Given how fiercely the Beatles’ back catalogue is resisting full online availability (they’re still not on iTunes), I can’t understand how Blue Beat thought it could possibly be a good idea to offer free streaming…
All those who love the beatnik side of Stephen Bishop, the albums of James Taylor – above all those prior to Flag – the masterly melodies of the Beatles, and the soft acoustic atmospheres of…
Interesting post over at MidemNet about why Deezer (a French streaming service) feel they are now coming in second place to Spotify: the author basically concludes that investment and innovation in the next wave of…
While there’s been something of a lukewarm reception to Google’s limited music search, it does represent the thin end of the wedge for the search giant; they’ve seldom abandoned a project mid flow. Despite the…
Our digital music streaming partner Spotify is going from strength to strength; they’re being taken really seriously as the future platform of choice by the biggest players in the industry. Robbie Williams (and his marketing…
Ambient/Psychedelic/Folk, Brooklyn, New York Landerim is a band named after a word made up by Robert Wyatt on his album “Rock Bottom,” featuring Larry Demellier (drums, keyboards, vocals), Derek Knott (guitar, bass, keyboards) and John…
Genre:Alternative Minimal Electronica Location:Wiltshire UK I am a solo performer/producer from a little Village called Tollard Royal. I produce all my music from my bedroom recording on a zoom H4 and putting all the sounds…
Another quick post to introduce you to something you’ll hopefully like – a friend put me on to this video for ‘Twice’ by the band Little Dragon, who I hadn’t heard of before, and I…
The UK has seen record levels of digital sales in 2009, with 10 trading weeks and the Christmas period still to come. 117 million singles have been sold so far, with 98.6% of these sales…
Just a brief one for all those who are fans of James Murphy’s (as I am). A new track, Bye Bye Bayou will be out on vinyl on the 7th of November, and digitally via…