Hiwire, a provider of targeted advertising solutions for live streaming media, will begin to support MP3 format streams, and is the first ad insertion company to work with all three major streaming formats, including Windows Media, RealPlayer, and MP3. “With the ability to insert ads into MP3 streams, Hiwire is the only company that can reach individual listeners in all of the major streaming formats, including Windows Media and RealPlayer,” said Warren Schlichting, chief executive officer for Hiwire. “As broadcasters and content providers look for the best way to generate online revenue through advertising, Hiwire gives them the targeting and… Read more »
Being first can be a serious competitive advantage, and in the increasingly crowded space for digital music distribution, it may be the “killer app”. According to a report from Webnoize, key record company executives received a demonstration of a fully functional subscription platform that will be employed on the recently announced service from BMG Entertainment, EMI Recorded Music, and AOL Time Warner’s Warner Music Group. Progress in the development of MusicNet, announced officially on April 2nd, has apparently been a well kept secret at RealNetworks, where engineers have been quietly working for nearly a year on the streaming technology the… Read more »
A mere two weeks after Napster told Judge Marilyn Hall Patel that using audio fingerprinting to block copyrighted recordings is not technically feasible, the file-sharing behemoth has licensed fingerprinting technology from a Alexandria, Va., company called Relatable. Napster will use Relatable’s “TRM” fingerprinting technology, which extracts sonic features from the first 30 seconds of an uncompressed audio file and creates a small data packet out of them. That packet, called a fingerprint, is said to be a better representation of tracking than a file name or tag, which users can easily change. Napster interim CEO Hank Barry has repeatedly asserted… Read more »
Robyn Balliet, a DJ/Producer with roots in New York and Detroit, finds no greater joy than witnessing people lose themselves in the music. Growing up in a family of artists and becoming a first-string violinist at a young age, her passion for music began early and evolved into a fascination with the magical effect it had on the crowds in the Detroit house & techno rave scene.
Let’s face it: nostalgia is trendy, which makes this the perfect moment for lolitslea to shine. She’s a pro at enveloping her throwback influences from the 2010s into music for today’s scene. She dubs her special flavor of pop-rock “neon pop punk” as a nod to her predecessors who pioneered the genre, including Hey Monday, Forever The Sickest Kids, Cobra Starship, Metro Station, and more who embraced the poppier side of pop-punk. She is taking her favorite nostalgic elements from these artists and re-writing them into new music that sounds fresh for her fans in 2024. The passion, heart-wrenchingly raw… Read more »
While on the idobi Radio Summer School Tour, Stand Atlantic brought out a very special guest via FaceTime. On the track, “GIRL$,” lead vocalist Bonnie Fraser called up collaborator PVRIS‘ Lynn Gunn to unconventionally perform it live. Don’t you just love how technology can bring people together? Fraser showed the crowd the PVRIS lead singer and told fans in the pit, “Say ‘Hi Lyndsey.’” Of course, the crowd was elated to see the fun surprise and offer their voices up, too. Even though Gunn couldn’t jump around in person, she bobbed her head and got into the beat from afar. Check… Read more »
Fit For A King has teamed up with The Plot In You’s vocalist Landon Tewers, to deliver the bone-crushing “TECHNIUM.” “‘TECHNIUM’ is about how we have let technology become such an intricate part of our lives because of all its convenience and benefits,” vocalist Ryan Kirby explains. “But now all the negatives are starting to emerge, like depression, anxiety, misinformation, etc, and we are at a point where there really isn’t any going back.” Read more: Arriving with a gorgeously shot, cinematic music video courtesy of Garrett Drake, the pummeling track intensifies with every thunderous drum beat. The sci-fi-inspired video… Read more »
Dark Divine has shared their punishing new single, “Digital Numb,” ahead of their massive touring schedule this summer and fall. “In a world captivated by technology, AI, and a constant desire for innovation and distraction, it’s so easy to lose sight of ourselves and how dependent we have truly become,” vocalist Anthony Martinez shares. “We rely on technology that promotes standards of living that are impossible to achieve and maintain. This song is a declaration of self-analysis and rejection of the control that we have been put under through our technologically centered lives.” Read more: GWAR Create Rock ‘N’ Roll… Read more »
Ahead of their upcoming massive No Place Like Home fall tour, Badflower launched a scathing new track, “Teacher Has A Gun.” Touching on a uniquely American fear and intertwining the notion with technology, the band highlights paranoia in this energetic modern rock bop and accompanying music video. Frontman Josh Katz expands upon the meaning of the song sharing, “Feeling like everyone’s out to get you and that everyone’s violent and that everybody has a gun, literally or figuratively, is a real feeling for a lot of people—especially in America. We spun that in a way that made sense for us… Read more »
Following the surprise release of their new LP POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, Bring Me The Horizon dropped a brand-new music video for “Top 10 staTues tHat CriEd bloOd.” Speaking on the visuals, Oli Sykes says, “The video continues the exploration of what it means to be human in an age where technology can alter our very nature and gives keen-eyed fans more lore to dive into and discuss on their quest for uncovering the full post-human lore.” Check out the full video below. Frontman Sykes shares that the new album took “ages to write.” He continues, “It’s a real concept album, with… Read more »
