listening rooms with their friends or like-minded listeners and vote on the tracks being played. DJs take turns and build ratings as they go, while anyone can build playlists for personal or public use.
July 28, 2011
Listen to Spotify on Linux without paying for a subscription. With PlayOnLinux it only takes a couple of clicks. After years of being a favorite application in much of Europe, Spotify is finally available in the United States. This means that, in the months to come, millions of people will slowly get access to what [...]
