Hasta La Gadget!

There was a moment when Turntable.fm was seemingly ready to usher in an era of social music, with virtual DJs leading the way. Unfortunately, that moment has passed; in light of a shrinking audience and high operating costs, Turntable.fm has announced that it will shut down its DJ service on December 2nd. The company will instead focus on Turntable Live, its social platform for streaming real-world concerts. It’s a sad day for musical tastemakers, although the company is going out of its way to support fans. Users can export their playlists and tracks to services like Spotify, and the company is promising both a commemorative t-shirt as well as a “last day” party on the 2nd. If you have fond memories of spinning tunes for friends across the country, we’d suggest making room in your calendar.

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Source: Turntable.fm

The massive summer music festivals are upon us, and if you’re going, you need to be prepared. Get your smartphone ready for the crowded, lonely grasslands.

Back when SongMatch for Android was introduced to the public, Rhapsody said that its Shazam-esque offering was only the first of many “companion” apps to come. Today, as part of its plans to expand the suite of Rhapsody applications, the streaming service is introducing Concerts. The moniker says it all, really: the new application is designed to be a hub where you can easily keep up with — you guessed it — concerts from music artists you’re into or even ones you’ve never heard of. Using a device’s location services, Concerts can quickly find gigs around your area and display useful info related to them, including things like an entire show lineup and the ability to buy tickets.

While Concerts isn’t limited to Rhapsody subscribers, those who pay the monthly fee do get a couple extra tidbits, such as music playback and track downloads from within the app. Currently, it’s only available for iOS, but Rhapsody did tell us that Android and Windows Phone versions are “coming in the next few weeks.” For folks who can download right now, however, we have the App Store link below.

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Source: App Store

Few bands have so fundamentally affected the American music scene—with a single song, no less—as Nirvana did in 1991 with the debut of Smells Like Teen Spirit. The Beatles did it in 1964 with “Please Please Me” and set off the British Invasion, Grandmaster Flash did it in 1981 with “The Message” and brought Hip-Hop to the masses. More »

In some ways, it’s a cardinal sin. In other ways, it’s understandable. There’s a whole world of difference between tweeting between sets to try and inflame your friends’ jealousy, and holding your gargantuan phablet above your head for three or four songs at a time, blocking the view of those behind you, and capturing video that is so low quality that no one will want to watch it. Ever. You might wish you’d never even bothered to shoot it in the first place. More »