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  The Verge Playlist: Sampled funk and borrowed soul

  By Russell Brandom on February 22, 2013 03:20 pm + 27 comments

  The best 90s rap is like a jigsaw puzzle. Every drum break and borrowed hook leads back to another Continue reading…

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  Billboard adds YouTube plays to its Hot 100 Singles formula

  By Jeff Blagdon on February 20, 2013 09:04 pm + 11 comments

  Billboard is incorporating YouTube play counts in its Hot 100 Singles formula, giving some weight to Continue reading…

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  Spotify pushing labels to lower costs, open up free service to phones

  By Greg Sandoval on February 19, 2013 05:45 pm + 107 comments

  Spotify, the popular music subscription service, is due to meet in the coming weeks with its major Continue reading…

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  Watch Beck's lush cover of David Bowie's 'Sound and Vision' with 360-degree interactive cameras

  By Adi Robertson on February 19, 2013 09:19 am + 7 comments

  Beck's rich adaptation of David Bowie song "Sound and Vision" is impressive on its own, but in Continue reading…

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  Creating a mosh pit physics simulator with gas particles as a model

  By Adi Robertson on February 18, 2013 04:34 pm + 9 comments

  Concert mosh pits are a niche phenomenon even among humans, but researchers at Cornell have found Continue reading…

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  Diplo, Skrillex, and A-Trak launching new YouTube music channel 'Potato'

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 16, 2013 11:24 am + 44 comments

  Three of the biggest names in electronic music are launching a new YouTube channel called Potato on Continue reading…

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  The Verge Playlist: Night Drive

  By Joshua Topolsky on February 14, 2013 05:17 pm + 173 comments

  You've got a long path ahead of you, but you've also got a full tank of gas. The sky is a black Continue reading…

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  Turning solar flares into music, for science

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on February 14, 2013 11:24 am + 2 comments

  Robert Alexander doesn't just look at the stars — he listens to them. Using the process of Continue reading…

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  Library of Congress aims to preserve old audio recordings for future generations

  By Amar Toor on February 14, 2013 05:43 am + 3 comments

  The Library of Congress this week announced a new program designed to help preserve some of Continue reading…

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  Beats betting on curated playlists for upcoming music subscription service

  By Dieter Bohn on February 12, 2013 08:49 pm + 23 comments

  Jimmy Iovine's new project out of Beats will move beyond making bass-heavy headphones: It's the D Continue reading…