Listen to the artists I’ve signed on The Next Big Sound: david.thenextbigsound.com
Mogul profile pages (and charts) just got a whole lot better.
On Pandora
It’s easier for the music industry to threaten Pandora than to take a hard look at what they’ve built and realize that these people tried to build something good, for free. For users and artists.
Seeing the strictly zero-sum attitude our society takes to these kinds of ideas is really sad, sometimes.
Spot on post from kevintwohy on the pandora situation. Read the whole thing if this is important to you.
It’s so goooood. It’s been in heavy rotation lately in the office.
“Yet the burgeoning company may be on the verge of collapse, according to its founder, and so may be others like it. “We’re approaching a pull-the-plug kind of decision,” said Tim Westergren, who founded Pandora. “This is like a last stand for webcasting.”
via guysketchy. Yowza. This is bad news bears. I saw Tim speak in May of the daunting royalty costs Pandora faces. I’m curious to see how this develops and hope it’s in favor of Pandora and internet radio everywhere. Why is this being legislated in the first place? The legacy systems are messing up the new ones.
today i helped emmynods customize her tumblog. reading it makes me chuckle.
chuckle is one of my new favorite words (along with scariously).
it reminded me that i want to build some themes when i make time (these were all mocked up 4+ months ago).
i’m super distracted right now. did i mention chuckle is one of my new favorite words?
LISTEN
The Next Big Sound
What: Sign indie bands to your own online record label and watch your status rise and fall with the number of people who sign the group after you.
Why: Sound garden.
When: Before the music dies.
Where: Online at thenextbigsound.com.
In the weekend guide for D.C. Neat.