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Friday
Nov272009

In Case You Missed It: Apple and Live Nation Launch New Concert Downloads Via iTunes

Date11.27.2009 AuthorDan Joyce ,

Last Tuesday, November 24th, Live Nation announced that it has partnered with Apple, Inc. to launch a new section of Apple's iTunes Store focused on audio and video recording of live concerts. Apple has launched a dedicated section of the iTunes Store to feature the content. [iTunes Link]

A press release from Live Nation states:

LOS ANGELES, CA -- November 24, 2009 -- Live Nation (NYSE: LYV), the world’s largest live music company, has joined with the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com), the world’s #1 music retailer, to launch a new live music program, which debuted today. Live Nation Studios will now offer exclusive recorded and filmed concerts from its network of “wired” venues for purchase and download only on iTunes. Exclusive live recordings from OK Go, Jesse McCartney, Saving Abel, A Fine Frenzy, Duffy, Plain White T's and Ziggy Marley, to name a few, have been released this week, with many more to follow.

Live Nation goes on to report that, through its Studios division, has "wired" more than 80 venues in its network of concert sites, providing the infrastructure to allow performers to easily extend the live concert experience to recorded audio and video content.

AudioADD suggests you take a spin around the new section and let us know if there are any "must haves" hiding in the rough.

 

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Monday
Jul202009

Digital Throwback: Apple's iTunes Store Launches Two-Track "Digital 45s"

Date07.20.2009 AuthorDan Joyce ,

Missing a little nostalgia in your life? Has that Technics SL-1200 finally bit the dust? Apple recently offered up a new section in their iTunes Store hoping to fill those voids in your life. The "Digital 45" [Link] section went live just a few weeks ago and currently has roughly 30 titles, so far.  The current price points for these releases are $1.49 and $1.99. (USD)

With a recent increase in bands releasing music on what some refer to as "dead tech" (cassette, VHS, vinyl, and even 8-track), this gets me thinking, is Apple trying to join that same party? Our friend, Matthew Wettergreen, recently mentioned knowing someone who received an 8-track demo ALONG with a portable 8-track player to demo an artist's album.  Cool? I'm just not quite sure I've joined that bandwagon.  

With the ease of low-cost indie releases these days with the help of sites such as CD Baby, does it make sense for bands to empty their bank accounts on these "dead tech" mediums?  Let us know in the comments what you think.

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Tuesday
Apr282009

How Gapless Playback changed my playlists

Date04.28.2009 AuthorKeaton Branch

Getting ready for work this morning, I picked up my iPod and put on the latest addition to my collection: Chromeo's Fancy Footwork. Being my first time listening to the album, I was amazed at how smooth the transitions between songs were.

Something that has always impressed me is an album put together as an album rather than a collection of songs. Whether it was Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Tool, or Cut Copy, it seems more creatively-impressive to hear something that sounds like it was written with purpose. LPs were designed to listen to straight through, and the same seemed true for cassettes. With the advent of the compact disc and the ability to easily jump from track to track, the album seemed to lose its meaning.

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Sunday
Mar082009

Happy 30th Birthday, Compact Disc! 

Date03.8.2009 AuthorDan Joyce , ,

It is hard to believe that our friend, the Compact Disc, or "CD" for short, has been with us for 30 years today.  What was originally created as a spin-off of the less popular Laserdisc technology, the CD has since taken over all other commercial media forms (Reel-to-Reel, Vinyl Record, 8 Track, Cassette) and become the standard worldwide.  However, with the introduction of digital audio formats, such as the MP3, which was first introduced in 1991, we wonder what is the fate of our old friend, the CD.

Peer-to-peer sharing, iTunes, and Amazon, among others, have definitely contributed to the downfall of the CD.  With the introduction and popularity of said distribution sources, do you continue to buy music on CD?  If so, where? Big box retailers?  Local record shops?  Online?  Do you then import those CD's into your computer to play back on an iPod or other portable digital audio player?

I must admit that I am purchasing CD's less these days with the popularity and ease of such products as iTunes, yet I still want to support our local record shops.  Where is the happy medium?

Do you remember your first Compact Disc? Mine came in the form of a "twofer" thanks to my dad.  Around 1989, he gave me Guy Clark's Old No. 1 and Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A.

Happy Birthday, Compact Disc! I hope we get to celebrate many more years together.

Leave a comment and let us know your history with the trusty old CD!

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