Melodyne: Direct Note Access
Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by Dallas VonKillbot in Music, Technology
I rag on Auto-Tune all the time; mainly due to the fact that it’s a piece of shit that most people abuse to either get that damn Cher sound or, even worst, turning a bad vocalist into a pop sensation. It’s killing recordings, because of using it as a tool to clean up a few slight issues, it’s become the foundry of how to record modern vocals. I’m a self admitted hypocrite, considering the fact that true purists would say using that at all would constitute a fraudulent [...]
Layaway Plans For Concert Tickets?
Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by Dallas VonKillbot in Lifestyle, Music
I’m sure we’re all feeling pretty crappy right about now with this recession looming over our heads. Here at the office, we’re being charged $.30 for every square of toilet paper we use and we’re stealing wireless internet from Starbucks, but I guess you gotta do what you gotta do to make ends meet, AMIRIGHT?
Considering half the population is in fear of losing their houses, the last thing most people can afford are the outrageous ticket prices for some of the bigger tours and festivals coming around. Last year, [...]
Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” sales stats: The Gamble Paid Off
Posted on 20. Oct, 2008 by spencer in Internet, Music
Admittedly, I was a little bit concerned over the state of the music industry when Radiohead released In Rainbows last year as a pay-what-you-want downloadable album, but as it turns out, the stock market took a major tumble while the music industry just quietly gave itself an ulcer, and the Radiohead won on their gamble.
Here are some cool Radiohead Stats from their Press Agents:
Little more than a year since Radiohead’s October 10, 2007 pay-what-you-like self-release of its seventh album, In Rainbows, some conclusive statistics were made available at the recent [...]
Typo of The Day: The Maine and Wet Seat
Posted on 10. Oct, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Idiocy, Music
Sometimes typos can make otherwise boring shit a little more lulzy. Take for example, our friends in AZ-emo outfit The Maine, who besides having the best fucking tour manager in the entire music industry, Peter Digby Sellers, also happen to have 234928237 13-year-old girls as fans. Thus they are partnering up with teen girl outfitter and longstanding staple of mallville Wet Seal for a promotion, which includes an exclusive shirt designed by the homie Jimmy Richards and a bunch of in-stores during the bands current tour. Cool enough for [...]
Internet Radio Service Pandora About To Pull the Plug?
Posted on 19. Aug, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Internet
According to founder Tim Westergren, yes:
Founder Tim Westergren has stated that the service is approaching a “pull-the-plug kind of decision” for the service. Why is this happening? Last year, web radio giants were hit with outrageously ridiculous fees by a federal panel for every song that would be played on their stations. This caused a lot of services to either shutdown, or go through what Pandora has been experiencing for the past year. In doing so, it seems the financial problems the music industry has set out to create in [...]
Cartel Sign 360 Deal With Wind-Up
Posted on 08. Jul, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Music
Atlanta emo-pop titans Cartel and Wind-Up Records, home to such luminaries as Creed, Evanescence, and Alter Bridge, have come to terms on a deal encompassing the band’s recordings, merch and “artist development”:
New York — Wind-up Entertainment and the rock band Cartel have entered in to a number of agreements. The band’s future recordings will be released by Wind-up Records. Additionally, the sale of all Cartel merchandise at on-line, retail, and touring points of sale will be handled by Wind-up Entertainment’s Pronto Merch. Lastly, Cartel has entered in to an agreement [...]
Perez Hilton Starting New Label
Posted on 04. Jun, 2008 by alisse in Blog, Consumption, How's Business, Internet, Lifestyle, Music, Paid
Blogger Perez Hilton wants to use his “talents” to start a new record label and save the music industry. His first task will be to do whatever it takes to revive the CD. His ideas for doing so include lowering prices of CD’s to something like five dollars and creating large partnerships with worldwide companies. His main goal is to get the public to start purchasing music again. With all the easy ways to get free music and the availability of downloads I wonder if his ideas will take off?
He [...]
Dear Radiohead,
Posted on 01. Oct, 2007 by spencer in Internet, Lifestyle, Music
Dear Radiohead,
Congratulations on the forthcoming release of your new, highly anticipated album, In Rainbows. But I have a minor bone to pick with you. The reason why I took a job as a music journalist was to get free CDs – it certainly isn’t for the money. I know you’re, what, the biggest, most critically praised band in the world, and I know you also have your reservations about both your fans and your role as the preeminent experimental rock band of this generation, but your decision not so send [...]
