28th Sep 2011
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In the next step towards making interaction and discovery involving music a central part of its all conquering social network, Facebook has announced partnerships with various music services, with Spotify now taking the heat for making new users log in to their service through a Facebook account.
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To mark SoundCloud's Global Meetup Day on October 5th, the 440Hz Collectiveare organising a meetup at Barkollo, Newcastle.Anyone who reads The Gen and the Tipping Point knows that Generator are massive fans of SoundCloud and what it does for music communities throughout the world.Let the world know what sound means to you by joining your favourite local users next week.
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Young Musicians Fund was established in 1996 by Kathryn Tickell to develop the musical skills of children and young people in Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and Durham under the age of 18 who are struggling to pay for tuition fees or want help to purchase an instrument.
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The widely reported cuts at the BBC could have a hugely detrimental impact on local radio, with programmes syndicated and an emphasis on shows becoming ‘regional’ as opposed to ‘local’.
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The LabelLove campaign, set up in the aftermath of the PIAS warehouse blaze last month is picking up the pace, with fundraising events happening across the UK as well as the rest of Europe, the US and Japan.During October, events are happening at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester as well as the Cube Cinema in Bristol and Favela Chic in London.
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Collecting Society PRS for Music has announced that it is teaming up with video game trade body TIGA at an event in London on 14 October. ‘Gaming meets music’ is aimed at gaming start-ups that use music and will explore business modelling, licensing and rights issues.
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Domino Recording Co has teamed up with Mobile Roadie to create an app based on its week of 24-hour Radio broadcasts earlier this year.
22nd Sep 2011
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Spotify has this week defended accusations that royalty rates paid to artists are unacceptable, after an unsigned act published astonishing figures claiming that they would receive £25 for 1000 plays of their album, as the streaming service hits 2m premium subscribers.
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Recent research funded by online music outlet eMusic has suggested that ownership is still important to music fans, with 91% of people questioned saying that they prefer to own tracks.
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With the news that R.E.M are calling it a day yesterday, I felt compelled to put together this play-list of their finest worksongs.Essentially, they were one of those bands that managed to break through and really matter, first as a template for thrillingly elliptical underground Indie rock and then as pioneers of tasteful, intelligent stadium rock.
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