There are various ways one can discover new music. It could be a random song that appears on a Pandora channel or the music chosen for a hit television show’s closing montage. No matter how one consumes the music, the point is that its out there for people to hear, and for the past 20 years that is … [Read more...]
Indy Music Lives at Adult Swim
Atlanta-based Adult Swim has been an important ally to independent musicians for decades. The music you hear everywhere on the programming block is produced by largely unknown artists. Jason DeMarco, Senior Vice President and Creative Director of On-Air, is the man in charge of Adult Swim music. We … [Read more...]
How can I get official hi-res music?
If you're into music that has higher resolution than streaming and CDs, then the sudden "temporary" closure of PonoMusic's digital store can be quite alarming. According to the Pono site, "Progress continues to move the PonoMusic store to a new content partner, 7Digital. We are in the midst of doing … [Read more...]
Amazon wants to stream music
According to a report from recode, Amazon wants to launch a music subscription service that would work the same way services from Apple, Spotify and many others work: $10 a month, for all the music you can stream, anywhere you want to stream it. But Amazon is also working on a second service that … [Read more...]
Duran Duran Set To Drop New Album
Multi-platinum superstars Duran Duran will release their 14th studio album, Paper Gods in the U.S. on September 18th and in the rest of the world on September 11th through Warner Bros. Records. Singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor, and drummer Roger Taylor recorded the … [Read more...]
Trey Anastasio Releases New Solo Album
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio has announced the release of his long awaited new album. PAPER WHEELS - the multi-talented singer/musician/composer's first new solo album in three years - arrives October 30th via Rubber Jungle/ATO Records. PAPER WHEELS will be offered as a deluxe limited edition … [Read more...]