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David Bowie's 'Golden Years,' from his classic album 'Station to Station,' is coming to the Apple App Store on June 6th. You'll have the ability to remix the song by manipulating eight of the original instrument tracks, including vocals, guitar and percussion. Users will even be able to export their mixes as MP3s and share them with friends. Bowie released a similar edition of 'Space Oddity' in 2009 for $2.

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Tilbury made his discovery after doing a Google search for the band's downloads on BitTorrent. That led him to a graphic on LimeTorrents, which showed that One Soul Thrust's album had been downloaded 100,000 times. According to the Canadian Recording Industry Association, a band must sell 100,000 copies or downloads of their album, in order to achieve platinum status. Of course, because they didn't actually sell any of the pirated albums, One Soul Thrust couldn't achieve platinum status, and wouldn't see a cent of revenue.

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The jeans really need to be seen (and heard), so check out the video here. And keep an ear out for this morsel at :50. "Do I haf to whock it hawd?"

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aseem+mishraAseemMishrabritishdesigndrum+jeansdrum+kit+jeansdrumjeansdrumkitdrumkitjeansdrumsmusictopWed, 30 Mar 2011 14:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Amazon's Cloud Drive Ruffles Music Industry]]>http://www.switched.com/2011/03/30/amazons-cloud-drive-ruffles-music-industry/http://www.switched.com/2011/03/30/amazons-cloud-drive-ruffles-music-industry/http://www.switched.com/2011/03/30/amazons-cloud-drive-ruffles-music-industry/#comments amazon cloud drive Grab some popcorn and pull up a chair because this is gonna be good. Amazon just edged ever closer to world domination by offering a free cloud service that lets customers access their music from a range of devices. It's basically a huge eff-you to the record labels, with whom Amazon is still in negotiation over streaming rights. One anonymous executive put it to Reuters this way: "[It's] somewhat stunning... I've never seen a company of their size make an announcement, launch a service and simultaneously say they're trying to get licenses."

Amazon told All Things Digital that it doesn't need licenses for music storage. What is less clear is whether or not it need licenses for streaming. (In fact, the labels themselves do not seem to be clear on that either.) Insiders told Reuters that unlicensed streaming might be illegal; in 2007, a similar storage locker service was sued by EMI for copyright infringement. EMI didn't win, but the mere threat of the label litigation seems to have kept many from pursuing lockers.

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The danger now is different. The man no longer needs a monopoly on musical taste. He just wants a few cents on the dollar of every song you download, he doesn't care what that song says. Other times he doesn't even care if you pay that dollar, as long as you listen to your stolen music on his portable MP3 player, store it on his Apple computer, send it to your friends through his Verizon network. To paraphrase Yeltsin's famous offer to the Chechens, take as much free music as you can stomach. We'll see where it gets you.
n+1's Nikal Saval undertakes a thorough and disheartening examination of digital music, the iPod and the pluralistic state of taste, drawing on sociological and cultural texts from Pierre Bourdieu and Theodor Adorno. In it, he contends that the personalized experience of the iPod is isolating, consumerist and deafening. When sound is everywhere, the most valuable cultural commodity is silence.

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But that's not even the strange part. That comes into play with BlueBeat's own copyright system. In its defense, BlueBeat's lawyers argued that the site founder had created a method of "psycho-acoustic simulation" which makes the songs it hosts unique recordings under BlueBeat's copyright. And, indeed, BlueBeat still claims on its site: "All audio-visual works copyright (C) 2011 ...BlueBeat, Inc". The judge didn't buy it, and this settlement is just the tip of the iceberg. Another trial begins today to figure out how much BlueBeat owes EMI Group PLC, Capitol Records and Virgin Records America.

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Signing up for the service is a little cumbersome. If you don't already have a Cloud Drive account (which you probably don't), you'll have to sign up for one. Once you've uploaded some music -- which is simple enough using the giant "upload" button on the Cloud Drive page -- you'll then need to sign up for Cloud Player. You have to do this from the Amazon site on you computer; it can't be done from your phone, and it wasn't immediately apparent to us that Cloud Drive and Cloud Player required two separate sign-ups. Once we signed up on Amazon, we had to log out of our account on our phone and log back in to force Amazon MP3 to pull up our music.

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Oh, Justin Bieber. How did the Internet even cope before you were around? His music video for 'Baby' just surpassed 500 million views, making it the most viewed video in YouTube history. But with 1.1 million "dislikes," the video also, and ever so slightly, edges out Rebecca Black's 'Friday' for the distinction of most hated. Basically, Bieber's stuff is the most watched, most disliked, and most debate-inspiring. How on Earth did Internet denizens occupy themselves pre-Bieber?

Or, as one of the video's 4.3 million commenters (oh, we forgot to mention that part) put it: "half billion OMG." We know, we know; you're not part of that very special sub-section of humanity. But half a billion?! OMG. You know you're going to give in sooner or later.

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It may simply be that it will take some time for those who relied on LimeWire to find a new source of free music. But, if they don't, will this affect profits at the record companies? Whether or not piracy has a significant effect on music sales is a hotly debated topic. After spending so much time and effort lobbying to have LimeWire shut down, if sales don't start picking up soon, the RIAA will look more foolish than it does already.

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CNET is reporting that employees at Google have begun internally testing Google Music, meaning that the music streaming service could be ready for launch. There is, however, one slight problem: that Google Music needs music. Sources close to the company say that Google is still negotiating with the four major record labels, and that the talks have been delayed primarily because of the complexity of the issue. Google is reportedly pursuing the rights to store users' existing libraries on its cloud servers, but the labels are treading carefully.

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Switched caught up with lead singer Dan Whitford to talk tunes: how he makes them, what he loves, and what equipment he cannot live without. He let us into his studio and allowed us to peruse his iTunes. We weren't surprised by his vast influences, like Windows start-up sound designer Brian Eno or Cut Copy's current labelmate Ariel Pink. Cut Copy proves music isn't "electronic" or "rock-and-roll" anymore. For their new album 'Zonoscope,' music, instruments and technology have an intertwined, symbiotic relationship.

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Moritz Waldemeyer, the designer who created a 'Home Disco' out of lasers and a smoke machine, has unveiled his latest installation: a laser harp. Consisting of a black obelisk surrounded by a cage of laser beams, Waldemeyer's harp uses light sensors and an Open Frameworks app to create sounds whenever a person interacts with the laser field. Waldemeyer's "weird and wonderful" soundscape is comprised of sirens and alarms, which are looped and woven together to form a cocoon of ominous space.

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Before she won an Oscar for 'The Hurt Locker,' Kathryn Bigelow made 'Strange Days,' a futuristic sci-fi movie imagining a world where people did "playback," a virtual-reality drug that allowed users to live in another body. Brooklyn art rockers TV on the Radio tapped into Bigelow's tale with 'Will Do,' which puts each of the guys in wire-laden, blinking BluBlockers to experience a techno fantasy where, amongst other things, adorable frontman Tunde Adebimpe brings his love back to life. Fun fact: Adebimpe, who was in 'Rachel Getting Married,' will be releasing a video for each song on TVOTR's newest album 'Nine Types of Light,' out in April.

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So, as cringe-inducing as the track may be (and it is truly horrible), just remember: this 13-year-old is actually doing something, putting herself out there, and earning cash (hand over fist!) while doing it.

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At $5.99 (Nirvana), $6.99 (Rush) and $7.99 (Rolling Stones) the apps are quite pricey for mere companion pieces to classic albums. We love liner notes more than most, but liner notes alone are hardly worth the cost of an entire album, even if they're interactive. Perhaps UMG could see fit to include a redeemable code for the albums? That way it doesn't have to sacrifice those all-important, chart-eligible iTunes sales.

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The infamous /b/ message board has been aflame with activity lately, with members of the 4chan underworld working to patch together an anti-Black campaign dubbed 'Operation Black Friday.' The community seems determined to retaliate against the teenager, who appeared on 'Good Morning America' today -- though it's still unclear how they plan to go about doing so.

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Do you wonder if the urbane baritone who narrates those DigInfo News spots ever has to record multiple takes because he's laughing his (possibly) Australian ass off at those consistently wacky Japanese inventions? I do. Because I'm not sure I'd be able to say "chicken skin can generate vibrato effects" without breaking into some kind of fit of giggling burp-ups.

Anyway, these are forks that make noises when you eat. Noises that made my cats duck for cover. Basically, these instrumental utensils turn you into a living circuit-cum-theremin so that family dinners can sound like early Pauline Oliveros or something? Just watch the video. But be prepared for lots of close-up shots of this woman's mouth chewing a variety of foodstuffs.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bon joviBonJovicelebritiesiTunesmusicsteve jobsSteveJobstopTue, 15 Mar 2011 13:07:00 EST<![CDATA[Electronic Music Gets a New Weapon With the 'LinnStrument']]>http://www.switched.com/2011/03/13/roger-linn-linnstrument/http://www.switched.com/2011/03/13/roger-linn-linnstrument/http://www.switched.com/2011/03/13/roger-linn-linnstrument/#comments The fellow that brought us the drum machine -- that 1980s game-changer -- is still at it. Roger Linn's LinnStrument, which you can hear in the preview video after the break, is a marvel of a modern music-maker. Arrayed in grid form, the touchpad of notes adjusts pitch, timbre and expression according to finger movement and pressure. Geeky? No doubt. But it sounds roughly like a theremin on ecstasy, and is easily one of the more beautiful things we've heard in a while. For the good stuff, skip ahead to 1:30.

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The landscapes of Google Earth have never looked quite as hypnotic (or ominous) as they do in this music video from the band Lux Repeat. Created by designer Bartholomäus Traubeck, the clip takes viewers on an aerial voyage across Google Earth's pixelated landscape, in all its geographic desolation and graphic vibrance. Equal parts nature documentary and flight-simulator video game, it's definitely worth getting lost in for a few minutes.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>gamingmusicportalportal 2Portal2the nationalTheNationaltopSat, 12 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Kraftwerk App Automatically Creates Krautrock Masterpieces]]>http://www.switched.com/2011/03/11/kraftwerk-kling-klang-machine-no1-app/http://www.switched.com/2011/03/11/kraftwerk-kling-klang-machine-no1-app/http://www.switched.com/2011/03/11/kraftwerk-kling-klang-machine-no1-app/#comments Kraftwerk - Kling Klang Machine - No1 'Kraftwerk - Kling Klang Machine - No1' is the clumsiest name for an iDevice app we've seen. And at $8.99, it's no bargain -- which is a shame, because it's so cool. The app automatically generates music while also letting you manipulate sounds and loops using a retro, green-on-black display, though that description hardly does it justice. It's no 'GarageBand,' but it'll keep you knee-deep in krautrock all day long.

Gallery: Kraftwerk - Kling Klang Machine - No1

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>big boiBigBoicelebritiesfoursquaremusicoutkastsocial networkingSocialNetworkingsxswsxsw-2011sxsw2011topWed, 09 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Steven Tyler's New App Will Take You on an 'Intimate Journey']]>http://www.switched.com/2011/03/04/steven-tyler-appsolewdly-iphone-app/http://www.switched.com/2011/03/04/steven-tyler-appsolewdly-iphone-app/http://www.switched.com/2011/03/04/steven-tyler-appsolewdly-iphone-app/#comments'American Idol' judge Steven Tyler has just released his very own iPhone/iPad app, designed exclusively for the seven people who want more Steven Tyler in their lives. Titled 'AppSoLewdly,' Tyler's application reportedly offers "exclusive, unpredictable, and uncensored content including self-made videos, never before seen photos and other noises from his head." All that can be yours for just $2.99.

Gallery: Steven Tyler's Appsolewdly App

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aerosmithAmericanIdolappscelebritiesipadiphoneiTunesmusicStevenTylertopFri, 04 Mar 2011 09:25:00 EST<![CDATA[REM Debuts New Record on Spotify]]>http://www.switched.com/2011/02/28/rem-uses-spotify-debut-collapse-into-now-record/http://www.switched.com/2011/02/28/rem-uses-spotify-debut-collapse-into-now-record/http://www.switched.com/2011/02/28/rem-uses-spotify-debut-collapse-into-now-record/#commentsREM unveiled its "Accelerate" album one week early online. Today, the band embarks on a similar strategy with its new record, "Collapse Into Now" by debuting on Spotify. The music-streaming service still isn't available in the U.S., so European listeners will have exclusive access to the early action before the album officially lands on March 7th.

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Kanye West's new video for 'All of the Lights' features, well, a lot of lights -- so many, in fact, that it could cause some people to have seizures. Epilepsy Action, a U.K.-based awareness organization, has reportedly urged YouTube to pull the video, claiming that the strobe light-intensive clip had already elicited seizures in viewers with certain epileptic conditions. YouTube duly removed the video, before re-posting it with the following disclaimer: "WARNING: This video has been identified by Epilepsy Action to potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised." Watch with caution.

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Thanks to the engineering impresarios at Toyota, those unguided hordes of boogying robot dancers finally have mechanical musicians to move them. The company's updated 'Partner' 'bots recently demonstrated their automated violin and trumpet skills, both solo and with human accompaniment, at the Robot & Human Concert in Tokyo. Despite its impressive skills, the violin-'bot will still require years of dedicated training programming before its can rival this technological violin master.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>PartnerRobotPartnerRobot2.0PartnerRobotsRobotHumanConcerttopToyotaRobotToyotaRobotsWed, 23 Feb 2011 16:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Design Student Bring Physical Charm to Spotify]]>http://www.switched.com/2011/02/20/jordi-parra-spotify-player/http://www.switched.com/2011/02/20/jordi-parra-spotify-player/http://www.switched.com/2011/02/20/jordi-parra-spotify-player/#comments Spotify Radio In case you hadn't noticed, physical media are dying. Digital audio files long ago replaced CDs, movies are regularly available to stream, and games will download at the click of a mouse. There's no more reason to ever run to your local Best Buy . But there is still something alluring about physically touching your content source (just ask a vinyl fetishist). Jordi Parra, a Spanish design student, decided to combine that physical charm with digital convenience by creating a Spotify player, which streams tracks identified by small discs embedded with RFID tags.

Constructed of wood and plastic, Parra's Spotify radio has a decidedly analogue feel. While it takes its external design queues from old transistor radios, an Arduino processor resides inside, reading the tokens' RFID tags and looking for their associated music in the Spotify database. The device is a prototype constructed as his Masters thesis in Interactive Design at the Umea Institute of Design. Parra hopes to keep the project alive and wants to create a standalone version with an embedded version of Linux, Spotify and a speaker. (The current model actually plays the tunes through a computer; it must be connected via USB or Bluetooth.) To feast your eyes on more of the stunning creation check out the gallery below.

Gallery: Spotify Radio

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ArduinoDesignJordi ParraJordiParraMusicRfidSpotifyTopSun, 20 Feb 2011 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[New Radiohead Album Debuts Early. BUY. IT. NOW.]]>http://www.switched.com/2011/02/18/radiohead-king-of-limbs-download-out-lotus-flower/http://www.switched.com/2011/02/18/radiohead-king-of-limbs-download-out-lotus-flower/http://www.switched.com/2011/02/18/radiohead-king-of-limbs-download-out-lotus-flower/#commentsFans of Radiohead woke up to a treat this AM: the moody, groundbreaking Brit band's new album 'The King of Limbs,' hit the 'Net. While the album is more expensive than the pay-what-you-want 'In Rainbows,' this $48 opus is fully loaded: two 10-inch vinyl records, 625 pieces of artwork and, of course, the MP3 version. For the thrifty, the digital download is available for $9 now. Check out the eerie, dreamy video for the album's first single, 'Lotus Flower,' after the jump.

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MTV, Facebook and Justin "The Beebs" Bieber have launched Draw Your Line, a campaign to track and discourage acts of cyberbullying. While we hate cyberbullying as much as the next blog, we have to question the inclusion of Justin Bieber, as it reminds us of those old anti-drug specials featuring the Ninja Turtles. Young dope fiends didn't care about masked reptiles back then, and we'd wager young bullies don't care about cherubic teen idols nowadays.

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Clang your way through the end of your work day by plugging your favorite tunes into Tellart's nifty 'Bells!' site. By merely dragging those little virtual bells into position, you'll trigger an Arduino processor that plays the genuine articles right there in Tellart's Rhode Island office (watch in your browser!). We figured out AC/DC's 'You Shook Me All Night Long,' and were pleasantly surprised.

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It's been more than a decade since the Flaming Lips released 'Zaireeka' -- an album consisting of four CDs meant to be played simultaneously. Now, Wayne Coyne & Co. have applied essentially the same concept to YouTube.

Yesterday, the band released "Two Blobs Fucking," a song that's divided into 12 separate YouTube clips meant to be played at the same time. Sounds like a pretty cumbersome way to hear music, but the Lips claim that their technique only enhances the listening experience. "The more devices, the more harmonic possibilities can be constructed," the group explained, in a press release. "You and your device, at one with the music, become the orchestra, just as the Gods of Technology naturally intended it to be."

To become one with the Flaming Lips' new track, get 11 of your friends (and their devices) in the same room, head over to the band's YouTube channel, and press play.

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You'll be able to purchase digital copies online (for a set price this time) on February 19th. Physical editions, reportedly packed with artwork and other "goodies," will start shipping out on March 9th. Basic digital downloads will reportedly run around $10, while the loaded physical packages will cost approximately $50. The band hasn't specifically addressed what exactly constitutes a "newspaper album," but "the world's first"? Ian Anderson and his Jethro Tull bandmates might have a little something to say about that.

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