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March 7, 2007 at 4:00 pm · Filed under music
How would you go about finding cool new music to listen to?
Probably, in the two-dot-something world, you would turn to a trusted source. Or an aggregation of trusted sources.
I’ve been turning to wHen kiLLeD liKe roosTeRs and their albums listing.
Combined with another unique type of social networking chart, you can bend some personal choice on the problem and come up with at least a few hours’ worth of music and an understanding of what the cool kids like.
Understanding the market is an important step to take towards engaging with that market.
January 10, 2007 at 9:56 am · Filed under it, mobile, music
Given that I now will work feverishly to obtain one on launch day, they have obviously got the mix right.
It’s equal parts widescreen iPod, PDA-computer hybrid and phone with an operating system that doesn’t suck.
My previous forays into PalmPilots with GSM jackets, Newton MessagePad 2100s with GPRS cards, and Symbian Series 60 have all been leading to this point.
As long as they don’t count Australia as Asia, which means a 2008 launch date for the masses, I can see a lot of people dropping Windows Mobile smartphones quick-smart.
January 3, 2007 at 10:59 am · Filed under business, media, music
No, of course not.
But REUTERS, the esteemed organisation that it is, used a Billboard article by Antony Bruno to propose just this (second paragraph, even).
In 2007, the majors will get the message, and the DRM wall will begin to crumble. Why? Because they’ll no longer be able to point to a growing digital marketplace as justification that DRM works. Revenue from digital downloads and mobile content is expected to be flat or, in some cases, decline next year. If the digital market does in fact stall, alternatives to DRM will look much more attractive.
At least the article has a good look at the 1Q2007 market we’re all returning from holiday periods to face, reviewing:
- Amazon
- Limewire
- MySpace
- eMusic
- Yahoo! Music
By volume, I think MySpace has a chance of driving demand for liberated MP3s.
By quality, possibly David Goldberg’s deals with Sony BMG and EMI Music could influence the marketplace.
December 19, 2006 at 3:13 pm · Filed under media, music
…and some in industry don’t care | Chicago Tribune
In some cases, industry people are leaking music online, such as the recent incident in which tracks from a Mastodon recording were released by a retail worker, who was subsequently fired.
Or, as I experienced in 2001 to 2003: some label managers paid to have “studio burns” of albums released onto filesharing networks to gauge reaction in advance of the release.
You can use the community to your advantage; the corollary is that it is not piracy if it is endorsed by the label.
November 27, 2006 at 2:18 pm · Filed under music
Just grabbed a copy of this yesterday, and started listening to it today on DVD-Audio.
I agree with Giles Martin’s quote:
What people will be hearing on the album is a new experience, a way of re-living the whole Beatles musical lifespan in a very condensed period. [Source: NME]
It’s faithful to memories of The Beatles, and is a respectful mashup. The work that has gone into the Dolby Digital, DTS and 96kHz 24-bit mixes is clearly evident. Why bother with the CD when you can even use the disk in a normal DVD player and rattle the windowpanes with surroundaliciousness?
Well worth a listen even if Cirque du Soleil is not your thing. Strawberry Fields is the standout for me after my first listen.
November 20, 2006 at 2:53 pm · Filed under it, media, mobile, music
Naturally, it’s first-generation, and may be enabled only for the Sony branded parts of your livingroom and jacket-pocket.
But free content downloads as 8Mbps MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC) should yield great HD results: I have done tests at those rates and have had only positive reviews so far.
Imagineering the approach Sony may take, I can see harmonious, elegant and profitable integration amongst the Sony properties of:
- So-net
- Walkman
- Playstation Portable
- Wega and Bravia
- SonyEricsson
There’s no shortage of commentators ready and willing to pile scorn on Sony’s choices based on a creative set of interpretations of Sony’s failures and shortcomings.
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October 19, 2006 at 2:48 pm · Filed under music
With a nice afternoon-style groove, this is a non-confrontational down-tempo mix well suited to writing strategy emails. You may prefer to just listen to it.
Q-Burns Abstract Message was also profiled by Apple today.
Download links at:
DJs Anonymous » Blog Archive » 10: Q-Burns Abstract Message
