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This music promotion platform aims to target individual tastes in music

October 23, 2019October 29, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Music Recommendations, Upbeat

Do you find yourself bombarded by music you just don’t care about? Everyone wants recommendations of cool stuff, but often

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Gadgets 

This app allows you to draw songs in the air

May 24, 2018May 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, SoundTracer

Fancy yourself a conductor of music? SoundTracer is an app that helps you find a song in a digital library

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Social Media Tech 

Social media app Vertigo allows you to give yourself a soundtrack with song stories

May 9, 2018 Thomas Dennett 0 Comments app, Music Sharing, Music Streaming

I’ve always thought that everyday life would be more exciting with a soundtrack. Morning coffee accompanied by soothing indie rock,

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Gadgets 

This new app is essentially a Shazam for album artwork. Cool.

May 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Record Player, Shazam

Ever been shopping for music and come across an album that looks interesting, but you hesitate buying it because you’re

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Gadgets 

U2 actually wants fans to hold up their phones in front of their faces for the Songs of Experience tour

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, app, Cell Phones, Songs of Experience, U2

After rehearsing outside of Montreal, U2’s Songs of Experience tour opens in Tulsa next week with promises of new augmented

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, February 12, 2018

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Darwin, Fender, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hunter, Lemmy, Like, Mark E. Smith, Motorhead, Mott the Hoope, Parkinson's, Spice Girls

Today is International Darwin Day. Take a Creationist to lunch and try to talk some sense into them, okay? Here’s

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Gadgets 

This New Music Discovery App Attempts to Visualize All the Music in the World

October 13, 2017April 26, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment app, Audials, Music Discovery, Music Zoom

There is too much music out there. Who has time to sort through the tens of millions of songs looking

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Music News Tech 

Bandsintown Update Connects Fans and Bands

August 6, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments app, Bandsintown, Concerts

Popular concert discovery app Bandsintown recently released version 6.1. This update allows for a stronger connection between bands and fans.

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Gadgets 

U2’s The Edge Wants to Make It Easier to Learn to Play the Guitar

July 10, 2017July 9, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments app, Fender, Music Education, Music Lessons, The Edge, U2

There’s been much written about the decline of the electric guitar (here’s an example) as younger generations opt for hip

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Music News 

Coldplay and Brian Eno Release Special App for One Song on New Tour

June 18, 2017June 16, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments app, Brian Eno, Coldplay, Hypnotised, Kaleidoscope

A prolific producer and iconic rock star, Brian Eno’s portfolio contains the names of some of the biggest musicians of

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Gadgets 

Today’s Neat Music App: Shared Playlists & Compare Tastes

May 20, 2017May 19, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments app, Compare, Download, Index, iPhone, Playlist, Share, Store, Stream, Taste

Where do you usually go to find new music? Spotify playlists or radio programs are usually a good place to

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