Results for "AAJ Staff"

epitonic.com Relaunches, Original Founders at Helm

August 18, 2010

Music editorial site Epitonic.com is being relaunched by its original founders. Established in 1999, the company sought out the create a destination where even the most geographically challenged fans could discover new artists. At its peak, Epitonic.com had hundreds of thousands of monthly visitors. However, the beloved site fell on hard times and was bought by ...

PayPal and Flattr: Making Micropayments Simpler

August 18, 2010

PayPal wants to make micropayments simpler. Instead of having users purchase chunks of credit up-front, soon, they will be able to buy inexpensive items and be billed once a higher amount is reached. Since users like to purchase things one-at-time, the company thinks that this will encourage more transactions overall. Previously, the associated costs with these ...

Lady Gaga: The Pornification of Popular Music

August 18, 2010

And How Kindie Music Creates New Opportunities. Is Lady Gaga poisoning children's minds? Daily Mail columnist Bel Mooney seems to think so. In researching claims made by music producer Mike Stock that that pop culture is 'sexualizing' youngsters; Mooney sat down to watch some of the Miss Gaga's videos on YouTube and was appalled at the ...

Survey: Music Streaming Decreases Filesharing, Increases Music Discovery

August 18, 2010

A survey conducted in Norway this June for Aspiro Music concluded that streaming services lead to more music listening as well as and increased and more diverse music discovery. Of the those surveyed that use streaming music services  68% listen to more music and 72% say they often find music they didn`t know about before. The ...

Apple Pulls Grooveshark iPhone App Following Universal Music Complaint

August 18, 2010

Following a complaint form Universal Music Group UK, Apple pulled down the recently approved Grooveshark iPhone app. The app had been receiving rave reviews, but Grooveshark only has licencing deals with EMI and a number of indies.  In fact, Universal filed suit against Grooveshark in January and the takedown demand is believed to stem from that ...

FlowSongs: Why Paying Royalties is "Complicated"

August 18, 2010

A Graphic Illustration of Music Industry Madness. The concept behind the new Pure owned, cloud-based music service FlowSongs is pretty straightforward. You hear a song on the radio and want to buy it, but have to wait until next time your logged onto iTunes or maybe in a store. The company hopes to amend this disparity ...

Peter Sunde: The History of the Pirate Bay

August 18, 2010

This is a fascinating presentation by Peter Sunde, one of the original founders of The Pirate Bay. In the talk, Sunde gives a great overview of the website's eventful  history, the debate on file-sharing, and hints at the cultural changes to come. The presentation is just shy of an hour long, but the whole thing it ...

Matt Jorgensen: The Armory

August 18, 2010

Coleman Hawkins Outplays Himself in Savory Collection

August 18, 2010

There isn't just one recording angel, or even a select few; there are thousands, maybe millions. Each rediscovery of old sound recordings comes to us through a different human filter: a person with a specific job, with specific tastes or aspirations. And yet some recordings seem as if they were meant to survive, as if they ...

Abbey Lincoln Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Info: Jazz Singer/Songwriter Dies at 80

August 18, 2010

Abbey Lincoln (a.k.a. Anna Marie Wooldridge) Chicago-born jazz singer and songwriter has passed away at age 80 years in her Manhattan home on August 14th, 2010...once married to legendary jazz drummer Max Roach (1962 and later divorced) she made several recordings and acted in movies with the likes of Sidney Poitier during the 1950s and 60s. ...