Category: Music

Surfbort and ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review’

[ad_1] Surfbort’s Friendship Music Christine FisherContributing writer Surfbort is the music the world needs right now: screaming about anxiety attacks, plastic in the ocean and Trump’s tweets. There’s a chance you’ve heard of the four-person, Brooklyn-based group. It’s been around since 2015, played SXSW a few times and has been called “one of New York’s […]

Netflix’s music talent show ‘Rhythm + Flow’ premieres October 9th

[ad_1] The October 9th debut will only include the four episodes covering the auditions. You’ll have to wait until October 16th to see the cyphers, music videos and rap battles that define the next three episodes, while the final three episodes (including samples and collaborations) appear on October 23rd. The teaser trailer doesn’t provide too […]

UVI’s Toy Suite virtualizes the musical instruments of your childhood

[ad_1] UVI has chosen a wide array of toys to sample. Along with the expected instruments like tiny pianos and xylophones, some less traditional toys like moo boxes and keychain harmonicas will trigger forgotten memories. The library also comes with an 8-bit emulator to generate the bleep-bloop sounds of the Game Boy and Commodore 64. […]

Surfbort and ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review’

[ad_1] Surfbort – Friendship Music Christine FisherContributing Writer Surfbort is the music the world needs right now: screaming about anxiety attacks, plastic in the ocean and Trump’s tweets. There’s a chance you’ve heard of the four-person, Brooklyn-based group. They’ve been around since 2015, played SXSW a few times and have been called “one of New […]

Taylor Swift and Spotify are… best friends?

[ad_1] Taylor Swift is getting friendly with Spotify ahead of her new album, ‘Lover.’ Times have changed.Tim Ingham,Music Business Worldwide Not too long ago, Taylor Swift shook off Spotify, pulling her entire catalog from the service and slamming music streaming as “a grand experiment.” Nearly five years later, amid a huge blow up with her […]

Waze adds easy access to YouTube Music while you drive

[ad_1] The integration is rolling out now, and should “soon” reach all 50 markets where both Waze and YouTube Music are available. This probably won’t persuade you to switch to YouTube Music if you’re happy with another streaming service (especially if it’s already supported in Waze). It could, however, make life decidedly easier if you […]

Tidal shares songs as Stories in Facebook and Instagram

[ad_1] The feature is available now in Tidal’s Android and iOS apps. As with similar social efforts, it’s not likely that your friends are going to switch services after you share a catchy track in your Stories. However, that’s not really the expectation here. This is more about raising awareness of Tidal and catching those […]

Spotify is getting its own TV mini-series

[ad_1] Spotify Untold, a book written by Jonas Leijonhufvud and Sven Carlsson, will be used as a source for the upcoming TV series by Yellow Bird UK, a studio owned by French media organization the Banijay Group. The book was released in March of 2019 but hasn’t had an English-language release yet; it details the […]

As weird as it is affordable

[ad_1] Now, to be clear, I’m not new to the world of synths. I own a few (including a couple of Volcas) and understand the principles at work. But I’m far more familiar with East Coast, or subtractive synthesis. This is the style of synthesis popularized by instrument makers like Moog, where a harmonically rich […]

iHeartRadio shares tunes as Stories in Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat

[ad_1] Do you really, really want to be sure everyone knows what you’re listening to? iHeartRadio thinks it can help spread your musical message. The company has introduced sharing to Stories in Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat through its mobile app — iHeartRadio claimed to Engadget that it’s the first streaming service to tie into all […]