Music remix

Music remix

To say the music business is a bit volatile would be a gross understatement — at least looking at this past week.

Just one week ago, I posted a comparison of 38 of the best sites for listening to music on the cheap. Since then, one company has been bought, another has been sued, and another that we haven’t previously written on has become embroiled in controversy.

Tuesday, Anywhere.fm, a Y Combinator funded company that received angel… Continue Reading

38 free/cheap music sites — Welcome to the fray, Qbox!

38 free/cheap music sites — Welcome to the fray, Qbox!

Ever since Napster brought free MP3s mainstream — and subsequently garnered the wrath of the Recording Industry Association of America — the music industry has been reeling.

No single strategy for listening to music online has come to dominate the market, as record labels, managers, artists, fans, Apple’s music offering, Internet radio and recommendation companies all jockey for position. But one thing is clear above all the din: Fans will not be denied their music —… Continue Reading