Profile Connection

Maybe I’m not looking hard enough, but I was listening to Massive attack and started wondering “What are the unique music movements now?” None really came to mind except combinations of older sounds. The late 90’s still had plenty of unique sounds. Are people not bold enough to come out with something that sounds off the wall and describes who they are now? Do lyrics all have to be about love, drugs and thugs?

Seems to me the more likely case is that plenty of people ARE coming out with great sounds and lyrics, but the producers are the ones too afraid to put their name on something that isn’t already selling. Would be nice if the people that make it big are the ones who are truley talented and deserve it. But I guess that’s not what really sells to the masses now. As far as I understand, the music that topped the charts in the past was actually good. For example… why is Justin Timberlake’s cliche album number 1? Why is Paris Hilton number 37? I’ll leave you with that.

Social networks and userbased content have been growing exponentially online. Although they are not anything new to the internet, they are still concepts in their infancy. Wikipedia has been a huge landmark in userbased content. They have made a powerful statement that the best way to have an accurate and up-to-date source of information is to let people who dedicate their lives to the subject maintain it.

Read the rest of this entry »

After years of heated debate over illegal music downloads, the music industry is still waging war to “protect their artists”. Now they are even targeting the fans who play their artist’s songs on guitar.

Long before mp3s were being distributed by music fans all over the world, guitar enthusiasts have been interpreting songs digitally into ‘guitar tabs’. These interpretations are a way for guitarists to learn how to play nearly any popular song they want. Many cover bands or other musicians will use these to learn the method behind the madness they are hearing on the stage. This way they can create a similar sound and exercise their freedom of speech so they and their friends can sing along to their favorite songs.

Read the rest of this entry »

More and more online music stores seem to be trying to cash in on the success of the iTunes music store. From Burn Lounge to Verizon’s VCast, the greatest struggle seems to be compatability. Around 75% of the music player market consists of iPods and if these music stores are selling a product that isn’t compatible, it will be nearly impossible to catch up. One of the reasons Apple has been so successfull is because their software is so easy to use and convenient.

Read the rest of this entry »