David Emery OnlineOK Computer, Scanner, Dot Matrix Printer…
I assume that everyone reading this has probably seen the ‘Radiohead’s Nude played by old computer bits’ video already (although I’ve embedded it below just in case), but the ever-interesting Creative Review blog have just posted a nice little interview with its creator, James Houston.
Big Ideas (don’t get any) from James Houston on Vimeo.
Play Magnatune music on your blog
I’m not sure why more labels and shops don’t let you embed streaming players of their music – it’s great promotion.
Visit ➔Metallica Repents, Sort Of
This is not how to do it. I love that they make a big fuss about pre-ordering and getting the music “first” where first means “midnight on the day of release”, which is the same time you’ll be able to get it on every other download service (and probably cheaper, too).
They seem to have watched Radiohead and NIN do their thing, and ripped it off without any of the innovation or interest. $125 for a 5 LP + CD + Download + “Platinum Mission:Metallica Experience“ (which seems to amount to some live recordings and ringtones…) doesn’t exactly seem like a great deal.
Visit ➔Sharing mixtapes is an unstoppable idea. Muxtape is not.
Anthony’s not wrong – the concept of a mixtape or sharing a playlist of tracks with your friends is obviously one that resonates, but centralisation like Muxtape will only lead to the traditional set of legal problems (which will no doubt cripple it).
Decentralisation is the solution.
Visit ➔Building the Next Last.fm
The new Last.fm beta is very nice – so much clearer and better laid out then before. They also managed to make me lay down some cash to become a subscriber so I could get access – I imagine I’m not the only one…
Visit ➔On Internet hype (not machine)
Couldn’t agree more with this – internet and blog hype isn’t really changing too much, it’s simply an outlet for peoples opinions.
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