Archive for April, 2011
Facebook Launches “Deals” For Social Shopping
Today, Facebook entered the group buying space with the launch of Facebook Deals. Deals are currently available in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, San Diego and San Francisco, with presumably more markets becoming available in the near future. Facebook Deals will compete with deal giants like Groupon and LivingSocial. In the music space, some companies have also [...]
Lollapalooza Lands Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse
It was 20 years ago today… Perry Farrell taught the world to play. Or at least, the world of alternative music. This year, the Jane’s Addiction frontman’s groundbreaking festival Lollapalooza will be headlined by some of the biggest bands in the world; Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, and Muse. Also on the bill are My Morning [...]
Listen: Thousands “MTSES III”
Today (tomorrow in the U.S.), London label faves Bella Union give us Thousands’ The Sound Of Everything. That’s an apt title for this Fleet Foxes-approved Seattle duo, both because they channel Simon & Garfunkel’s acoustic finger-picked guitars and vocal harmonies (“sounds of silence,” natch) but also captured “everything” by recording outdoors along the coast of [...]
News Roundup: Fleet Foxes, Wilco, Kings Of Leon
Neo-folkies Fleet Foxes will put out one of the years’ most anticipated albums, Helplessness Blues, on May 3 via Sub Pop/Bella Union. Want to be ahead of the curve? You can stream the Seattle band’s sophomore effort, in its entirety, at NPR Music. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy has been busy talking up his band’s upcoming eighth [...]
Apple Signs Warner Music To The Cloud
Last Thursday, All Things Digital reported that Apple had signed two of the four major labels to licensing deals for the company’s yet-to-launch cloud music service, though they were not able to confirm which companies. Now it appears, based on a report on CNET this morning, that Apple has signed a licensing agreement with Warner [...]
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