Heavy-handed copyright infringement lawsuits from major music labels might spell the demise of community-based Soundcloud. The music discovery platform has long been favoured by independent musicians as an incubator for talent, but ponderous monetisation attempts have marred its loyal users’ affinity for the platform. As...
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August 2015
‘Change The Ending’ from Gaslight Radio’s 2006 album ‘Good Heavens Mean Time’ was chosen for the Emporio Armani 2015 Fall/Winter campaign, proving once again that timeless music transcends boundaries both geographical and cultural. Serendipity meant the Melbourne band’s song was stumbled upon online by someone...
Read MoreThanks to developer Matt Daniels you can now play and recreate Hip Hop beats from J Dilla, Kanye West and 9th Wonder by chaining together original cuts from the songs they sampled. Whether you’re replicating or reinterpreting, Sample Stitch also allows a record function and...
Read MoreEver wondered which geographical location your favourite artist receives the most video views from? Monolithic video streaming business (and notorious hoarder of big data) YouTube has just unveiled Music Insights – a tool for tracking the digital footprint of artists’ fan bases across the globe....
Read MoreSprite’s long-time appropriation of Hip Hop culture (dating back to the mid-eighties with Kurtis Blow all the way through to their mid-90s ‘Obey Your Thirst’ campaign with underground luminaries Pete Rock, C.L. Smooth & Grand Puba) has just received a reinvigorating lease on life with...
Read MoreYours truly will be performing live from 255 Crown St, Darlinghurst this Saturday 1-3pm AEST for the The Record Store X AU Sound takeover banging out exclusives and unreleased dubplates spanning a healthy cross-section of bass-heavy genres. An opportunity to showcase all the amazing artists...
Read MoreWith so much fierce competition in the streaming sector, Apple should be well placed to capitalise on its commercialised audience base by providing exclusive content to differentiate itself from its rivals. Reportedly launching in late June alongside a revamped iTunes Radio with unlimited skipping as...
Read MoreTurntablist pioneer and DMC world champion DJ Qbert (unrelated to the successful arcade video game for those who, like me, grew up in the golden age of the eighties) has teamed up with multinational giant Intel to revolutionise the DJ booth by ridding the all-too-familiar...
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18
Aug
Grime Fridays!
Music always helps us get through the working week – I’m usually blasting out old Drum & Bass tape pack sets when writing presentations. Although we did hear that non-lyrical music is best for cognitive function and productivity (http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2015/05/music-improves-cognitive-function-productivity-heres/), we love a bit of Grime...
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18
Aug
Typedrummer
Get ready to waste the rest of your afternoon away: Typedrummer is a drum machine that turns words from your keyboard into a rhythm. You get to create your own complex arrangements simply by typing a sentence and hey presto, instant groove! A quirky tool...
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