The past few years, CDs and LPs are getting more and more rare. Everything's turning into digital format. iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic (and also Amazon & CDbaby) and many other sites are doing a great job presenting us with these digital MP3s, but sometimes I miss holding the CD in my hands, reading through the booklet and reading the liner notes. And I can appreciate some creative artwork too.

I'm a child of the CD age of course, and even though I like LP (vinyl) even better, I've adapted to CDs because they're just more practical. And I'm sure, eventually the same will happen with the digital format. I'll get used to it. And in a way I'm already adapting to it. Well, it's not like it's really a choice, and when possible and I can afford it, I still try to get the CD too. Though it might be even more as a nostalgic thing or as a collecter's item.

I'm curious as to where you stand on the hardcopy (vinyl, cd) vs. the digital music. Are you still buying CDs? Or did you convert to the digital age? All these things have pros and cons, I'm just curious as to what you like best.

For me it's probably CDs, since it's the middle way. It's still practicle and you still have the hardcopy music with artwork and booklets. And a CD in a CD case to put in your collection.

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eMusic has built a good business selling music subscriptions without ever signing major labels, however as more mainstream sellers like iTunes and Amazon now sell MP3s, eMusic's pioneering work may be done. Personally, with my tastes and especially since my harddrives seem to die all the time, eating my iTunes purchases, I'm quite happy with my eMusic subscription.

Pakman said he's looking specifically at adding television shows to his catalog, given the economics of selling content online. But there aren't many indie TV shows, so eMusic is going to have to get the big guys on board to make this work. Reflecting on the music industry, Pakman said, "We don't think networks and studios have felt the pain yet," so he estimated it will be at least a year to get such a service off the ground. However Pakman was optimistic about such market forces coming to bear, given declining DVD sales, peer-to-peer file-sharing, and the ease of downloading streamed content. Still, it'll be a tough row to hoe.

Update: An eMusic spokesperson clarifies,

"Our primary goal is to license 'long tail' television programs – shows that were cancelled long ago, didn’t make it on the air, and of course classic and obscure programs that were well-loved when they were on the air, e.g. The Rockford Files or The Magician with Bill Bixby. We are not aiming for Lost and Desperate Housewives. We believe that there is a market for these programs with our target audience (adults age 25+) that can generate incremental revenue for television studios."

La música, además de bella, es abundante. Son millones y millones los que, bien profesionalmente, bien por mera afición, suben contenido a la red para compartir sus canciones con sus fans.

Al fan se le plantea el problema que es poder digerir tal cantidad de música, seleccionar y finalmente consumirla. Esto último es lo que desean todos los que se ganan el pan con este arte, que el fan consuma para así poder seguir trabajando tranquilamente en otros proyectos. Este problema, es la clave a tratar si se trata de una musical.

Las librerías de iTunes de un joven iPodizado ascienden a figuras de hasta 50,000 canciones que el pobre iPodizado no sabrá consumir. Gestionar la abundancia de esta oferta es por tanto la clave para tener éxito en el nuevo panorama musical, pero muchos, como Lala music, no saben entenderlo. La mayoría de portales que ofrecen descargas de mp3 todavía se creen que un mayor catálogo musical, o el hecho de que el fan se sienta propietario de sus canciones, son las motivaciones por las que el fan les elegirá.

El fan quiere disfrutar, y cada fan es diferente. O, mejor dicho, dentro de un fan hay muchos fans. En ocasiones, nos reducimos a la simpleza de querer escuchar la canción del verano, pero en horarios más íntimos, tal vez queremos explorar nueva música, cambiar a la música clásica, o que nos hagan una buena recomendación, sin más. La larga cola, fácil de explicar, difícil de satisfacerla.

De la mano de Zune, MySpace está contemplando la posibilidad de incentivar a artistas Indie. Los fans de esta música tienen perfiles que encajan divinamente con los del consumidor tipo de internet. Zune quiere robar usuarios a iTunes, y cree que una alianza con MySpace bajo esta iniciativa le reportaría los resultados deseados. Si MySpace ya se había atado las manos con los acuerdos llevados a cabo con las principales discográficas, proceder con este tipo de prácticas lo reduciría a ese público objetivo. No nos engañemos artistas, MySpace vela desde hace mucho tiempo por sus inversores, no por la promoción musical.

El fan tiene la máxima palabra para dictar qué servicio streaming o de descargas musical resultará exitoso. Decide con sólo un click, no le puedes encerrar. El fan quiere horteradas, quiere heavy metal, quiere cantautores, quiere Ska, quiere jazz... quiere buenas recomendaciones, quiere música actual, por qué no de los 80, de otro siglo, de otro país, de otra región, del concierto que asistió anoche, quiere que no le des la brasa con publicidad, ... Y el famoso CD cede el papel de protagonista para ser equivalente a una pieza de Lego en una gran nave espacial, castillo, o ciudad virtual. El Tren Espacial de Lego que los RRMM dispusieron en mi zapato allá por mis 10 añitos era mi objeto de deseo, no las piezas que lo constituían.

La excitación que recorría el cuerpo de todo aquel que antaño se adentraba a una tienda de discos ya no vendrá dictada por la acción de buscar, encontrar, y comprar. Internet otorgará el éxito a todo aquel que acierte en nuevas maneras de volver loco a los fans, seguramente de una manera diferente a lo conocido hasta ahora, y ciertamente gestionando un catálogo musical que es ya demasiado grande para digestión de las pocas neuronas de un servidor, declarado amante de la música, o sea fan.

iTunes, Amazon mp3, eMusic, Imeem, y un largo etcétera. Tú eliges dónde poner tu disco a la venta, y también dónde el fan pasará un mejor rato descubriendo y disfrutando música.

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It will be interesting to see how well the new eMusic web site features match up with my and others' visions of what eMusic could do in this regard. In my original post I wrote that

A concerted approach to provide comprehensive context would combine information from lots of sources: eMusic-exclusive reviews, articles, and interviews, subscriber reviews, relevant message board posts (e.g., linked to from album and artist pages), Wikipedia articles, music blog posts, reviews from multiple sources, news stories, artist and label web sites and other pages (e.g., on MySpace), unofficial fan sites and forums, and so on.

Compare that with the Fortune article:

Let's say you are a fan of Arcade Fire. You can already read quite a bit about the critically-acclaimed Canadian cult band on its eMusic album pages. Now eMusic will add a wealth of content from the Web 2.0 universe: the band's Wikipedia entry, pictures from Flickr, and videos of Arcade Fire concerts from YouTube.

When providing context the more the better from my point of view. If eMusic adds context only from Wikipedia, Flickr, YouTube, and other major sites then it will be nice, but I think also a missed opportunity. Here are some key questions:

• How (if at all) will the new site leverage the wealth of user-generated content on the existing eMusic message boards?
• To what extent will the new site provide access to long tail content beyond the major web 2.0 sites, for example, posts in music blogs that discuss artists and releases available through eMusic?
• Speaking of blogs, will eMusic's own 17 Dots blog be better integrated into the main eMusic site?
• Will the new site provide official mechanisms for labels and artists to make their own web content available (e.g, through links to band web sites)?
• Will the new site allow eMusic subscribers themselves to contribute content, either through direct wiki-style editing of pages or through some other mechanism?

I began my last post with a quote from Ian Rogers (now of Topspin), and I'll repeat the most salient part of it: iTunes is a (mostly) context-free content experience and the Web is a (mostly) content-free context experience. Whoever puts the two together wins. Could this be a winning strategy for eMusic? I'm certainly looking forward to what next Tuesday brings.

 

New Audio has been added to the Amazon.com store!  3rd-Shift produces another banger this time with Oba Rowland and G-Eazy.  The song is titled Jockin 2.0 and it is a single only download.  Check it out.  Oba and G combine to hit with some fiya verses. 

Anyone who knows me is well aware of how big a fan I am of Rhapsody.  It's one of my essential tools for digesting and discovering new music.  The music subscription service model has always made a lot of sense to me and I believe is a model we're going to see a lot more of.  Especially as more and more artists attempt to circumvent labels and go direct to fans (with the help of technology like Topspin).  

After all, why wouldn't you want to pay $12/month to access a virtual unlimited amount of music - anywhere, anytime.  It's beautiful.  Especially when leveraged through the Sonos Digital Music System (in which Rhapsody is already integrated).  I have an ongoing Rhapsody playlist of new music that I add to whenever I hear or read about a new artist.  Then I just queue up the playlist and listen to it whenever I'm at work or futzing around the house.  With the combination of Rhaspody and Sonos, listening to music is no longer a dedicated form of entertainment.  

Finally, Rhapsody has added an MP3 download component, without all the DRM (Digital Rights Management) hassles like Apple iTunes.  (Which means when you download a track or album you can do whatever you want with it - no proprietary formats, limited sharing, etc.)  I still love eMusic and inSound for their great selection of Indie music.  But I find that Rhapsody is the ideal platform for most of my music research.  I'm very happy about this new MP3 service and hope that the the next iteration with include the option for monthly download bundles as part of my subscription.  :)

Probably the single biggest contributor to having a good time at a live performance is familiarity with the music. The Pitchfork Music Festival grasps this point - as it has for the last couple of years, they've teamed up with eMusic to provide free downloads of songs by artists who'll be performing. If you plan on attending, it's a great way to familiarize yourself with the bands you may not know. And if you can't make it, it's a terrific way to get a taste of the always well-curated festival. Ignore the pissy comments - there are some great songs there. Try Mission of Burma's "Academy Fight Song," Animal Collective's "Grass," and Apple in Stereo's "Energy" for a start.

Pitchfork Music Festival downloads at eMusic

 

Out of 1019 Hip-Hop Labels represented on EMUSIC.COM 3rd-Shift's founded 7874 Recordings ranks 112.  To do simple math The Cincinnati Monster's Record label is ranked in the top 10 percent of Hip-Hop labels on the new digital medium.  In prespective, The Cincinnati Monster's label is outselling:  Chopper City Records, Disturbing the Peace, Suave House Records, Rawkus, Thizznation, BME Recordings and Sick Wid It.  Thats a pretty impressive list to be ranked above!   

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But the fact still remains, that the whole blogging thing may just be a Catch-22. There's little motivation to post anything if there's no feedback, but there's no feedback if we don't post anything.

I could bitch and moan some more, but I'm in a much better mood thanks to all the music I'm putting on my computer. I got an eMusic account (www.emusic.com) yesterday... one of the best things I've ever done! I love it! Plus, I got 50 free downloads right off the bat. Could it get any better? The only slightly sad thing is that they don't have any really mainstream artists. That's ok, because I'm not that interested in much mainstream music because, frankly, it's crappy. But I do wish I could get some of the classics, like Elvis... because it's still way cheaper than a CD... and let's face it, the mainstream artists don't need or really deserve all the money we'd be giving them if we bought their CDs. The off-the-beaten-track artists do, and they're not profiting much from this whole eMusic thing, but it's better than LimeWire for sure.

I wasn't against LimeWire until I wrote the article below. Even now, I can't really pinpoint exactly why I don't really approve of it. If I need a song and don't have time to purchase it, I'll still get it from LimeWire (usually only if the artist is mainstream, or if I already have at least one CD by the artist). Yeah, I guess it's still a little hypocritical. What can I say; I just love my music and will go to any lengths to get it...

So, I leave for California tomorrow (well, technically Phoenix, and then drive up) and I'm just totally stoked. I just hope all this music syncs to my iPod in time, because it was really slow yesterday. The BEST thing in the world would be to see some celebrities there.

I also can't wait to go to school. Absurd, I know... but if you only knew Evergreen! It's fantastic.

I'm out. for now...

Today's free song, "Sunny Day" by Gwendolyn Sanford is from the TV Series Weeds.

I must say, this song is catchy, but the singer is singing annoyingly on purpose, which is slightly unforgivable. As the background to a TV series, it works... as long as it's not played too much.

On the upside, the craziness is refreshing, and it's hard not to smile at the kazoo solo. Overall, though? Not worth keeping around for too long.

Today's song, "I Can't See Straight" by Woodhands is a real hit with me. Which is quite rare--usually stuff is free because A) It's not gonna sell, or B) the creators want to make a splash. More often A) than B).

The song starts with an almost annoying guitar drive, but quickly brings in drums, synth bass and melody. This creates a emo/electro sound that I like. I have a weak spot for that sort of thing.

The singer on this song is definitely not a good one. He's fairly flat in the things he sings, but that could almost be deliberate, because it works quite well--there's not many lyrics in the song, much less verses.

Overall, this is a very good edgy-electronic/alt song, very likeable.

Is anyone else having playback problems with iTunes? Do a search on Google, and you'll find the answer to be "Hell YEAH!" I'm a big supporter of Apple products and services, but I'm also a fan of options in all facets of my life, especially with media. It all started a few months back while reading an article in Rolling Stone about someone (or someones..) who had become fed up with the poor audio quality of Beatles CD's and decided to rip FLAC files to their computer from their collection of pristine Beatles vinyl.

To make a very long story short, they put the files on the internet so other people could get them (search "Purple Chick Megaupload") and I went after it. I didn't know what a FLAC file was at the time, but I did know iTunes wouldn't play it, so I had to find something that would. In enters Songbird, an open-source media players from some of the guys who made Winamp and the Yahoo Music Engine. It not only handles FLAC files but also MP3 (of course), AAC, WMA, AIFF, MIDI, Apple Lossless, yadda yadda plus files with that pesky DRM crap. And the really great advantage is that since it's open-source, it's cross platform and developer friendly (not to mention free of course) and there are a plethora of extensions you can download to make it even cooler.

There's an extension to display your album art much in the same way iTunes Cover Flow does, you can scrobble your tracks to Last.fm (if your cool like me) and you can even download an extension that imports your entire iTunes library into Songbird. It doesn't play video, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.

It's also visually customizable, with a variety of great skins. You can even make it look exacltly like iTunes if you so choose. There's a built in web browser, eMusic compatibility (via another extension) and you can even search for DRM-free MP3's with the SkreemR shortcut/bookmark on the sidebar.

Songbird is a great program for open-source purists and the anti-corprate big business haters out there who would rather throw their grandma in front of a train than download anything from Apple or Microsoft. (I love my grandma dearly and always protect her from trains, but a small part of me is with you.) It also seems to correct the skipping problem a lot of my tracks seem to be having in iTunes as of late. (The point at meant to get to in the opening.)

Check it out, (most of you probably have) if you hate it, its not like you paid for it.

El disco debut de Perdutto, Never Smoke Angels, ya se encuentra disponible digitalmente en iTunes, Emusic y otras tiendas digitales. El disco compacto pronto estará disponible. Never Smoke Angels fue producido por Uriel Villalobos (el Perdutto mayor), mezclado por Rubén Tamayo (Fax) y masterizado por Fernando Corona (Murcof). Mientras tanto puedes disfrutar Shadow Dress (Demo), uno de los tracks de Perdutto que dieron origen a este largo camino que desemboca en su fascinante disco debut.

*Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is starting to leak! God, I could use a Dr. Pepper. [daily swarm]

*Want to sell music: Get in the ring with the WWE: "The labels will stumble over themselves to get on MTV, but no one's watching MTV." [koar]

*Want to sell music: It's hard. Worldwide sales of tunes have fallen to the lowest level since 1985. [mathew ingram]

*Microsoft will not make a Zune phone that no one wants. Was that a double negative? Or a triple?

*There are lots of places to watch music videos online, you may say. But how many of them are named after an ancient martial arts discipline, like JukeBo? [mashable]

*Kid Rock hates iTunes and won't sell his music through them. (Note I did not put music in "quotations." Restraint.) Though he advocates the use of P2P networks, Mr. Rock doesn't steal because he's rich.

*Read: The L.A. Times on the decline in the value of the album. [hypebot]

*14 songs you should never play in a bar. [pop candy]

*Motorola India launches Motomusic, a mobile music download service.

*American Idol's David Cook is one of the world's hottest bachelors. That's not People magazine saying that, it's me. Wait, strike that / reverse it. [vulture]

*Goodbye.

*Words: A tag cloud from the manuscript of John Hodgman's new book, "More Information Than You Require." To me, this is very calming.

*eMusic is raising subscription rates. I dropped eMusic more than a year ago; with the introduction of Amazon's MP3 store, I don't miss it a bit.

*MP3 blog ad networks: That sentence looks like word salad. Predictably, music blogs are loving the idea, though.

*Artsy: The Heart Chamber Orchestra: Listen to the heartbeats of 12 musicians hooked up to ECG sensors. Videos are here. [neural]

*Off topic: BB Gadgets has video of a Teddy Ruxbin hacked to recite Twitters.