Merin and I decided to drive from San Francisco to Austin for SXSW. We're bogging about being on the road to SXSW and what we discover along the way. We're also road testing internet radio (SomaFM on the iPhone especially) and finding that unfortunately there are too many places on the interstate in...

Spotify hits the million milestone Ad-funded music streaming hitting the big time Spotify has hit the one million landmark – with the popular streaming music service quickly winning a host of adoring fans with its unique concept of using advertising to allow free use. http://www.techradar.com/news...

In my younger days, one of my favorite ways to pass the time was creating mixtapes. I’d spend hours flipping back and forth between tape-decks A and B, painstakingly coming up with the perfect soundtracks for gaming or just hanging out. I recall coming up with some wacky (or just plain wack) c...

gHacks suggested Spotify as an alternative to Pandora last year, and Spotify has recently gained a lot of attention in the British press. I thought it may be wise to discuss Spotify on here. Spotify is a service which allows users to stream many songs online free and legally. The service is ad-suppo...

An interesting trend has popped up with iPhone apps released by bands. While Apple offers no streaming music service in iTunes, several bands have started releasing paid apps in the App Store that stream the band's music to the device. The latest of these bands is Presidents of the United States of ...

In the US, royalties for the commercial broadcast of music are handled by a nonprofit group called SoundExchange. That arrangement has made the group a key player in negotiations regarding the fees paid for commercial Internet radio, a developing market that hasn't found a consistent revenue stream....

MP3 Search is a web music finder with a simple interface. If you're in need of some quick tunes to listen to, or you're hunting down pieces of an obscure mix, take a peek. Similar to previously reviewed Mix Turtle, MP3 Search sports a spartan, grab-it-and-go interface. Unlike Mix Turtle, though, you...

Spotify is a great new service that allows you to stream music instantly for free with ads. If you want Spotify but without the ads then you can buy a day pass for £0.99 ($1.50) or a premium account for £9.99 ($14.80) per month. At the time of writing this article, Spotify is invite-only so if you...

Slacker today announced the availability of the free Slacker Mobile application for the BlackBerry Storm. Slacker Radio, which is optimized for the handset’s unique touch screen, and can be used in both vertical and horizontal modes, is available as a free download by visiting Slacker.com from...

I love music. I don’t know many people who really don’t enjoy music on their computer, especially while doing mundane tasks or surfing. It just seems to make the time go by faster and make it slightly more enjoyable. While we’re always looking for neat web applications and such her...