Wikipedia:Mashup - Web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool.

Unless you attended ‘Mashed 08‘ you might be left thinking … ‘what’s all the fuss about’ … so I’m here to introduce the miracles of the modern Mashup. read full post »

Who would have ever thought it? RZA — ‘dictator’ of the Wu Tang Clan, charged with attempted murder and under FBI investigation for weapons trafficking — is not only a vegetarian but a chess master too, and he has founded a groundbreaking online community to merge the gangster world of hip hop with the ancient strategy game he cherishes…

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Madonna will be releasing her new album ‘Hard Candy’ through a deal with … Sony Ericsson and Warner Music International.

So do handsets & network operators now have more distribution power than record companies? read full post »

A decent mp3 player doesn’t just depend on the hardware. Having simple and easy access to good content is a big part of it too … that’s why the iTunes music store was the true genius behind the success of the iPod.

So who’s the new kid on the block giving Apple a run for their money … Microsoft, Sony? How about Tesco? read full post »

Way back in the smoke machine mists of time, music was delivered on large lumps of plastic … called vinyl … and a strange craze began.

Secret backward messages … in more recent times (i.e. today) we see history repeating itself, tsomla llew …

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Like most kids, pre the internet age i dabbled with mix tapes. Hours spent recoding my favourite tracks from the radio, filling dozens of D90 audio cassettes for friends and family.

Doc Rogers talks to James Rutledge (aka Pedro) about why he has taken this concept to the extreme with one of his projects. read full post »

Frank Rose’s article in Wired last month’s is spot on and gives the film industry the benefit of hindsight that music execs wish they had had. read full post »

It’s official, games are bigger business than music.  Well, it is if you look at retail revenues in the UK.  For the very first time, 2007 saw games earn more retail revenue than music, and it’s set to continue.  With the saturation of iPods stuffed onto every commuting train, how has this happened?

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So 7Digital.com are going to start selling all the music on their books DRM-free. I think it’s great, however I also can’t help feeling that you may lose that sense of ownership of the music you’ve invested in. Which in turns makes me wonder as to why you’d want to pay for any DRM-free music in the first place when it’s so freely available to download elsewhere for nothing? read full post »