January 16, 2012
Music never really required a visual representation beyond that of the artist performing live, but MTV changed all that upon launch in 1981. Suddenly the world needed music videos, and a new opportunity arose for labels and musicians to experiment with the visual arts. Here you will find 10 of the best music videos produced over the last 30 or so years.
November 29, 2011
With the advent of online video, it’s never been easier to record a song, make a music video of it, and then put it out on the Internet. However, some of the stuff that makes it out there is just different. Fortunately, I’ve found four videos for you to check out that are unique, well-crafted (well, most of them are), and very interesting to watch.
October 18, 2011
Despite the abundance of ways to discover music, I still find myself in constant search for a better way. Band of the Day for iOS is a great place to get to know less-known singers and bands, read about them, watch their videos, listen to some music and view entire discographies – all wrapped in a beautifully laid out app which is a joy to use.
October 1, 2011
Do you love watching music clips on YouTube? More and more pop stars and groups have been creating official YouTube channels where you can find their latest music clips. If you love listening to music, the chances are you love singing as well. While you can find millions of music clips on YouTube that you can watch, very often it’s hard to make out the exact lyrics.
July 1, 2011
Do you know what the problem is with YouTube as a music-listening platform? It wasn’t really built for that, and because it wasn’t, it lacks a few key things that a typical music platform would have, like the ability to save music playlists. YouTube does technically have a playlist feature for music, but I’ve found a simpler way to do things, and it’s called SongSprite.
February 25, 2011
They survived names like “The Crickets”, “Johnny and the Moondogs”, and even “The Silver Beatles” to finally gain recognition as the most popular rock band of all time. From The Beatles has come the craze called “Beatlemania”. Their enduring fame continues to this day, nearly 40 years after they split. Their generation bridging appeal is what [...]
January 9, 2011
The Gorillaz recently released their latest album, The Fall, accompanied by the announcement that the album was produced almost entirely using an iPad. While The Gorillaz did let a few traditional instruments in on the album, there have been a whole slew of artists, professional and amateur that have been showing just how far you [...]
May 3, 2010
We have all fallen in love with a music video you just want to show to your friends and watch all the time, and help, by doing that, the musicians who created it publicize their music. There are also times when you are on a long plane trip with no internet access and would love [...]
December 14, 2009
I recently wrote an article about how to make Lala.com your music player of choice. Since the article received lots of views, I thought I would share additional tips about the useful features of the site after you sign-up for its free membership. Note – this music sharing site is US-only, but perhaps as membership [...]
October 28, 2009
YouTube is not only about crazy videos going viral. It’s also a huge archive of videos of the musical kind. From garage bands to the platinum artists, you will find them there. I don’t know whether you have the feeling (or not) that watching music videos is not exactly the same thing as listening to [...]
