I confess, Halloween is my favorite holiday. But most horror music disappoints when it comes to setting a truly creepy mood. Pop hits, cheesy maniacal laughter and backbeats just don’t cut it. So I’ve scoured the web to find the best music to give you goosebumps. [Read more →]
“Grab a station, get some tunes.” That’s the motto of Radio One Llama, a new search engine for instantly finding and streaming Internet radio. Currently in beta testing, it will be free when officially released, and will not require any download or user registration. According to the Internet news website Mashable, you can save your favorite stations as playlists. To find stations, you just enter the name of an artist, performer or radio personality and all of the radio stations that have recently played something involving that name will be listed. You can also search by genre. [Read more →]
Not so long ago, MySpace was practically a necessity for bands, whether struggling newcomers or major label heavies. “Email me your MySpace link” was a common refrain. But MySpace has imploded from the weight of its own success and the arrogance of those who operate the site. Horrific customer service, overloaded servers that make you wait minutes for pages to load, and the proliferation of ads have undermined this pioneer (as one blogger remarked, MySpace “is now simply a billboard masquerading as a social networking site”). [Read more →]
“The 80s: Were They Really That Bad?” That’s the subject of National Public Radio’s September 2 broadcast of All Songs Considered. According to the results of their listener poll, nearly everyone skipped the decade entirely when asked to pick the best year for music between 1963 and 2008 — even listeners who came of age during the 80s. [Read more →]
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