August 2009
24 posts
WatchCheck out our new Hype Machine mix, counting down the 8 most popular (most favorited) tracks on THM each week.
Attention, discovery & the economics of Free
Great post by Brad Burnham of Union Square Ventures a few weeks ago regarding the “dust up” between Chris Anderson and Malcolm Gladwell (both of whom I like, unsurprisingly). While I’m not sure Brad’s argument necessarily undermines what either is saying directly, he makes a good point about what should be the topic of conversation.
Brad reiterates one of the primary...
WatchMy new mix.
Annoying. Every song I want to upload to Tumblr is too big for the limit.
WatchA chilled, largely instrumental hip hop mix from Remi, my 8tracks co-founder. Was heavily featured during the 8tracks anniversary party last weekend.
I’m not typically a big fan of hip hop but this is excellent.
The Tumblr music scene part II
bijan:
A few days ago i wrote down a bunch of tumblelogs I enjoy because of the great music they share amongst other interesting things as well.
I just discovered (via John) a much larger list recently posted by yvynyl. It’s excellent and I’m now following a bunch more folks.
Rock on!
Death by discovery?
I’m generally a big fan of Rafat Ali, but I feel his piece this morning — Death by Discovery: The Interminable Churn of Music Startups — is off on a number of points.
I do agree that the music sector is a terrible business in most cases, as:
It’s tough to compete on downloads given iTunes’ dominance and ecosystem (for the upstanding citizenry) and the ease of...
WatchSome chilled electronic.
