This internet meme just gets better and better. First we had the news report that was awesome, next a auto-tune version, and finally an acoustic redition has come out. I love it.
Well played Internet, well played.
Jeremy
Here is the context video:
Next is the Auto-Tune version:
And finally the best one yet:
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Written by Ernesto on October 13, 2008
The music industry is changing. While the record labels are desperately trying to protect the revenue stream from album sales, a new generation of artists is starting to realize that they are better off when they give away their music for free. By now, we’re all familiar with the industry’s view, but what drives these artists?
Read More Here from torrentfreak.com
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A good little article on the changing music industry and file sharing.
j
Just a new CD that came out on the internets.
Doesn’t hurt to try it. If you like it help the guy out and purchase it.
This is a great way to distribute music today.
J
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame release a new album today using the same method as Radiohead. Releasing a free version, and then a pay-per-physical version.
This is another interesting move on the part of artists just trying to get their music out there.
Now if only I could get online to get a copy…
J
UPDATE: I just got the download and I will give the music a “meh
Is the music industry dying?
An anecdote in a recent Economist perfectly summed up the problems facing the major music labels. After EMI, the smallest of the Big Four, invited a teen focus group to its London headquarters in 2006, it wanted to give the teens something for their time. The response is worth quoting in full.
At the end of the session the EMI bosses thanked them for their comments and told them to help themselves to a big pile of CDs sitting on a table. But none of the teens took any of the CDs, even though they were free. “That was the moment we realised the game was completely up,” says a person who was there.
External Linky
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A great article on music and the future of it…
J
Here is a way to get free music from the internet, without worrying about the asshats at the RIAA. Using a combination of linux, rhythmbox, and Jamendo I am able to get free music in an intuitive way. Thanks to the developers and artists for this.
There are some tools that you will need and only Linux can provide them.
[Note: You can do this in Windows, but I am not a Windows user, so figure it out on your own]
I use a combination of tools to access and deliver mp3′s to my laptop.
I have mentioned Jamendo before on the site, and still continue to use it even though most of the music is French on non-English. But who cares it’s free right?
Go to jamendo.com for more info
http://www.jamendo.com/en/
The tools you will need:
Your favourite Linux Distro
[Ubuntu for this demo]
Rhythmbox
[This comes installed on most Gnome based Linux distro's]
A Bittorrent Client
A plethora of clients at this link, or for the ubuntuers, open a terminal and type
sudo apt-get install bittorrent
A desire for free unencumbered music
First you will need to open Rhythmbox
Click Applications > Sound & Video > Rhythmbox
Then you will need to add the Jamendo.com plugin
Click Edit > Plugins
Then Click the check box for Jamendo.
You will then need to select the format in which you would like your music [MP3 or OGG]. Most likely MP3.
Click Configure, then MP3
Go ahead and close the plugin window. You should now see Jamendo under “store” on the left pane.
Click it and let it load up the catalog.
Next, we search for music.
In this example I searched for the band “ZAMALA”
Their album “Requiem pour un split” popped up. I then proceeded to listen to the song “25 bombes”
I liked it and thought I would like to listen to it on my MP3 player while riding the bus.
So, up near the top I clicked the icon that looks like a floppy “Download Album”.
It automatically opened Firefox to the torrent download.
Since I already had bittorrent installed it knew what to do.
I saved it in my music directory and went on with my geekin’
Hopefully this will help the masses to free and open music. Please comment with questions or other tips.
J
I listened to this song on the way into work today.
It is a awesome song to bike to. The drum beat keeps a great rhythm and the lyrics give me goose bumps as I think about our world today. It always brings me to well up inside. It is what music is suppose to do.
When the rich wage war,
It’s the poor that die.
Amen…
Seekpod player:
Amazon Store:
J
A little Love Train from the OJays
Seeqpod is a crazy music search site. Basically you put in the artist and hit enter. It finds some songs and creates a embeded Flash music player. You can even create a player with a playlist. And then if you have a slick website you can embed them.
Let’s see if this works…My search terms were “linkin park” and “wolfmother”.
Here are 2 songs in seperate players…
Linkin Park:
Wolfmother:
And now here they are in a play list…
SeeqPod Music beta – Playable Search
As you can see this is quite handy if you are in need of some music. iphone users would love this.
J
