Compared to electric gadgetry, something like a trumpet is a pretty simple contraption, but the way it actually works is super clever when you see it in action. The principle is very straight-forward, but the construction of the actual pieces that re-route your hot air are damn cool to see at work. Read More >>
Google's apparently just managed to sign up all the music labels for its streaming service, ready to unleash its assault on Spotify later this evening, beating Apple to it in the process too. No word if it'll be fired across the water to the UK from the off (probably not), but if you're truly tied heart-and-soul into Google, you might want to ditch Spotify for it? [The Verge] Read More >>
Featured comment by SomeOtherGuy:
"Well, errr, yeah, just look at Apple maps.
Now it just seems like you *want* it to fail.
But it's ok, they won't force you to use it whether it's..." More »
Commander Chris Hadfield's cover version of Space Oddity took the internet by storm yesterday, but it got a lot of people thinking: does it amount to the most expensive music video ever made? Read More >>
Featured comment by CreepBoot:
"No, it costs $$$ for the standing army of technicians, facilities and manufacture of launch vehicle. That's the budget. If it goes up totally empty it..." More »
Can you remember the last time you used a floppy disk? I really don't. I'm assuming it was some time in primary school bringing a single Word document in for a computer class or something. Maybe I'm making that up. Whatever, it doesn't matter. Floppy drives don't matter anymore. Unless they're being used to make music. Read More >>
We've heard that Apple was supposedly close to locking down two major music labels for its 'iRadio' streaming music service and that Cupertino was waiting on Sony to finish off the trifecta. Unfortunately, Apple is still waiting on Sony. The Financial Times reports that Sony is holding firm because it wants Apple to pay more than other streamers do. Read More >>
Daft Punk's next official album, Random Access Memories, drops in just over a couple of weeks, which might as well be an eternity for die hard fans. But while I'm as excited as anyone for the duo's next outing, I have to say I'm even more excited by these unofficial Daft Punk Lego minifigs. Read More >>
In the digital age of "nichification" it's often easier to find lots of things you already like, while inadvertently walling yourself off from experiencing new things that you don't know about yet. When it comes to music, recommendation systems like Pandora's can help you discover music you may not have heard before, but that music is going to be related to the genre you're already listening to. Read More >>
Streaming is all the rage. No one seems to want to own anything anymore when it comes to media, or is it that no one wants to sell it to you? Either way, streaming is where it's at, whether it's Spotify, Netflix, LoveFilm or Now TV. But there's a big problem with all of them, and it's just reared its ugly head again. Read More >>
The last thing you want to hear in the morning is noise. But when that noise comes from a beloved espresso machine? Combined with that sweet smell of coffee beans? That's sweet cup music for every morning. Read More >>
Twitter's stab at the music scene burst on the scene a few weeks ago, in all it's celebrity-stalking glory. But there's at least one feature that's still hiding behind the scenes: a LastFM-like "similar artists" option, and you can coax it out if you know the secret code. Read More >>
Featured comment by snapper.fishes:
"And OF COURSE you have to use the worst possible example. I mean, it's not like you can think of ANY other artists off the top of your head, am I righ..." More »
AOL is P45-ing editorial employees at its news sites and shutting down many but not all of the brands associated with the vertical. There has been no official statement from AOL master control, but the dismissed staff of its music wing are breaking the news to the Internet. Read More >>
Featured comment by Spazturtle:
"Basicly AOL kept buying music services like radios, music reviews, streaming, ect and called the collective group AOL Music." More »
KEF is one of those companies that quietly gets on with making amazing—and expensive—HiFi equipment. Now, however, it's decided to apply its knowledge of HiFi and branch out into headphones—and these things promise to be amazing. Read More >>
Featured comment by spudhed:
"if theyre as good as kef speakers theyll be damn good but i stopped dropping large amounts of cash on earbuds as they break too easily, right now im u..." More »
OK, so unless you've been living under a rock for a week, you should know that Daft Punk has a new track called 'Get Lucky' out for everyone and their mums to listen to. It seems that's exactly what's happened too, because it's absolutely smashed Spotify streaming records in both the UK and US. But, really, is it actually that good? Read More >>
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