Butch Walker is a badass and a sweetheart. Anyone who’s met the Grammy-nominated rocker, producer and songwriter knows so within about a minute of conversation and it becomes ever more abundantly clear after a couple drinks. He’s not choosy about his chatter partners, either, and all those nights toiling away at bars have led to [...]
Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher is pushing for his sons to become musicians just like him. However, he has a different viewpoint for his daughter, Anais, who is 11. He thinks the industry is “strange” for girls. The 44-year-old, who has two sons — Donovan, 4, and one-year-old Sonny. “It`s the best job in the [...]
The first iPod was revealed quietly at a presentation by Steve Jobs on in October of 2001 and was in stores only a short month later. Designed with Jonathan Ive’s trademark flare for simplicity and ease of use, it’s simplest form could store 1,000 songs, had a battery that lasted ten hours, and could easily [...]
The one bright spot for the music industry continues to be the holiday album, which make for good tangible gifts, a quality stocking stuffer, and boost visibility for artists. Not to mention, hearing your favorite holiday songs are often much more enjoyable around the house when they’re being sung by someone that’s hip and living [...]
Napster’s Sean Parker has always possessed interest in revolutionizing the music industry. His current efforts on the music horizon are focused on Spotify. ”These historical limitations that defined the dynamics of the record business no longer any sense,” said Parker. Parker described Spotify as an “attempt to finish” what he started with Napster, being that it [...]
Located in the hippest neighborhood in Orlando, Park Ave CDs has one of the better assortments of new and used CDs, records and cassette tapes in virtually every genre in the known music world. And for a guy who’s attempting to add a few modern works to a collection of 70’s rock vinyls I’ve inherited, [...]
When Apple rolled out iTunes in 2003, the music industry was at a point of transition and beginning a never ending downward spiral. Entering the 2000′s, albums were enjoying blockbuster sales of several million units for its superstar artists, and profits were stellar in the industry. Yet the threat of Napster and other forms of [...]
Rather than release a new album it looks like the punk guys from Rancid has decided to ride the online video wave by conjuring up a video series called “Rock N Roll Theater.” In the teaser video below, you’ll quickly see that all of the members of Rancid are acting in the show, with Guitarist/Vocalist [...]
In a recent interview, outgoing head of digital music at Warner Music Group Michael Nash says the music industry has finally “figured out free.” Nash has spent a decade at WMG, the last four heading up its digital division, but is stepping down soon. In the interview, Nash says that services such as Spotify, Rdio [...]
Amazon is about to aggressively go head-to-head with Apple and the iPad in a big way. With an impressive forthcoming consumer-centric media consumption device called the Kindle Fire, Amazon is about to make a big push toward becoming one of the biggest companies in the world. They are hoping to attract consumers with a device [...]
