Sony Creative Software is revamping and adding new features to ACIDplanet.com, its social networking site for music developers. To coincide with the 10th aniversary of the Acid software family, which Blast loves, Sony is giving away downloads of ACID Xpress 7 for free and adding the following features to the software: Multiple events per track [...]
Marantz SA8003
Dec. 12, 2008 2 Comments
The music coming out of your iPod doesn’t sound as good as it would coming from a CD. Period. [...]
Logitech Squeezebox Boom
Dec. 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
One of the funnest things about the Logitech Squeezebox Boom is listening to Radio One London from an apartment in Boston.
Typing to their own beat
Dec. 2, 2008 1 Comment
While other music groups may opt for little-known folk instruments or vintage Baroque violins, the Boston Typewriter Orchestra (BTO) adds a distinctive flavor to the colorful Boston soundscape with the use of manual typewriters and vocal talent. According to executive typist Derrik Abertelli, the group’s endeavors are “partly musical and partly theatrical”. Influenced by artists [...]
The Politics of Art
Oct. 22, 2008 1 Comment
NEW YORK — Greetings from day two of the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival. I just attended a truly fascinating panel discussion, “The Political Spin on the Music Industry,” which focused on government regulation issues such as intellectual property rights, artist royalties, Net neutrality, and the use of music in the‚ ongoing presidential‚ campaigns. CMJ [...]
Totally Michael
Oct. 6, 2008 2 Comments
Michael Dunlap is no stranger to the life of a starving artist. To make rent, he used to donate plasma twice a week and participated in clinical trials.
Notching his way to the top
Oct. 1, 2008 2 Comments
Singer mixes Jamaican, hip-hop and Latin beats, resulting in a booming array of fans.
AP writing Britney’s obit
Jan. 19, 2008 1 Comment
It’s a common practice in journalism — major news organizations worldwide keep advance obituaries on file for major public figures. That’s why The New York Times, Boston Globe, ESPN, Time Magazine and CBS News have long, drawn out profiles posted to their websites the instant the doctor declares time of death on anyone of particular [...]
Making a list and playing it twice: Holiday downloads
Dec. 20, 2007 Leave a Comment
The Favorites The Pogues “Fairytale of New York” Christmas Eve in a New York City drunk tank, a down on their luck dueting Irish couple (Pogues singer Shane McGowan and Kirsty McColl) trade insults and heartbreak before the holiday magic sets in. My all-time favorite. The Kinks “Father Christmas” Blending economic reality with dreams of [...]
Sister Sister: Tegan and Sara
Dec. 3, 2007 12 Comments
Sara Quin wouldn’t want to date herself … or any other musician, for that matter.
Blake Lewis’ debut
Dec. 3, 2007 Leave a Comment
Blake Lewis, the popular finalist on the sixth season of American Idol, will release his studio debut album, Audio Day Dream, with 19 Recordings/Arista Records on December 4. The album will feature the single “Break Anotha” co-written by OneRepublic’s Ryan “Alias” Tedder, Sam Watters and Lewis and produced by Tedder. “Blake comes to the fore [...]
The Music of Star Wars, 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
Nov. 26, 2007 Leave a Comment
Sony Classical recently released an 8-CD set commemorating the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. The box set contains music from episodes IV, V and VI with original artwork, as well as the all new Corellian Edition, a bonus CD with artwork, posters and photos and limited edition posters and stickers inside. The Corellian Edition CD [...]
