May 2013
27 posts
May 17th
IGN: Kevin Smith Says No to Kickstarter
May 17th
Wired UK: BitTorrent study challenges videogame piracy misconceptions “However, the numbers in our investigation suggest that previously reported magnitudes in game piracy are too high.”
May 15th
Paste: Jack White / Third Man Records to Reissue Sun Records Classics
May 15th
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RedditTV: Music Theory by Karen Ramirez (good stuff)
May 14th
Forbes: Brian Zisk and SF MusicTech Summit “As the music world knows, and the rest of the world is finding, it’s time to throw caution to those winds and dance alongside Shiva.”
May 14th
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May 13th
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 12th
May 11th
DJZ: The Internet Rules The Music Business
May 11th
May 10th
NBC Bay Area: SF MusicTech Seeks Innovators Startups and developers win prizes and exposure
May 10th
Guardian UK: Brian Eno at Red Bull Music Academy (video)
May 9th
Hypebot: BitTorrent Bundle Launches Awesome.  “The BitTorrent Bundle is not an album, an MP3, or an MOV. It’s a multimedia format. It’s an early build of a new type of torrent file where fan interaction, like email collection or donation, happens inside the torrent.”
May 8th
TechCrunch: MOX.tv 24/7 Dance Music Web TV Channel New addiction…
May 8th
UnCrate: Bohemian Oil Can Guitars  These things sound great, and they double as weapons… if need be.
May 8th
May 7th
Twenty-Four Bit Vault: Badalamenti Narrating over Laura Palmer’s Theme #creativeprocess Reminds me to go listen to more Joe Frank…
May 6th
Tried SubPac at last SF MusicTech Summit, it is powerful.  #lumbar-bass-party Best impulse purchase in a while… can’t wait for delivery.
May 5th
May 5th
May 4th
Billboard/WSJ/Rumor: Live Nation Grabs 50% of Insomniac (wow!)
May 3rd
Ars Technica: Warner Bros Sued in NyanCourt
May 3rd
Digital Music News: Talking Points for Copyright Overhaul
May 2nd
Attention Startups & Developers! Want to show off your stuff at the 13th SF MusicTech Summit?   Enter the SF MusicTech Summit XIII Start-Up Innovators Showcase
May 2nd
AllHipHop: Big Stars… New iPhone App… Streaming Live Shows #spacebar Couch tour technology is getting really good (you be the judge of the music)…
May 1st
May 1st
April 2013
33 posts
Reuters: DMCA Safe Harbor…boaters beware. #DMCA #hazard The court found that the DMCA’s “safe harbor” provision does not apply to recordings made prior to 1972, when Congress first recognized a federal copyright for sound recordings.
Apr 29th
New Orleans Jazz Fest: streaming music on WWOZ
Apr 28th
Happy Birthday, Brian!  You make the world a brighter place!
Apr 27th
Apr 26th
NYT: Red Bull Music Academy Comes To New York
Apr 26th
TwentyFourBit.Com: Patti Smith’s Advice to Young Artists
Apr 25th
Apr 25th
Digital Trends: Amazing Media Room “… uses an array of five MacBook Pros to do all of the necessary number crunching to make images work on an 18-foot wide screen.”
Apr 24th
Musician’s Guide: How Are Musicians Using the iPad?
Apr 24th
Apr 23rd
Gizmodo: How Inventor Paul Vo Created A Device That Sounds Like Magic
Apr 23rd
Apr 23rd
Apr 22nd
BandPage: “Experiences” with your favorite artists #rare  “From interviewing your favorite musician to singing with them onstage, any experience is now possible.” - BandPage
Apr 21st
A Prize Inside: “Beer Mode” App for New Belgium Brewery
Apr 21st
Dropkick Murphys: Boston Marathon Benefit Shirt
Apr 21st
Apr 21st
Playbook Guide for Music on YouTube (pdf)
Apr 18th
Smithsonian Folkways: iTunes U. programs for music education / tools for teaching
Apr 18th
Variety: Artists Reclaiming Music Rights
Apr 17th
Lowden / Bushmills: Whiskey Barrel Guitar
Apr 16th
Hypebot/Sidewinder.FM: For Music Discovery, Definition Often Varies
Apr 15th
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Apr 14th