By The Numbers: Dave Matthews Band Played 62 Shows For 1,270,477 Fans In 2010
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Annie Lowrey at Slate has published a great overview of the Dave Mathews Band. In her piece, which is well worth the read, she outlines some very interesting figures from the group. Some of these have been floating around for awhile and others are new. 2011 will be the first year the DMB takes off from touring. It goes...
Read MoreScamTunes, I Mean, ZapTunes Is Back… Rebranding Itself As A Music Social Network
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ZapTunes, the despised music service, is being reborn as a social network. They’re no longer offering free music downloads. This announcement is at odds with their previous press release that claimed they would be back “stronger, cheaper, and unlimited forever.” That effort obviously failed. Not that this...
Read MoreSpotify: "URL Will Become Universal Music Format."
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Spotify’s Jonathan Forster thinks 2011 will bring us one-step closer to this. The URL becoming the new universal format for music. We won’t send out MP3s or links to YouTube videos, the URL itself will be the primary way that fans are exposed to music. You click it and music plays – not for thirty or ninety...
Read MoreAn Interview With Thumbplay Music CEO Evan Schwartz On Designing A Great Music Service
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This is part two of my interview with Evan Schwartz, who is the CEO and co-Founder of Thumbplay Music. In this segment, Schwartz talks about balancing passive consumption with active engagement in the fan musical experience, as well as, how elements of gaming can be incorporated into a streaming music service. Hypebot: As we...
Read MoreDrink Up: Why Bar Music Is So Damn Loud
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Bar music is often so loud that you can’t hear yourself think – let alone, hear others talk. The music starts off modest and slowly the volume goes up. It’s a wall of sound. You’re yelling at your friend. They’re yelling back at you. Soon enough, the bar gets louder and more rowdy. It’s the...
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