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Slacker iPhone app adds special Lollapalooza interviews

Friday, August 20, 2010

Slacker created a Lollapalooza channel for the Slacker Radio app (free) that includes artist interviews and special song introductions recorded at Lollapalooza. Also: video of Lady Gaga with Semi Precious Weapons.

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Going to Lollapalooza? Don’t forget the iPhone

Friday, August 6, 2010

If you’re going to the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago this weekend, here some handy tools for your iPhone.

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Superb sound, fresh cable design define new Shure SE535 earphones

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

The Shure SE535 Sound Isolating Earphones recently went on sale for, gasp, $499. Yes, that’s a price that makes one choke but if you can afford such a luxury, you will not be disappointed.

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Father’s Day gift ideas for the geeky dad

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Father’s Day is near and you’re probably still searching for a great gift. Not sure what to get him? Well, here are some ideas for the gadget-loving dad in your life.

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The time has come for Kidzapalooza

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Is this the year I finally go to the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago?  I’ve been wanting to go, but, you know, being a responsible parent and all, it seemed like a bad idea to head off to a 3-day concert. The babysitting expenses alone were enough to scare me away. Now I have a better [...]

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The Sonos S5 is a fine player for (almost) every music option

Thursday, May 27, 2010

This story first appeared in Vegas Seven I’ve been testing a new speaker that is just shy of the perfect music-playing device for the digital age. It lacks one teeny, tiny feature (that I will get to shortly), but before I explain that minor whine, let me tell you what makes the Sonos ZonePlayer S5 [...]

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Web-connected Chumby much more than an alarm clock

Thursday, March 25, 2010

This column was first published in Vegas Seven The Internet has spawned plenty of innovation in a relatively short period of time. One of the more interesting developments—at least from a gadget perspective—is the ongoing push for an Internet that doesn’t need a computer to connect. We’ve seen this trend blossom primarily through mobile phones, [...]

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A $10 CD sounds right to me

Friday, March 19, 2010

Universal Music Group said Thursday that it will start pricing new CD releases at $10 or less, a price point that should spur physical product sales over digital downloads. Hopefully, other labels will soon follow suit. Many people, including yours truly, prefer to own a physical CD than buying a digital version from Apple’s iTunes [...]

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For Pandora Web radio and founder Westergren, success is hear

Monday, March 8, 2010

I was very pleased this morning when I opened the New York Times to see a story about Pandora — the Web radio service, not the fictional planet — on the front page of the Business section. Better, it was a story about Pandora turning a major corner in its development, not a plea for [...]

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Why do we have Hannah Montana? Because kids buy stuff

Friday, March 5, 2010

I had an interesting conversation with Jim Donio after I posted a blog about children’s music mom and dad would like. Donio is the president of NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers, a group made of of music industry executives and retailers. NARM occasionally holds its annual conference in Chicago, an event I’ve covered [...]

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Children’s music for mom and dad

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

My wife and I are not the type of parents who enjoy listening to syrupy music recorded for kids. We can’t stand the usual stuff from Barney, Disney or Sesame Street. So we figured if the kids don’t hear it, they won’t know what they’re missing. On the other hand, listening to Los Lobos cover [...]

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Duh! MTV no longer about music. How to find music videos online

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

MTV finally admitted it doesn’t play music videos anymore – “I want my Jersey Shore” — a fact it emphasized with a new, reality-TV friendly logo. Missing from the new logo are the words “Music Television.” So where does one find music videos these days? The Web, of course. Why wait for a music television [...]

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