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  • 22nd Sep 2011

    Finest Worksongs: R.E.M mix tape
    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.
  • 7th Jul 2011

    Editorial opinion: Spotify premium
    In a week that Spotify partnered with Virgin Media and confirmed that a US launch was close (but no cigar just yet), setting up a landing page for US users to register for invites via email, Paul Reed shares his experiences of plugging into Spotify premium, what it means for the industry and the potential impact on the experiential value of music.
  • 16th Jun 2011

    Stream on!

    It's back- The Gen’s regular round up of the hottest new albums and tracks floating above a cloud or shimmering down a stream near you this month.
  • 1st Jun 2011

    Apple unveil iCloud
    Apple has confirmed that they are to unveil the long awaited ‘iCloud’ service during a keynote address at their Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco on June 6.
  • 18th May 2011

    Can Google get any Beta?
    Google has this month stepped up to the cloud by releasing its cloud based digital locker ‘Beta’ music service. In a similar fashion to Amazon's Cloud Player launched in March this year, no licensing deals with labels are presently in place for the service.
  • 18th May 2011

    Don’t believe the hype
    Hugely influential music blog and streaming site The Hype Machine has launched an iPhone app. The team behind the hype claim that the app will transform humble music blogs into almighty radio stations, stating: “We’ve created a seamless Hype Machine radio experience so you can tap on, kick back, and listen to a neverending stream of great music, complete with artwork and blog posts”.
  • 15th Apr 2011

    Spotify cuts back tracks
    In a dramatic shake-up, streaming site Spotify has announced that it is to half the amount of time that users can listen to tracks through its service each month for free.From May 1, non-paying subscribers will be limited to 10 free hours of music as opposed to 20 and will only be able to listen to an individual track five times. New users signing up to ‘Spotify open’ will be moved to the restricted mode of listening six months after they register and paying subscribers won’t be affected.
  • 6th Apr 2011

    Stream On: Best new music
    In what is shaping up to be a huge month for great new music releases, The Gen provides a handy round up of the forthcoming key albums and tracks currently floating from a cloud or shimmering down a stream near you.
  • 15th Sep 2010

    Split Festival - Mix Tape
    Here's the link to the Spotify Mix Tape for the Split Festival which was sadly omitted from the latest edition of The Gen.Featuring tracks from:
  • 20th Jul 2010

    Mercury Prize - Generates Debate
    The nominations for the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize were announced this week, with Dizzee Rascal and The xx both taking an early lead as joint favourites to win. To find out which other albums were nominated and to have your say, read on.The complete list and current odds are as follows:
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