Record-store owners owe Apple iTunes a tremendous debt of gratitude for being an uncaring, scatter-brained, inhuman little jukebox: It’s saving their skin right now.
The running narrative in the music world during the past decade is that the physical album is dead, and file-sharing, downloads and, most notably, Apple’s iTunes killed it. Yes and no.
Philadelphia’s The Wonder Years have returned with Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing. The record was produced, engineered and mixed by Steve Evetts at Omen Room Studios, Garden Grove, CA.
The endorphins has worn off, and Josh is just in pain… but that won’t stop him from bringing you a brand new First Person tonight.
On the menu, Josh talks about his obsession for Native Shoes, tumblr, and the R&B music he would’ve had playing in the background if he had the opportunity to make out with any girls in high school.
Peer-to-peer music sharing, the type of service which helped create the digital music industry, is at an all time low. According to research group NPD Group, the shuttering of Limewire’s music file sharing service has led to a similar decline in the usage of such services throughout the U.S. The number has gone from a high of 16 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 to just nine percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, right after Limewire shut down its file-sharing services due to a court order, when a federal judge sided with the Recording Industry Association of America… Read more »
Detroit’s Fireworks have announced a May 24 release date for its forthcoming Brian McTernan-produced full-length Gospel on Triple Crown Records.
Last week, our very own Jamie McGrath sat down with the guys in A Lifelike Story.
Very often, the songwriter of a band will find himself writing songs and covering topics that do not fit in to the theme or feel of his current band’s sound.
In a recent interview, Anthony Rainville, vocalist of the Boston, MA pop-rock group Stay, discusses their upcoming LP American Cherry Bomb, the band’s recent rise in popularity, playing Never Say Never Festival and more.
On Thursday, Jamie McGrath sat down with Ben Leibsch of You, Me and Everyone We Know after their set on the second to last day on the “Would It Kill You?” tour with Hellgoodbye, Gold Motel and Now, Now Every Children.
Music triggers the same pleasure-reward system in the brain as food, sex and illicit drugs, according to McGill University researchers who have been peering into minds of music lovers.
