Some Florida schools have pulled Shakespeare from their libraries. “Too sexy,” they say. Nothing too terribly sexy about music news for August 11, 2023, although it’s pretty useful. BONUS: Be careful when you
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Muzos is a brand-new app that sounds interesting. The start-up’s goal is to “[gamify] the listening experience and encourages the discovery of new music through rewarding engagement.” What does that mean? Product rewards,
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Don’t you hate it when miss a show because you didn’t realize that the band was in town last night? You’re not alone. With so many acts constantly on the road, the number
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In the old days of physical music formats — CDs, vinyl, tapes — a collection was considered big if you had more than 100 of anything. Completists and obsessives might have upwards of
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In the early days of online music, we needed compressed files like MP3s because data was so expensive. It’s still too expensive in some countries (hello, Canada!) but it’s not as bad as
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The introduction of iTunes in 2001 was a game-changer for the music industry. Steve Jobs was able to convince everyone involved that this was the future and the way to combat the piracy
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When Apple introduced iTunes on January 9, 2001, it was just a music manager for Mac users. Over time, the app became more powerful and useful and became an essential part of the
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[We’re taking a break over the holidays. New shows start the first weekend in January. – AC] Once upon a time, music was sold to us on pieces of plastic. We had to
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It’s that time of year again when we start getting lists summarizing what happened in music. Apple Music has released its top songs for 2022 in something called the Replay Experience–and ahead of
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Well, that’s one way to take a stand on climate change. And here’s one way to look at music news for November 12, 2022. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Here’s an NPR
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Earlier this week, Apple Music bumped its monthly individual subscription price from [insert currency symbol here] 9.99 to 10.99. That basically gives all the other platforms to raise their prices, too. Paris-based Deezer
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