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Neil Young is now the poster boy for Sun Microsystem's Java On2 interactive Blu-ray DVD technology. Young made the announcement on stage with Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz yesterday at the Sun Microsystems Java One Conference in San Francisco.
Promotional efforts for the Madonna Hard Candy album include using Social Media sites like MySpace to connect with fans.
From explaining lyrics like taking a "bath with a Sociopath" to how it felt to be included on the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack, Anya Marina was honest and revealing in our interview with her.
We had the good fortune to get some time with Framing Hanley. Here's our interview with Framing Hanley's lead vocalist, Kenneth Nixon.
I’m not exactly sure why Sony is getting into the USB Turntable business but they’ve taken a stab at getting our interest. The PS-LX300USB looks similar to another product we’ve talked about before (ION’s version) but I see some notable differences. The Sony version has a belt drive motor for reduced noise along with providing …
The biggest American reality show on TV has finally joined the iTunes platform. Fox Broadcasting, Fox Interactive Media and FremantleMedia signed an exclusive deal with Apple to bring American Idol audio and video performances to iTunes as single song-sized snippets available the day after they premiere on air. Audio performances of the top 24 contenders …
Before Nirvana made grunge mainstream and changed the music industry forever, they were playing dive bars like every other new band. Here's a rare video of an early Nirvana Maxwell's Hoboken performance from 1989.
This Guitar Hero kid expert is so good at the popular video game, he was invited to be a guest on The Ellen Show.
In this video, Rookie and his owner, Carolyn Scott, perform a dance routine to the famous song “You’re The One That I Want” from the Grease soundtrack. Dancing Dog Routine To “You’re The One That I Want” Wow! This dog can dance! Seriously, this might be the best dog dancing video you’ll ever see. And …
Forget all the hype around iTunes movie rentals. It looks like something even bigger will get announced at MacWorld this year. According to the rumors, Apple is launching a record label with Jay-Z, who’s set to step down from Def Jam Records once his employment contract with Universal Music Group expires. Jay-Z has one more …
Hate tuning you guitar? Help is here thanks to the world's first robot guitar from Gibson Guitars called the "Les Paul Robot Guitar".
U2 is giving fans a sneak peek at some new music on their remastered release of Joshua Tree. The band used iLike.com to post a video of Bono singing “Wave of Sorrow” while sitting on a couch. It’s one of the previously unreleased tracks that U2 didn’t include on their legendary album Joshua Tree in 1987. …
If I was stranded on an island and could only have five Bob Dylan albums, which ones would I bring?
When Ryan Ferguson, singer of the band No Knife, strutted up to the stage to accept a 1999 San Diego Music Award for Best Punk Album, he chided, “Well tonight we officially found out we’re a punk band now.” Anyone who knows Ryan’s accomplishments can understand the humor in this. Two years prior, No Knife …
AT&T is making Napster’s entire music catalog (5 million songs) available for direct-to-mobile purchase in mid-November via a new service called Napster Mobile. While not compatible with the iPhone, the catalog will be accessible via AT&T’s network for the price of $1.99/song or 5 tracks for $7.49. Matchbox Twenty’s new album “Exile on Mainstream” will …
Universal Music is in talks with Sony BMG and Warner Music about launching a downloadable music subscription service to challenge iTunes’ dominance. The service, dubbed Total Music, would be optimized for rival devices such as the Microsoft Zune as well as mobile phones and would be free to the user. In the proposed Total Music …
The Klipsch iGroove HG iPod speaker system comes with two 2.5 inch bass woofers and one 1-inch MicroTractrix horn-loaded tweeters for the high end.
