Cambridge-educated economist-... (Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Billy Bragg) Peter Jenner put a figure on how much each music fan who buys music would have to pay in order for access to every song ever recorded while maintaining or increasing music sales. picked by charbarred 3 years ago

Amazon.com, the internet retailer, wants to launch an online music store next month to challenge Apple and is working on plans to sell music with reduced protection against copyright infringement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Led Zep, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Britney Spears may have hidden secret backwards messages in their music, but beardy grinning weirdo music man Richard D James (or rather Aphex Twin) went one further and hid pictures in his music. Presumably just because he's clever enough to do it.

A chap who may or may not go by the name of Bastwood goes one further by finding the things. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

This one doesn’t have a name. It’s just referred to as the “Tactile MP3″ player because the 5 basic controls to master your music are raised bumps, something like braille. You can control your music all by the sense of touch. Design wise, it’s pretty slick, like a dollop of shiny mercury backed by some creamy marshmallow puff. Mmm mmm! picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

witty t-shirt design disguises water spills as part of its design. picked by mediterranean 2 years ago

Due to launch later today, Qtrax signifies that the music business is finally coming to accept the reality of free music downloads. Instead of charging you for the music, Qtrax will feed you adverts while you download, but without spyware or any other malicious software required (at least they claim). What makes this really significant is that it has the backing of the major labels and they are... read full post picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Deerhoof has released "Friend Opportunity" to critical acclaim and updated their tour schedule. picked by monkeyman 3 years ago

Have you ever walked past a basketball and thought of it as a musical instrument? When you are cooking do you find the urge do make up an awesome beat with your pots and pans?
These guys (and girls) do. They make music out of anything that you wouldnt think capable of making music. They must spend forever perfecting the rythem and co-ordination. picked by dork 1 year ago

Where has all the elevator music gone?
Like so many other cultural reference points, the elevator-music has faded away. And barely anybody noticed.

The breaking point came in February, when Muzak, the company that introduced us to elevator music, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Music could one day be used as a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and heart patient rehabilitation, according to a new study.

Previous studies have shown that music with faster tempos resulted in increased breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Want to read and talk better - practice music. A new study found that music exercises improve verbal communication skills. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

These 5 stellar services will transform your music listening experiences into music learning courses, and help you expand your auditory horizons. picked by cactushair 10 months ago

Personalized news portal Spotback's team of experts managed to map a huge amount of music resources. As a result you can get a personalized fix of music news and MP3's. Think Pandora for music news. picked by charbarred 3 years ago

The new Copyright Royalty Board ruling increases fees for all internet radio. The founder of Pandora asks for help. picked by Fascha 3 years ago

HAL's inspiration is the last track from Bell Labs in 1963. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Despite over 20,000 lawsuits against music fans there is no decline in people downloading music. RIAA continues to try that route, trying to desperately hold on to an outdated business model. Their latest travesty? A lawsuit against a man who had 2000 music files on his personal computer, files that were copies of legally purchased CDs!

Edit: There might be more to this story. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

An amazing collection of music worth an estimated 50million!! The bidding has now ended and just look at what the new owner paid for his 3 million records, and 300,000 CDs. In one way I think "Bargain!". In another I think "WTF?? Who has that much money?!" picked by Marz 2 years ago

Definitely something for all music fans. The sound clip links don't work on this site, but you can hear the samples here or on iTunes. Everyone should own this. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

Music, particularly pieces that contain crescendos or gradual increases in volume, elicits synchronized cardiovascular and respiratory responses in young people that are similar in both musicians and nonmusicians, according to new research. picked by Nightcrawlerx 5 months ago

Close your carstereo, because our brains can turn down our ability to see to help them listen even harder to music and complex sounds, say experts picked by kairo 2 years ago