March 4, 2010
February 18, 2010
Okay, Sure, But Where’s The Value For The Artist?
"The title of the campaign "Track A Pack" obviously plays on the "Track Pack" moniker Guitar Hero utilises for additional downloadable content and seems like a good win for those who eat a lot of crisps down under. However, the argument always levelled against on-pack downloads is that in a world where most songs are freely available online anyway - albeit illegally - will a purchaser actually bother to download just one track from a new destination site? Amid a credit crunch freebies should be welcomed, however historically redemption on these types of offers are usually low."
Brands Bands Fans
Brands Bands Fans
February 9, 2010
Free Energy – Hope Child
I'm starting to come around to "Hope Child". I have to admit at first I was frighteningly put off by the opening set of power chords but I can now see where they were going with it. "Stuck on Nothing", Free Energy's debut release produced by none other than LCD Soundsystem/DFA "guy" James Murphy (unless you ask Tim Goldsworthy) is due for release March 9. Full track listing (and download) over on Pitchfork.
February 8, 2010
Yeasayer: Bringing Justin Timberlake Back
I'm a little perplexed as to why I can't find online an article on Yeasayer titled "Rock your body" from The Sydney Morning Herald's February 6-7, 2010 issue of Spectrum. When questioned about one of the more danceable tracks, "Love Me Girl", off the bands sophomore release "Odd Blood" I found the following quote from guitarist/producer Anand Wilder endearing and refreshing all at the same time: "When I wrote that song I was thinking , let me write a song that in an ideal world I would just say, 'Hey Justin Timberlake, you want to sing this song?'".
February 8, 2010
Pain Pack
"Six people gave me permission to post their messages publicly so you could listen".
January 30, 2010
Hard Format
A good resource in January 30, 2010
Charting The Beatles
Without a doubt one of the most complex infographics projects currently doing the rounds, Charting The Beatles is a collaborative project creating visualisations as part of an extensive study of the music of the Beatles. Both the level of detail of the data and they way they've decided to represent it is mind-bogglingly amazing.
January 28, 2010
Hello Music Turns Its Back On The Crowd
"Web sites and companies that act as springboards for unheralded artists are plentiful and, often, well funded. Zack Zalon, a managing partner at Wilshire, says the company differentiates itself because of the human element in the screening process. "We don't believe algorithms work," he said. "They don't. We don't think crowdsourcing works. It doesn't. I think you have to have a pair of ears and quality does matter."
Billboard
Billboard
January 21, 2010
HITS From The Pond
Hole In The Sky are throwing a fundraiser to aid all those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. It's been a natural disaster like no other and for that we should all be pulling in to do whatever we can. The lovely Canyons lads will be doing their thing, alongside the purple-syrup-drinking Pond kids. (Just don't mention Tame Impala. Wink). I'll let you figure it out. Friday January 22nd at GOODGOD (55 Liverpool St, Sydney), doors open at 10PM and it's $15 worth of goodwill. Take note: if for whatever reason I find out you asked for door list, I will punch you.
January 19, 2010
Ponytail Caught In The Moment
Shot by the ever-wondrous Hobogestapo.