MySpace
"The emo scene and MySpace formed a connected loop. As one grew, so did the other."
Michael Tedder’s book Top Eight: How MySpace Changed Music is out now. Here is an excerpt from a section about the intersection of Myspace and emo in 2003.
Myspace confirms losing over 50 million songs uploaded between 2003-2015
”As a result of a server migration project, any photos, videos, and audio files you uploaded more than three years ago may no longer be available on or from Myspace,” the website confirms.
Chromeo & Questlove to play MySpace DJ concert in NYC
Chromeo at Governors Ball 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Myspace (which is attempting a comeback) is presenting a three-city DJ concert series which hits NYC, San Francisco, and LA…
MySpace forcing Apple to change its music note icon
Oh no! PC Magazine reports:Social network Myspace is back, and it’s honing in on Apple‘s territory.
As noted by GigaOm, trademark judges last week denied Cupertino’s attempt to protect its music app image, saying that users might confuse it with the mark already owned by Myspace…
ALSO: more Fiona Apple, new Myspace, James Franco's band Daddy, Bill & Hillary @ Roberta's, Grizzly Bear, RIP baby panda & more
Fiona Apple @ Winstar World Casino last night (via rideincircles)
The brouhaha surrounding Fiona Apple‘s drug arrest last week just keeps going…
Chavez played a warm-up gig in NYC (pics, video & setlist), Matador 21 streaming online this weekend (schedule)
“Not to be dramatic but Chavez is kind of blowing me away. Also, brodeo up in Parkside.” – gillianmae
“look, if you were not at the chavez show at parkside lounge last night, you were somewhere not good enough…
MySpace buys Imeem, Hulu makes a deal w/ EMI, Beatles (now on an Apple USB) song sellers to remain shut down
The Washington Post reports, that “MySpace will acquire most of the assets of iMeem for a purchase price of around $1 million in cash.”
Meanwhile, as the NY Times points out, “Hulu, the joint online venture between NBC, Fox and ABC that mostly offers free TV shows and movies, is about to start singing a different tune: music videos…
What if MySpace stopped streaming music for free?
“Speculation arose this past week that News Corp.-owned MySpace Music (NWS) is considering moving to a paid model, since the cost of free streaming is making its current model unsustainable…
Google launches Music Search
Every day we get millions of search queries about music. You want to know more about your favorite artists, find that new album or iconic song or figure out the name of that tune stuck in your head…
Jay-Z (and DJ Hero) @ Gramercy Theatre in NYC - pics
“It was 09.09.09, a date burned into the popular consciousness as an almost astrological convergence of music and technology marketing. The date had been set, the branding tie-ins had been tied in, and the product was all set to go on sale to a salivating public…
