Music articles

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  Can anyone turn streaming music into a real business?

  By Tim Carmody on March 11, 2013 04:20 pm + 138 comments

  "The subscription model has failed so far," Steve Jobs said in April 2007. "People want to own Continue reading…

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  Dissident artist Ai Weiwei announces his very own heavy metal album

  By Joshua Kopstein on March 11, 2013 03:25 pm + 7 comments

  Ai Weiwei, the renowned radical artist whose works and social media presence have routinely drawn Continue reading…

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  The Seaboard Grand tries to reinvent the piano with a custom, pressure-sensitive keyboard

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 9, 2013 03:26 pm + 38 comments

  The familiar black-and-white interface of the piano keyboard has existed for several centuries Continue reading…

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  The Verge Playlist: Auto-tune hits

  By Laura June on March 8, 2013 01:55 pm + 50 comments

  Auto-tune is a sometimes divisive technology which has been used to quietly pitch correct many a Continue reading…

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  Best New Apps: Traktor DJ for iPad

  By Nilay Patel on March 7, 2013 04:05 pm + 61 comments

  Traktor DJ is one of those apps that sells the entire idea of the iPad itself — it takes the Continue reading…

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  Apple streaming music service reportedly delayed as licensing talks break down

  By Bryan Bishop on March 7, 2013 01:36 pm + 100 comments

  Last year rumors indicated that Apple was working on a streaming music service to be launched in the Continue reading…

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  'Fringe' composer Chris Tilton on rethinking the sound of 'SimCity'

  By Andrew Webster on March 6, 2013 11:15 am + 28 comments

  For the last five years, Chris Tilton served as the composer and orchestrator on Fringe, and prior Continue reading…

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  Harlem Shake-up: from meme to Middle East movement

  By Amar Toor on March 6, 2013 11:00 am + 55 comments

  For most people, the words "Harlem Shake" evoke images of arrhythmic hip thrusts, ridiculous Continue reading…

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  Apple reportedly held talks with Beats over streaming music service

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 5, 2013 11:52 pm + 51 comments

  Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly met with Beats CEO Jimmy Iovine to talk about its upcoming streaming Continue reading…

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  Pandora competing 'apples to apples' with traditional radio for ads, says CEO

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 5, 2013 09:36 pm + 14 comments

  For streaming music service Pandora, advertising revenues haven’t kept up with increasing Continue reading…