General - Elbows Music Blog Community

Are Music Blogs Dying?

SGTMT — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:58:07 -0400

I posted this yesterday and got quite a reaction on twitter etc. Wondered what all you elbow forum peeps make of it? Am I a total crackpot or am I onto something?

http://soundsgoodtometoo.com/2011/09/26/the-death-of-music-blogging/

Best Designed Music Blogs?

boxmusique — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 05:56:00 -0400

Anyone care to proffer the most attractive music blogs out there?

LAZER CAVE is Back!

tothelazercave — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:30:40 -0400

After it's longest orbit away from earth yet the now hugely anticipated lazer cave is destined once more to collide with Earth. We are going back to release the beast for another epic cosmic rage up to the lazer cave...!

YES the mystical caves presence has been detected travelling towards a brand new warehouse space in East London. So it's time to dust off the glittered onsey, your space cape or your sequined head band and go full throttle to the lazer cave... - this rave is going to be a one freckin' serious party.

WATCH THIS NEW PROMO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRCM1ey_kJg

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VENUE

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The destination for this adventure to the lazer cave is an absolutely amazing warehouse space in East London, we are the 1st people to have a party in the space ever. The two-roomed behemoth is the perfect setting for us to party in.

Expect ROOM 1 with a whopper Funktion 1 sound rig, kitted out with an array of lazers delivering a 360 degree sensory overload via 1000's of lazer beams. An unrivalled lazer system.

ROOM 2 will be armed with an equally evil Funktion 1 rig. Topped with the mirrored wall lazer maze as well as a 40ft bar serving cocktails and a host of other creations to keep you entertained.

Rest assured we will be pulling out all the stops to make this party the best yet going the extra mile with all the elements that make the party what it is.

REALITY WILL BE LEFT AT THE DOOR.

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THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

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This party isn't just about a crowd dancing around a DJ. This party is about transporting you to the world of the lazer cave, the mystical entity which has landed on earth for one night only...

One of the most special things about the lazer cave is our collective love of the theatrical and dramatic. From our digital visuals collaboration with one of the worlds most advanced 3D companies Inition3D to traditional set design, we are the master of deception creating strange and unearthly worlds to escape in, like no other party in London. Expect to see light and special effects performers weaving through the crowd and makeup artists to distort your appearance from earth dweller to cosmic disco warrior. If our renowned lazer system isn't enough sensory overload to take to you another time and space then a walk through The Lazer Maze will - a series of 7 foot high, 26 sided mirrored panelled installation pumped full of smoke and lazers.

To add to the experience come dressed in future couture. Disco time travellers, galactic freaks or just unique - it is time to come out! Dressed like a crusader into the unknown realms - a sequinned onsey, a kaleidoscopic concoction of colour or just cover your face in freakin' glitter. A free drink will be given to the people with the best outfits! YEAH!

IT IS TIME TO GO TO THE LAZER CAVE...WAREHOUSE PARTY VII

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MUSIC

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Expect a twisting path through upbeat cosmic disco, driving thumbing space techno, deep epic bangers and well known classicos' remixed and edited along a cosmic tip.

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ROOM 1

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to the lazer cave...DJ's

http://soundcloud.com/tothelazercave

Damon Martin (Disco Bloodbath)

http://www.mixcloud.com/discobloodbath/damon-martin-live-at-dalston-superstore-15062012-mix-for-ransom-note/

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ROOM 2

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Magnier (House of Disco)

http://www.thehouseofdisco.com/

Paul Barkworth (ISM Records)

http://soundcloud.com/paulbarkworth
SlothBoogie

http://www.slothboogie.com/

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DETAILS

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to the lazer cave...WAREHOUSE PARTY VIII

Fri 27th Sept 2012

22:00 - 06:30

Location: Wapping - TBA

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TICKETS

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£6 - 1st Release - SOLD OUT!!!

£9 - 2nd Release - SOLD OUT!!!

£12 - 3rd Release

£15 - 4th Release

More on the door

BUY FROM HERE:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?396067

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MORE

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Official website: tothelazercave.co.uk

Facebook: facebook.com/groups/106963099334057/

Twitter: twitter.com/tothelazercave

Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/tothelazercave

YouTube: youtube.com/user/LazerCave

Email: info@tothelazercave.co.uk

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WARNING: This event uses extreme levels of lighting, lazers, smoke and special effects including strobe. It is not for the faint hearted.

Festival Press Advice?

boxmusique — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 16:12:42 -0400

Ok, so in a couple of weeks I'll be attending my first festival with press accreditation. For anyone who's experienced this before, what would you recommend I take with me and can you give me any advice as a "member of the press" in general?

Leaked IFPI Report Details Anti-Piracy Strategy

squashed — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 20:55:24 -0400

"IFPI has inadvertently made available its own confidential internal
report, penned by none other than IFPI's chief anti-piracy officer,
which details its strategy against online piracy
for major recording labels across the globe. The document, 30-pages
long, talks about file sharing sites, torrents, cyberlockers, phishing
attacks, expectations from Internet service providers,
mp3 sites and a lot more. The document is a global view representation
of IFPI's 'problems,' 'current and future threats,' and the industry's
responses to them."

A few tactics: shutting down music services, requiring file lockers
filter uploads or be shut down (interesting, since the DMCA's one good
provision is the safe harbor, and proactive filtering could mean losing
that protection), lobbying for DNS blocking legislation, pressuring ISPs
into extra-legally enforcing their will, disrupting payment processing
for pirate sites through blacklists, and providing "training built
around 'real world' experiences and challenges rather than focusing on
theory" on copyright law to judges and legal bodies.

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/07/25/1639234/leaked-ifpi-report-details-anti-piracy-strategy

sooner or later the internet will catalog all these people who are involved. Names, location, etc.
also. I didn't even know UK still have a major label.... who are this IFPI actually representing? this would be very interesting, sooner or later it's only Universal that is left standing. than it's pure global monopoly by single company.

Broadband should be cheap or free

squashed — Sun, 22 May 2011 13:33:28 -0400

As long as broadband and wireless are too expensive, true multimedia internet will always be stunted. The big labels, movie cartels and telcos monopolies are the biggest barrier, not technology.

We've repeatedly hammered Time Warner Cable (and its big-cable cronies) for crying to the North Carolina legislature about municipal broadband.
TWC claims it can't compete with taxpayer-backed ISPs such as Wilson,
NC's Greenlight -- and that it shouldn't have to. In fact, Greenlight
and four other municipal providers came about specifically because
corporate players refused to provide inexpensive, fast broadband. And
now that local governments have proven they can provide it, the
cable companies have cried foul, pouring hundreds of thousands of
dollars into select political pockets all the while. That's the drama so
far, and now a bill restricting municipal broadband -- mandating that
providers pay taxes similar to private companies, for example -- has
landed on the desk of Governor Bev Perdue. She won't veto the bill,
meaning it will soon become a law; for whatever it's worth (read: not
much), she also refuses to sign it. The reason? Here it is from the
horse's mouth:

I will neither sign nor veto this bill. Instead, I call on the General
Assembly to revisit this issue and adopt rules that not only promote
fairness but also allow for the greatest number of high quality and
affordable broadband options for consumers.

The legislation strikes a blow against public ISPs in a country that ranks ninth in the world for broadband adoption and download speeds. And that, apparently, is what "fair competition" looks like in the US.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/22/nc-governor-will-let-cable-backed-bill-restricting-municipal-bro/

Audio Quality. Smartphones, Tablet, etc...

squashed — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:01:55 -0400

Articles, comparison and reports on gadget's audio quality.

Get your blog featured on Memolane!

BenMetrojolt — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:54:27 -0400

Yo fellow bloggers-

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Memolane allows one to arrogate and centralize 16 social media services into a single lane. This lane of content can be filtered by keyword, date range, and service; creating a fun and valuable experience. The important distinction here is that Memolane is not another social media service, but we compliment all the other services which you already are signed up for. Memolane can be used to rediscover great memories with friends. If one is linked with a friend on Facebook, they can automatically collaborate on lanes together, sharing content. Where Memolane is more pertinent to your interests is embedding. Lanes can be embedded throughout the web. This makes them useful for musical acts, athletes, blogs or anyone with a website that uses social media. Embedding a lane allows a web owner to present all of their social media content directly updating on their website, updating automatically.

Instead of sending your readers to Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud or elsewhere have them go to your website. Control where your readers consume your social media content. Get that traffic. Have social media promote you, you don't promote social media website.

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EU proposes reforms to simplify cross-border music licensing

squashed — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:12:37 -0400

The European Commission is planning to reform regulation around
collecting societies — the groups that mediate between rights-holders
and service providers — aiming to simplify cross-border music licensing.
In a press release,
the Commission notes that "new digital technologies are opening up
great opportunities for creators, consumers and businesses alike," but
acknowledges that existing laws are inadequate to deal with licensing
demands of international music stores such as Apple's iTunes.

iTunes is available in every one of the European Union's 27 member states, more than any other legal music service. But, as the New York Times points out,
it accounts for just 19 percent of recording industry revenue across
the EU. By contrast, iTunes generates almost half of equivalent revenue
in the US, according to figures from the IFPI industry body.

The proposed changes would force collecting societies to comply with
strict new standards, including a requirement to publish an annual
transparency report. The ultimate aim is to prevent situations where
societies are too disorganised or ill-equipped to engage in
international revenue collection, choosing to simply restrict
distribution instead of offering suitable licenses.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/11/3151286/eu-international-music-licensing-reforms

"Licensing Society" should be abolished period. They are de facto monopoly arm for 4 labels cartel, it has nothing to do with "licensing" or "Society" nevermind music. Most of these society is nothing but slush fund for political corruption, accounting manipulation or international money laundering. They are cheating on everybody. They are ruining music and major source of political corruption. Pure fraud.

Transaction should be directly between Label and digital distributor/store. Or even better artist directly to digital consumer. Things should work like computer app/video games, etc. A unit of digital file. developer, user, with one or two middle ware.

4tha3rdtime Records

M_Starchild — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:21:51 -0400

4tha3rdtime Records a new EDM label out Chicago will soon be releasing "Bangtraction" a new EP from DJ Quad IN BLUEBLACKNESS....Yes people "Nature Love" is back with this summer's most mezmerizing track "Gruuv Back" that will trump & beat on the biggest sound systems to date!! Beware of your bass levels people, and enjoy !

https://twitter.com/4tha3rdtime ;
http://soundcloud.com/4tha3rdtime
https://twitter.com/M_Starchild

Tracking key Tech item for mp3 blogging

squashed — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:27:40 -0500

General thread for dumping news items that might considerably change mp3 blogging landscape. This includes hardwares, softwares, networking, social experiments and hacks.

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Meraki free mesh WiFi network spreading across San Francisco

Posted by Cory Doctorow, January 10, 2008 11:06 PM | permalink

Evan sez, "Meraki makes it brain dead simple to share wi-fi and pushes it out to massive scale at super low costs. The result is free wi-fi across areas much bigger than previously feasible by individuals, and at much lower cost and subject to much lower red tape than previous municipal wi-fi projects."

Free the Net is a community-built network. Meraki provides the technology, but we rely on people to help build and grow. There are a number of ways you can help:

Best Commenting System

earbuddy — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 09:22:22 -0400

What comment systems does everyone recommend for Wordpress?

Is Television Dead yet?

squashed — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:03:27 -0500

Time Warner Cable's Q4 2011 earnings contain a shocking harbinger of doom for the broadcast and cable TV industry: It lost 129,000 TV subscribers last quarter alone.

Sure, that's not a large number on its own—TWC still has 11.9 million residential subscribers. But put that next to the recent Credit Suisse report that estimated 200,000 fewer homes would subscribe to pay TV in 2012.

Looks like that 200,000 nationwide estimate may be way too low.

TWC's business TV subscriptions were no help—they're flat.

TWC did see growth in its various internet and data services. Unsurprisingly, TWC also saw lower usage of video-on-demand.

http://www.businessinsider.com/time-warner-is-delusional-its-tv-business-has-entered-its-death-throes-2012-1

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I hope this thread last a little longer than CD, Newspaper, weekly magazine, or the big labels. Or else I'll be running out of my gloom and doom fun.

(but seriously, who on earth watches TV if given a convenient alternative? I don't mean sitting in front of large screen and turning vegetable, but watching television station content, news and programming. They all sucked last time I flipped through channels.)

yay blog, rah rah... heh.

Moved to a Dreamhost server this weekend, Elbows not picking up posts

earbuddy — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 10:50:53 -0400

Anyone know what could be causing this? I signed up with Bluehost using a new domain (earbuddymusic.com), but I'm still using my earbuddy.net domain that I bought from GoDaddy.

Headway or Pagelines

earbuddy — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:26:06 -0400

Anybody use these programs to tighten up your Wordpress blogs; just wondering what the differences are between each and what people like?

Thx

Nick

Advertisements: Useful or Distraction

indiecurrent — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:09:45 -0400

With the costs of being a blogger ever increasing as the years go on, (through the costs of updating a website, buying a domain and buying hosting), there comes a time when it is nice to see a "return" on your investment. However, with programs like adsense and MOG, many bloggers have been able to make some of their money back on their investment, but the question still remains: Are advertisements really worth it? Do they detract from the content? Are they appealing enough? And are the menial payouts worth the cost to appeal of your website?

What do you guys think?

New Website Re-Design

indiecurrent — Sat, 26 May 2012 22:55:28 -0400

After 2 years of keeping the same clean and very minimalistic theme, I decided to finally change the look of my site and completely overhaul it. With a few new features and completely different look, I'm hope that I have made a more impressive looking and memorable website. However, there are few things that I just can't put my finger on that don't seem right. I have looked at other blogs for ideas but there is something about the stylings or look that just doesn't seem right to me. I would love to hear what you guess think, and more importantly what you guys think I should do to improve it. I still like the overall look but I would love some criticism to point me in the right direction.

Thanks,

- Matt

Here's The Site! http://indiecurrent.com/

Elbo.ws & Hype Machine: How To Get Added? & Tips And Tricks For Fellow Bloggers

indiecurrent — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:53:55 -0400

Having been running my music blog Indie Current for a year now, I have made many steps in the way of my writing skills, as well as learned many new tricks to increasing my site traffic. I have had a joy writing and finding new music everyday, and enjoyed sharing all my finds. I have received a relatively good amount of positive feedback from viewers of both my website, and YouTube page (where I have videos for songs I find exceptionally good). Despite this though, I have only seen a gradual rise in my page views. I am a constant visitor to websites like Elbo.ws and The Hype Machine, and have found that many blogs that have been accepted into these awesome services have seen major 'spikes' in the way of traffic. Having submitted my website to both, I was hoping that I would be a good candidate to be brought into their services. However, despite my long time of waiting I have not received any feedback regarding the addition to either website, (both sites of which I greatly respect).

Now, I am looking for some help. So my question goes out. For those of you that have experienced the joys of either web service, I am now wondering how to get added to these sites and how long does it take? As well I would love to hear some feedback as to what you think of my blog, and some tips to improve on what I currently have.

All your feedback is greatly appreciated,

Thanks again, Matt

http://indiecurrent.com/

iAlbums

SGTMT — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:08:59 -0400

Anyone else get an email this morning from iAlbums? Worth getting involved? Couldn't really figure it out (I didn't try had). Also anyone know anything about this Music Robot thing. #confused.

Pirate Party Enters Berlin Parliament After Historical Election Win

squashed — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:51:33 -0400

For the first time in history a Pirate Party has managed to enter a
state parliament. With an estimated 9 percent of the total vote the
Pirate Party exceeded the 5% floor needed to enter the Berlin parliament
with several seats. For the international Pirate Party movement this is
the second major success after the European elections of 2009.

The German Pirate Party has scored a massive win in the elections for
the Berlin state parliament today. Two hours after the voting booths
closed the first results show the Pirates achieving 9 percent of the
counted votes. This translates into 15 parliament seats.

Founded in September 2006, the German Pirate Party has already booked
several successes in its relatively short existence. Before today, the
party had over 50 members in elected offices across Germany, which is
more than in all other countries combined. However, today’s election win
trumps all previous ones.

http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-enters-berlin-parliament-after-historical-election-win-110918/

http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/kjkoa/first_projections_see_german_pirate_party_at_85/

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Somewhere in DC, bunch of Hollywood backed corrupt legislations are being crafted to manipulate next german election. I wonder how long till Hillary starts yapping about how Pirate party is a threat to western civilization. copyright, human right, proctect the children.. ..yukk yukk yukk... probably wikileaks will post the next comedy installment when it happens.

Stop listening to big labels product or big studios. throw the old corrupt bums out, people.

Tigermilk

Mike Mineo — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:52:07 -0400

I just wanted to pass on an excellent new artist I'm working with, by the name of Tigermilk. You could label her dream-folk, freak-folk, psych-pop... whatever suits you.

Check out "Talátur” here: http://soundcloud.com/obscuresound/tigermilk-tal-tur

Feel free to share the audio link, and MP3 link: http://soundcloud.com/obscuresound/tigermilk-tal-tur/download.mp3

"Talátur” is a track off her upcoming EP Turi, which was dedicated to Atacameños (Likan-Antay) culture, a ancient tribe in northern Chile. Tala intended it to be an experimentation with ambient and world music. Her stylistic direction sits somewhere between Marissa Nadler’s haunting folk and Os Mutantes’ colorful and worldly leanings, producing a wonderful hybrid of psych-pop and folk.

apocketfullofseeds — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:15:40 -0400

Anyone on LinkedIn? I'm getting mine rolling before I leave university, about to start work with a music synching and licensing company.

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/marcus-brooke-smith/50/750/48a

How To Get Blogged Part 3 - introducing yourself

loudat — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:59:31 -0400

Hello There,

Here's the third part of the online guide at www.Loudat.com on how to improve your online PR and get you music posted onto blogs

http://www.loudat.com/how-to-get-blogged/introducing-yourself

Six Years Of Music Blogging - What's Changed?

Tim — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:54:57 -0400

So... The Blue Walrus has been going for six years as of this week and oh so much has changed over that period

http://www.techfruit.com/2012/04/20/six-years-of-music-blogging-whats-changed/

What do you think?

Blog Addition Inquiry | Low-Life.ca

raderturner — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:12:07 -0400

Hey there,

I am a journalist and co-founder of low-life.ca, an online publication based out of Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto. We document the international progress and growth of those at the forefront of dark and soulful electronica.

It's been months since I've applied and would love to know if there is anything we can do to further fit the description of a blog that you would include.

Bless,

Rader Turner - rader.turner@low-life.ca

Multi-blog Hangover mixtape

apocketfullofseeds — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:29:14 -0400

Whaddup y'all,

I know it's been done a few times before but I was wondering if anyone fancied helping us out with a mixtape? I wanna get a mix of tunes that help a hangover along.

Stick all suggestions on here (preferably with a link to an mp3 or summin' similar) and once we get to a decent number I'll put it together.

I'll be sure to link to all the blogs who get involved so if nothing else you should get a lovely trickle of traffic for your efforts!

cheers,
Marcus
seedpocket@gmail.com

LOL. Sweden Grants Religious Recognition To File-Sharing Church

squashed — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:13:47 -0400

The Swedish government has formally recognised a “church” whose main
belief is the right to file-share, in a move that is unlikely to be
well-received by the Hollywood studios.

The recognition of the Church of Kopimism as a religion by the state of Sweden was revealed in a statement on the Church’s Website, after more than a year of trying to gain formal recognition.

Religious recognition

“Just
before Christmas, the Swedish government agency Kammarkollegiet
registered the Church of Kopimism as a religious organisation. This
means that Sweden is the first country to recognise Kopimism as a
religion,” said the church’s statement.

It said that board chairman for the organisation Gustav Nipe had to apply three times.

“I
think it might have something to do with the government organisations
abiding by a very copyright-friendly attitude, with a twisted view on
copying,” Nipe was quoted as saying.

According to the statement, the Church of Kopimism regards information as holy, and copying as a sacrament. It also holds CTRL+C and CTRL+V (the keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste) as sacred symbols.

While
the church does not directly promote illegal file sharing, it does
believe in the open distribution of knowledge and holds religious
services that it calls ‘ kopyactings’.

“Information holds a value,
in itself and in what it contains, and the value multiplies through
copying. Therefore, copying is central for the organisation and its
members,” the church said.

The church also said the Swedish
government recognition was a large step. It hoped that it was one step
“towards the day when we can live out our faith without fear of
persecution, said Isak Gerson, the 19-year philosophy student and
self-confessed spiritual leader of the Church of Kopimism.

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/sweden-grants-religious-recognition-to-file-sharing-church-52689

Pop Rock Music today. Get off my lawn. or not.

squashed — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:02:02 -0400

[–]blahblahblahdkjdfgj 92 points 49 minutes ago*

Seriously.
Any time someone says that the 80's had better music, just ask them
what their favorite Menudo and Tiffany songs were.

People love to spotlight the worst of this week and compare it to the
best of an entire decade. Are we going to ignore the fact that the #1
song in America right now is by fun., a band who writes extremely
creative music and whose lead singer has a killer voice? Or that #3 is
Gotye? Or that the biggest selling album in years is Adele's 21? Or that Florence and the Machine, The Black Keys, Mumford and Sons, etc are all Billboard Hot 100 artists?

Hell, what's on the radio these days is mostly irrelevant thanks to
YouTube, Spotify, Grooveshark, etc anyway. It used to be extremely
difficult to build a large fanbase without radio promotion, but today
that happens all the time. Bon Iver and Arcade Fire are two of the
largest artists in the world, shows sell out in no time, and how much
radio play do you think they've gotten? "Yonkers" by Tyler, the Creator
was a huge smash hit last year with almost no time on the air. The #2
album on iTunes all week is Of Monsters and Men's debut album, an
Icelandic indie band whose entire tour is sold out even though the first
time they ever played in the states was at SXSW 3 weeks ago. For most
people even just a decade ago, the only music you were exposed to was
what was on the radio. You were lucky if you found the time to visit a
record store and find something you've never heard of that was actually
decent. This is completely not the case anymore. Artists put out #1
albums with no radio exposure all the time. This is a golden age for
music where millions upon millions of songs are available at our
fingertips. It's ignorant to look at what's on your local top-40 station
and think that's what the "current state of musc" is.

http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/rzcfd/music_today_fixed/

Why do PR reps ask for coverage links?

earbuddy — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:01:53 -0400

So I'm in the habit of sending out coverage links to my PR reps because they always ask for when we review artists they represent. I send one to a lady with a name beginning with the letter 'L' at Nasty Little Man. And she responded with this:

"why did you even send this to me? did you read it?

i agree w that commenter. thanks for playing"

The commenter that she was referring to disagreed with my writer's review of White Rabbits' latest album Milk Famous, and said, "I think I know why it doesn't stick in your brain..."

So now I'm wondering why do I even bother sending these people coverage links at all. They never use quotes from our site anyway, so I just assumed they were checking us off some kind of list, indicating that they got their artists coverage. Anyone else ever have an experience like this? What are your thoughts?

Google, What is this crap? (now with more crazy requests)

squashed — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:41:10 -0400

Ok, my curiosity won over my paranoia conspiracy and I decided to check out google.play new store. I want to see what company the size of google would do if they want to sell something. boy was I disappointed. Whatta P.O.S store. Here I thought they only need my profile + 2 songs to create a credible song list offer and snatch my soul. hah... The graphic design is not enticing. content arrangements are all wrong. no thematic guide through the store. It's endless listing of bunch of stuff. This is K-mart/we just don't care/ do something-anything type of look. I don't expect Italian or British conceptual design here, just a site pleasant to browse items. This is walmart warehouse level of 'not caring'.

Do they actually sell anything?

- front page looks like gas station apartment rent booklet meets grocery stores sunday coupons page., in black .. garg.

- The music section is completely unapproachable in term of visual design. It's repulsive. No intelligence whatsoever. It's redundant oversize text over irrelevant images... What are they? who are they? It's avalanche of random data all trying to scream.. My brain shut down immediately... nevermind all the screaming text of "new hip-hop" "Play the hits" "$3.99 top albums".. etc. ugh...

- The book store front page comes with jingle like "now available as ebooks, starting at $5.99 "... talking about sniffing glue level of stupidity. It's an e-store! I presume they only sell e-stuff. (wouldn't a sweet short quote makes a better punch? oh that's right,..you really have to read and knows a)what your audience thinks is a nice sales hook. b)you actually have to read the book and c) able to connect the two.)

- the movies all ends up looking cheap...kinda like about to close shaddy blockbuster store. dim, shouting bold texts, dusty, give you germ or something.....you know they are all crappy stuff. Why waste 2 hrs of your life watching?

did your mom help you design this the night before deadline or did you come up with this marvel of below par barf yourself?

(picture of market, but same design as google.play)
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Google. Please jump off the bridge and end the miserable experiment already. stop making the internet uglier as it is...
You just don't care and it shows.

Spend some money on inspiring / memorable design .. (why would anybody shop in store done by people who doesn't care?)

PS. and fix that barf ugly music player. It's completely uninspiring. The design doesn't work very well for tablet. So many computing power and design experience to learn from and that's the best player design you come up with ...