Appropriately printed in the online magazine notorious for stealing intellectual property, Gizmodo recently reported on an interview with Grooveshark CEO Sam Tarantino.
In the interview Tarantino provides six reasons why he thinks all recorded music should be free. Ever the opinionated music writer, and capitalist, I felt it only proper to offer a retort to his six points.
A nice link to Scientific Reports from WaPo today, on a study utilizing cellphone data to analyze how people communicate and age and gender’s role in the process.
A pretty awesome concept, Aeolus is a sculpture built by Bristol based artist Luke Jerram designed to harness the power of the wind to create unique sounds.
Named after the mythical Greek ruler of the four winds and built in conjunction with the University of Southampton’s Institute of Sound and Vibration Research and the University of Salford’s Acoustics Research Center, the giant aeolian wind harp is intended to inspire the public to learn more about the amazing things that can happen when engineering, acoustics and aerodynamics are blended together.[*]
Aeolus is currently installed in London’s Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf, from 27-Mar through 10-May 2012, and access is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Check beneath the fold for some amazing hi-res images of Aeolus, as well as streamable recordings of its unique sounds.
Playing completely into the hands of SWPL on this one, I was linked a great Q+A from the president of Moleskine US giving a brief insight into the company behind everybody’s favorite notebooks.
Everything is very high quality, for instance each notebook is inspected for 30 minutes for quality control, and I think when people hold one they recognize this quality.[*]
I am not one to pass judgement, as I often pretend to be a writer, I own a number of them myself, in various sizes, for various projects. I even went so far as to try the Moleskine iOS app once. Maybe one of the worst apps I’ve ever used, poorly designed and let’s be honest — there are times when it’s just faster to pen + paper it.
So yes, I am a fan however, probably not as bad as these guys.
WRITE AND EXACT [via Life + Times]
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First things first, I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to readers of this site old and new. It has been an interesting year for me both on and off this site.
During the beginning of the year I was unable to focus full attention to the site, however I cannot thank people enough for allowing to essentially ‘pick up where we left off‘ and continuing to support the site as things has smoothed out a bit recently.
Continue beneath the fold for more gratitude, looking forward for the site, and an exclusive live dj mix of mine for you to download or stream.
LA Times’ Blog section reporting on the influence of Tom Windish and The Windish Agency‘s growing influence on the annual lineup for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and SXSW alike.
This year alone the Windish Agency reps 20 acts on Coachella’s bill of 143 artists, including headliner dance and electronic acts such as Justice and Amon Tobin, as well as buzz artist of the moment Gotye.
At the recent South by Southwest Music Festival and Conference in Austin, Texas, Windish suggested meeting up to see some of his artists. One didn’t have to go far to hear one of his agency’s acts, as they were featured in more than 700 performances over the five-day event.[*]
For more information, read the Coachella Weekend 1 Recap from the Windish Agency website, as well as this Billboard Biz interview with agency founder Tom Windish.
Tom Windish’s Acts Are All Over Coachella [via LA Times]
One woman, and one womanish man will compete…
New York Times goes in-depth on the rise of corporate funding for underground electronic dance music. Fresh off the heels of Ultra Music Festival last month, and the sentiments from PercussionLab last week, and a related post today, sharing this article felt appropriate.
The big dance festivals have built themselves into valuable brands, able to sell tickets on their name alone and the immersive audio-visual spectacle they present. One big company could bring together a handful of promoters and find economies of scale.[*]
A few things I found missing from the New York Times piece, I feel the writers failed to mention the amount of good corporate money fostering valuable contributions to the music industry.
ABV Atlanta, the home base of Atlanta artist Greg Mike recently posted to their agency blog about their collaborative effort in developing the brand identity of Terminal West.
The insights by Greg Mike offer a valuable contrast to the misinformation offered by Christina Lee in her Creative Loafing coverage of the venue’s launch.
Browse over to ABV Atlanta’s site and enjoy an insightful introduction to Terminal West at King Plow, enjoy the photo gallery and a video showcasing a centerpiece of the venue’s art exhibit in a clear nod to the venue’s original conceptualization in King Plow’s main art gallery.
Agency: Terminal West at King Plow [via ABV Atlanta]
Daniel X. O’Neil revisits the concept of ‘Trut’ reprinting an Esquire article on truth, fiction, tabloids and reporting.