September 2011
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The 'Note' Jar
I was kidding when I said this should be my x-mas bonus, but it’s get to be a pretty hefty sum….
extensionfm:
We’ve set up a ‘note’ jar in the office. Any time someone says ‘note’ instead of ‘love’ they have to throw a quarter in. Don’t know what we’re talking about? Shoot us an email (I want to check out the new exfm!) and we’ll let you in on the secret.
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If you say "indie" ten times in the dark and in...
musicvagabond:
indierawk:
-Anatomy of a Hipster #15.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-9-18)
Folding Legs (19)
Nerves Junior (15)
Gummy Soul (14)
Grouplove (13)
The Coasts (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Mashed Musings: How The Echo Nest's 'Musical... →
mashedmusings:
This infographic by Liz Meyer depicts the way music data company The Echo Nest and their ‘Musical Brain’ database is fuelling a new generation of digital music applications.
The Echo Nest’s rapidly growing music intelligence platform allows music services, record labels, and…
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Watchmusicvagabond:
[Mashup Album] Fela Soul //
Fela Kuti meets De La Soul in the Questlove-approved Fela Soul from Amerigo Gazaway featuring special appearances by Redman, MF Doom and Gorillaz. Stream the full album above.
-MW
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GUAP
dasracistilluminati:
“I’m stupid as shit, but I’m about to be rich” Heems
iTunes Store Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums
Amazon US Top MP3 Albums
Amazon US Top Rap & Hip-Hop Albums
Congratulations you self-made brown hairy immigrants!
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exfm blog: The Rise of Capture Culture: How Apps... →
extensionfm:
Music journalist Kyle Bylin of Billboard.biz recently looked in to how apps are revolutionizing the way we discover, collect and listen to music. exfm is featured in great company with some very innovative music tech businesses and our COO, Charles had the chance to put in his two cents as…
“Whether the iPod achieves truly mass scale — like, say, the cassette-tape...”
– Rob Walker, in the New York Times (November 30, 2003)
This is from the article I cited earlier, and it’s a wonderful perspective check. In 2003, two years after the first iPod was released, it genuinely wasn’t clear whether the iPod was going to get to Walkman-scale numbers — an astonishing 186...
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-8-28)
Colorfeels (31)
Fat Cat Records (28)
Little Jackie (13)
Tokyo Police Club (10)
The Weeknd (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Paper Garden Records: Multiverse Playground Part 3 →
This is going to be great! Paper Garden Records has yet to ever disappoint me.
papergardenrecords:
Multiverse Playground part III: an exploration into the evolution of music, art and comedy, has come at last! Featuring over 19 acts including bands, special guest DJs, visual artists, and comedians, Multiverse Playground’s 3rd installment delivers a collaborative and community-driven,…
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Music Startups Received $24.3 Million In August
Let September begin! According to our latest tallies, investors delivered a plump $24.3 million to music startups in August. That represents a major jump over July totals of $14.5 million, itself considered quite healthy.
Overall, year-to-date funding now stands at a bullish $437.3 million, a figure that looks poised to cross the half-billion-mark in the coming months. (Full article via...
