The Worlds Greatest Music Collection, for Sale on Ebay! Posted: 2 years ago by Marz
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?!"
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 334 [+].
$50 Per Year from Every Music Fan Would Save Music Industry Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
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.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 53 [+].
Amazon set to launch online music store Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Images hidden in music Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
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.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 617 [+].
Qtrax - The future of music downloads is free and legal Posted: 2 years ago by Pocksucket
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 claiming to have a catalogue of 25 million tracks by major artists available.
Comments: 12 Score: [-] 261 [+].
Deerhoof's New Album and Tour Dates Posted: 3 years ago by monkeyman
Deerhoof has released "Friend Opportunity" to critical acclaim and updated their tour schedule.
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Where has all the elevator music gone? Posted: 8 months ago by bingo
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.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 359 [+].
Museum of Sound Toys Posted: 3 years ago by 2manyusernames
A collection of links to web-based interactive works that allow you to explore the nature of sound, music creation and the history of music. The list of sound toys includes music games, music remixing tools, virtual instruments, music discovery and lots more.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 96 [+].
Music may help treat heart attack and stroke victims Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Social Music: Top 5 Music Recommendation Services Posted: 10 months ago by cactushair
These 5 stellar services will transform your music listening experiences into music learning courses, and help you expand your auditory horizons.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 69 [+].
Music Exercises to Improve Verbal Skills Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
Want to read and talk better - practice music. A new study found that music exercises improve verbal communication skills.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 74 [+].
90+ Essential Music and Audio Links Collection Posted: 2 years ago by holdtheonion
Categories include Internet radio, music discovery, social networks, music sharing applications and widgets, mobile music services, music marketplaces and charts, lyric and chart databases, music search engines and audio conversion tools.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 4 [+].
$3m Record Collection Bid A Fraud Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
The $3 million winning bid for the Record Rama collection on eBay was a fraud.
"Jopsoup", the winning bidder says he didn't even know about the bid until after the fact and that he was a victim of identity theft.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 237 [+].
Spotback Launches "The Music Project" Posted: 3 years ago by charbarred
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.
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The worlds most important six second drum loop Posted: 1 year ago by dOntEAtpOOp
The history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures.
Comments: 18 Score: [-] 446 [+].
Pandora Music Service in Danger Posted: 3 years ago by Fascha
The new Copyright Royalty Board ruling increases fees for all internet radio. The founder of Pandora asks for help.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 37 [+].
Vintage Computer Music Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
HAL's inspiration is the last track from Bell Labs in 1963.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 19 [+].
The Langley School Music Project - one for the music lovers Posted: 2 years ago by kxmk
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.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 29 [+].
The Pandora music project. Posted: 3 years ago by thetick
Pandora is a music discovery service designed to help you find and enjoy music that you'll love. Submit one of your favorite songs or artists and we'll launch a streaming station to explore that part of the music universe.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 74 [+].
Dispossessed Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
How I Lost Most of My Music Collection—and Nearly My Mind.
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STOMP out loud Posted: 1 year ago by dork
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.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 153 [+].