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• App alert! JamStar teaches you to play the Guitar

  

  JamStar’s premise is simple – you tune your guitar and then play notes or chords. The app (which runs on a phone or your browser) senses your strum and lets you move on or asks you to repeat …

  by ThatEricAlper - May 29, 2013

• New Features Come to iOS and Android Apps

  

  Rdio has announced updates to both iOS and Android apps, bringing a unified Rdio experience regardless of platform. Among various UI improvements, you’ll find the following new features: Find People — We believe music should be social which is why …

  by ThatEricAlper - May 27, 2013

• Google Music Chief On What Makes Google Play Music All Access Different

  

  From Hypebot: Eliot Van Buskirk, editor, Evolver.fm: One criticism that could be made of any on-demand digital music subscription is that it’s essentially the same set of songs and rules on each one. What does Google see as the keys … Continue reading

  by ThatEricAlper - May 24, 2013

• Twitter Introduces Charts By Genre And Popularity For Its #Music Service

  

  From Techcrunch: Twitter that it has rolled out a new part of its #Music service for the web, charts that we were accustomed to from the company We Are Hunted, that it acquired and now powers the service. The charts … Continue reading →

  by ThatEricAlper - May 23, 2013

• The future of TV (marketing) might be on Twitter

  

  From The Verge: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo took the stage in Manhattan this morning to talk with a crowd of the biggest advertisers and brands from Madison Avenue.

  by ThatEricAlper - May 23, 2013

• Infographic: CBC Music’s rules for outdoor music festival-goers

  

  CBC Music asked the do's and don'ts of outdoor music festivals.

  by ThatEricAlper - May 23, 2013

• Infographic: CBC Music’s rules for outdoor music festival-goers

  
  by ThatEricAlper - May 23, 2013

• Hashtag Music: Do Twitter-Friendly Song Titles Make a #Difference?

  

  When artists create a hashtag song, it’s not just a stunt to become a trending topic on Twitter; rather, it’s a neat trick to get their content into the multiple online feeds that their fans may digest on … Continue reading →

  by ThatEricAlper - May 23, 2013

• Introducing the MARSHALL FRIDGE

  

  Marshall just got a whole lot cooler! Introducing the brand new Marshall Fridge...

  by ThatEricAlper - May 23, 2013

• Find Your Next Favorite Song With Yap Music App

  

  Yap Music is moving into the burgeoning social music market after building a popular second-screen app for television. Social music brings music to like-minded listeners and serves as a platform for artists.

  by ThatEricAlper - May 22, 2013