January 2011
61 posts
"Saturn Return" by She Keeps Bees on SoundCloud →
Saturn Return by She Keeps Bees
Honey, I'm Not Going To Stand Here And Debate The... →
Google Starts Censoring BitTorrent, RapidShare and... →
wilwheaton:
It’s taken a while, but Google has finally caved in to pressure from the entertainment industries including the MPAA and RIAA. The search engine now actively censors terms including BitTorrent, torrent, utorrent, RapidShare and Megaupload from its instant and autocomplete services. The reactions from affected companies and services are not mild, with BitTorrent Inc., RapidShare and...
Wilco forms New Label →
Wilco has formed its own label, dBpm Records (“Decibels per Minute”), which will release future Wilco recordings and will be run out of the offices of Tony Margherita Management in Easthampton, MA with ANTI- Records providing distribution and additional label services. Mavis Staples’ Grammy nominated “You Are Not Alone” LP (produced by Jeff Tweedy) came out on ANTI-...
2011 Brooklyn Beardfest and ’Stache Bash →
Kenny Appell from Goes Cube talks to Time Out NY about his impressive beard.
Shilpa Ray: January 21, 2011 Brooklyn Bowl - Flac... →
The Caulfield Sisters Release New Digital 7" //... →
MIXTAPE: Kevin Diamond's Songs to Listen to While... →
sharkquestionmark:
including tracks by Genesis, Cheap Trick, Nick Lowe, Warren Zevon and Big Star, among others.
AMC and US 'Life on Mars' writer making music... →
The next drama series coming to AMC could be about the struggling music industry. AMC is developing Man with the Golden Ears, a drama series about a former superstar record executive who attempts to stave off his own irrelevance dealing with a new boss, fading clients and three rebellious daughters, all while searching for the next big star. Based on an acclaimed Danish TV series, the project is...
“The answer perhaps is that there’s just too much of the stuff, and that...”
– Leave Chillwave Alone - Page 2 - Music - New York - Village Voice (via desnoise)
Raw Demos (2002-2008) →
Alina Simone…
youcantcopysloppy:
Today I am releasing a digital-only album of rare demos on Bandcamp. All the songs can be streamed. Two of the songs are free downloads. None have been heard much before. Not for the faint of heart…
3 Ways to Listen to Music with Friends (over the...
irockitumblr:
I mostly just want to know which one of these works the best… or really works at all… so I can make them my new favorite site.
fascinated:
MixApp - this is the original app in this space. Earlier, they even had a desktop app that was able to sync the audio streams to <1s precision. These guys rock. Add your friends from Facebook and listen.
Two newer other apps are:
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The War On Drugs: January 8, 2011 Bowery Ballroom... →
Broadcast issues statement after death of singer... →
It is with great sadness we announce that Trish Keenan from Broadcast passed away at 9am this morning in hospital. She died from complications with pneumonia after battling the illness for two weeks in intensive care.
Our thoughts go out to James, Martin, her friends and her family and we request that the public respect their wishes for privacy at this time.
This is an untimely tragic loss and...
Serious Business on BTR /// YouTube playlist.
seriousbusinessrecords:
Serious Business on BTR /// YouTube playlist.
Watch all 8 episodes of Serious Business on BTR on YouTube. Go to BTR to hear all the corresponding hour-long radio broadcasts. So far we’ve got MiniBoone, Uncles, Andrew Vladeck, Coyote Eyes, Hurricane Bells, the Beehive Spirit, and the Barnyard Boys. More to come. Next week: Dawn Landes.
WatchMixed Tapes: Holy Moly (by Michael Melamedoff) at Fort Useless
SOMETHING.civil.: Quiet Loudly :: Be My Baby Mama →
“This puts MySpace in a strange void: it’s a site where nothing is happening, yet...”
– Sorry, You’re Still Married to MySpace Music… - Digital Music News (via publicknowledge)
MySpace Music is the worst.
MySpace's Collapse Is A Big Opportunity For Tumblr... →
This is a huge opportunity for Tumblr, which is insanely simple to use for blogging, and could easily handle most musicians’ needs with 1) better support for static pages like “tour dates,” “bio,” etc., and 2) some sort of digital playlist tool for music samples. (Almost like a “Muxtape for Tumblr.”)
Watchfeastofbeast:
Rad mixtape called Brooklyn Heat just brought to my attention my a helpful reader (hint hint Sal from Quiet Loudly. Excellent band name). Grab the whole mixtape here pro bono. I’m really into In The Guts by Quilty; loud & punk girl vocals ala maybe Rilo Kiley or Grass Widow, I’m a sucker for female vocals. You can possibly find a 7” split from Quilty via Cooling Pie...
Toro Y Moi touring w/ Cloud Nothings & Adventure... →
Warpaint Visits MTV →
SHES GOT EVRYTHNG by blackbird blackbird on... →