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Video Interview with Pandora Founder Tim Westergren
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 30, 2009 8:20 PM / 2 Comments
Pandora is one of the Internet's slow and steady success stories. After years of work and more than $20 million dollars invested, the company is finally looking at the light Continue reading »


imeem Wants to Simplify Its Service - Deletes All User-Generated Photos and Videos
Written by Frederic Lardinois / June 26, 2009 9:36 AM / 26 Comments
imeem, which describes itself as the "world's largest social music service," just told its community members that it plans to delete all photos and videos that users have uploaded to Continue reading »


Impress Your Friends with Your Fake Musical Prowess by Using LyricRat
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 10, 2009 1:31 PM / 4 Comments
Next time you're out and about and can't recall the name of a song or the artist who sang it, try out Twitter song-lookup service LyricRat. It's a simple app Continue reading »


Livekick Delivers Concert Tickets Through Powerful Search, Geo, Social Tools
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 8, 2009 4:00 AM / 3 Comments
Livekick is a startup for the would-be concert-goers among us. We're busy. We don't have time to troll a half dozen websites for bands we like at venues that are Continue reading »


Dear Sonic Youth, Why Did You Partner With Ticketmaster's Investment iLike? (UPDATED)
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / June 2, 2009 8:44 AM / 19 Comments
Awesome New York band Sonic Youth today unveiled The Eternal, the 16th album of its 27 year career. The band chose to bring the album into the light of day Continue reading »


Ten Years After Napster, Musicians Are Still Getting Screwed
Written by Jolie O'Dell / June 2, 2009 7:00 AM / 53 Comments
Ten years ago yesterday, Napster revolutionized commercial music by - we're all grownups; let's call a spade a spade - democratizing piracy. Without doubt, consumers in 1999 needed better access Continue reading »


SongTwit Gives Users Another Service for Swapping Songs on Twitter
Written by Jolie O'Dell / May 31, 2009 1:30 PM / 8 Comments
Over the past week or so, we've encountered several sites that offer file-sharing services via Twitter. Though some of our commenters are dubious about the userfulness, legality, and peer-to-peer nature Continue reading »


Pandora Expects to Make a Profit in 2010 - Still Growing Rapidly
Written by Frederic Lardinois / May 19, 2009 10:55 AM / 7 Comments
We have seen our fair share of doom and gloom this year, but, according to a report from Bloomberg.com, at least Pandora, the free online music discovery service, expects to Continue reading »


Napster Relaunches Tonight, Here Are The Details
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / May 18, 2009 7:18 AM / 12 Comments
Last fall, Best Buy bought Napster for a jaw dropping $121 million, a staggering sum in the free-music era that Napster helped create. The electronics retailer thinks it can do Continue reading »


Imeem Goes Mobile: Play Your Music from the Cloud
Written by Frederic Lardinois / May 14, 2009 3:00 PM / 7 Comments
Imeem, the popular but financially troubled streaming media and music discovery service, launched its iPhone and Android application today. The new app (iTunes link) allows users to stream songs they Continue reading »


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