Earlier this month SPIN Magazine announced that it had plans to revolutionize the world of music criticism. Read up a bit before we dive too deep so we are all on the same page.
To summarize: SPIN wants to remove the 80-word mini reviews from the publication and convert those all to Tweets, and using a staff of 12 writers they hope to plow through 1500 albums this year; ambitious. What is the reasoning for the shift in medium? The new editor, Christopher Weingarten, seems to think that no one reads these mini reviews and they are better served
Archive for Music Website
They played what?!
A while back I wrote about how I hate sifting through stupid fansites for bands when I want to know what they played at a show I could not attend. Since most of these sites are run by girls that chew far too much bubblegum or guys that have no better way to use their time, you can never just get the information you’re looking for without spending an hour clicking links. If the forum topic is ‘Post Setlists Here: No discussion’ and people spend 5 pages posting about the show, please get better admins.
Last month I stumbled upon
Last month I stumbled upon
VEVO
Sometimes, when looking for videos on Youtube, I came across videos that have had their soundtracks replaced due to copyright laws and other technicalities. Sometimes, the music videos are labeled with a special name: VEVO. Have you ever seen this and wondered what it was?
VEVO is a partnership between the Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. Artists working within any of these music companies have their music videos exclusively featured on VEVO. Other companies including EMI Music, ABKCO, Beggars Group, Big Machine Records, Concord Music Group, Hollywood Records, Lyric Street Records,
VEVO is a partnership between the Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and the Abu Dhabi Media Company. Artists working within any of these music companies have their music videos exclusively featured on VEVO. Other companies including EMI Music, ABKCO, Beggars Group, Big Machine Records, Concord Music Group, Hollywood Records, Lyric Street Records,
Musicovery
Looking for a unique way to discover new music? I stumbled upon Musicovery.com and was immediately swept in by its innovative and effective design.
Musicovery is a music bank, organized in a way that you might not have seen before. Are you familiar with political compasses? They tell you just how far left or right you fall on the economic scale, but also whether you tend to fall on the libertarian side or the authoritarian side. What's this got to do with music? On Musicovery, you "pick" your music by moving the cursor on two distinctive "musical" compasses.
Musicovery is a music bank, organized in a way that you might not have seen before. Are you familiar with political compasses? They tell you just how far left or right you fall on the economic scale, but also whether you tend to fall on the libertarian side or the authoritarian side. What's this got to do with music? On Musicovery, you "pick" your music by moving the cursor on two distinctive "musical" compasses.
Top 10 Songs
Looking at a current list of the top ten* songs, I started wondering how it would compare to one from a few years back. Then, I thought it would be cool if there were a Web site that archived all of the top 10 songs lists. Naturally there was: www.top10songs.com.
You can use Top10Songs.com to compare lists from each year since 2004. You also can check out a specific month or even a specific week! Last week, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" topped the charts, whereas in 2005, during the same week, we
You can use Top10Songs.com to compare lists from each year since 2004. You also can check out a specific month or even a specific week! Last week, Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" topped the charts, whereas in 2005, during the same week, we
