Category: Music

Beto O’Rourke and Cult of the Dead Cow

[ad_1] Beto O’Rourke’s secret membership in America’s oldest hacking groupJoseph Menn,Reuters Beto O’Rourke: Democratic presidential candidate and… member of a hacking group? Reuters reports the former Texas congressman once belonged to Cult of the Dead Cow, an influential group “jokingly named after an abandoned Texas slaughterhouse.” While there’s no evidence that O’Rourke really got his […]

Facebook helps you host viewing parties for live TV

[ad_1] The company is testing the feature worldwide in Facebook Groups during certain sports events, including UEFA Champions League matches. It’ll eventually spread to “all kinds of live events and cultural moments,” Facebook said, citing award shows and premieres as likely candidates. Facebook isn’t just catering to TV junkies today — it’s also courting music […]

Wearing headphones at a concert isn’t as weird as I thought it would be

[ad_1] All of this is, objectively, pretty neat. But what matters is the experience of using it at a concert, and I have to say that despite my skepticism, I was pretty impressed. For one, there is absolutely zero latency. The audio was synced up perfectly the entire time, no matter where I was positioned […]

Why has Spotify filed a complaint against Apple to the EU?

[ad_1] What does Spotify want? Spotify hasn’t published what it sent to the EC, but Ek’s blog outlines the company’s grievances. Ek believes that Apple has, essentially, made life as hard on Spotify as it can, with regards to the Spotify app on the App Store. The company believes that Apple’s practices have been designed […]

Tidal adds high-fidelity audio to its iOS app

[ad_1] Master audio is still only available for certain tracks, and its worth is ultimately dictated by the hardware you use to listen. This won’t improve the sound of your favorite indie artist. It’s good to have choices, though, and it could make Tidal more compelling if you’re reluctant to sacrifice quality for the convenience […]

Robots are playing ASMR-infused techno at SXSW

[ad_1] “When I’m searching for new sounds and new robots, I’m thinking of like, I need this sound in music,” Geist said. “If I would make my track in the computer, I would need like a hi-hat or whatever. So I’m thinking, how could this be done in the real world? OK, a noise like […]

The battle to make the end of ‘Game of Thrones’

[ad_1] ‘Game of Thrones’ first look: Inside the brutal battle to make season 8James Hibberd,Entertainment Weekly HBO’s insanely popular epic concludes in April, but the battle to film the battles, and to keep them from being leaked ahead of time, was a constant struggle for the crew. Entertainment Weekly goes behind the scenes of the […]

Sonos adds another hi-fi music streaming option in the US

[ad_1] With the $20/month Hi-Fi plan, Qobuz members can stream CD-quality music at around 1411 kbps (MP3 quality is typically 320kbps). If you have a subscription, you’ll be able to access music from the service through the Sonos app. You’ll be able to search Qobuz’s library, listen to playlists, discover new tunes and artists and […]

J Dilla-inspired sampler makes it easy to create beats on your phone

[ad_1] If you ask Elf Audio’s Marek Bereza, many music samplers are too fussy — you’re focused more on making tiny edits than, well, making music. He’s trying to remedy that with his new Koala sampler. Inspired by the late J Dilla’s knack for creating tracks with a BOSS SP-303, the iOS app is not […]

Music streaming services are fighting a big royalties increase

[ad_1] Early last year, the CRB approved a rate hike that would increase royalties by 43.8 percent over a five-year period. The decision wasn’t officially published until this February, at which time a 30-day window for appeals opened, and it looks like the major players are not going to keep quiet. Well, all but one. […]