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Oldest known recordings of computer generated music unveiled

A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer genera...

The 100 most cliched cliches in pop song titles

Andy Baio has been writing about The Whitburn Project - a vast spreadsheet with data about the 37,000 songs that have been hits on the Billboard Ch...

Universal barring artists from posting full songs on MySpace

As record companies scramble to explain drooping sales figures (and stop the bleeding), Universal Music Group has found a new culprit: MySpace.

You type, rock stars sing

I just found this very fun web app on Digg. Basically, you type out your lyrics and with the click of a button, you can hear them sung by famous ar...

My first radio interview on music software

I had my first radio interview this morning. It was on music software. Thankfully I was quite prepared for it, but just like a first date, I was st...

Spinal Tap reunite for Live Earth

Here's a preview clip of the Rob Reiner Spinal Tap short for Live Earth. Marty DiBergi recruits Nigel, David and Derek to reunite to play Live ...

Live Earth's guide to a green concert and green office

If we recycled the plastic from every bottle of coke Stace consumed here in the office, not only would concerts like Live Earth be pointless, I'...

Rhodri Marsden plays Wichita Lineman on a saw

Rhodri Marsden, a saw, a child's violin bow, a portable amp and a MIDI file of Wichita Lineman he downloaded from a karaoke website; what do yo...

Mission Impossible theme on Steelpan

We all know the James Bond theme is the best peice of music ever to bless human ears. What you also probably knew, is that the Misson Impossible th...

Which music production software would you choose if stuck on a deserted island?

I've just finished reading Richard Laymon's novel, Island, and it got me thinking about the age-old question: what one item would I want wi...

Composing for horror: The Halloween soundtrack

It’s Friday the 13 today and it got me thinking about the musical score from John Carpenter’s Halloween. For anyone who has listened to the DVD...

A guitar, a Nigerian scammer, and a set of $3000 strings

Over the past year whenever I put an Ad in Loot.com for anything over £500 I get the old African scammers contacting me. For those that don't ...

Roger Waters DSOTM Concert Review

Surrounded by Poms on my train ride to see Roger Waters, I had to remind myself that I was not in England and in fact only 30 minutes from home in ...

New features on the new Hitsquad.com

Hey everyone! This marks the first post to the Hitsquad.com blog. It also means that the redesign of our main portal website and news system is com...

American Idol: An observation of our distinguished hosts

American Idol almost had me this time. I mean sure - anybody with a conscience knows the show is occasionally over the top. BUT, ca'mon, admit ...

Making the kora - the instrument of Africa's traditional story-tellers

From the BBC: "The kora is a traditional instrument similar to a harp or lute played across West Africa, especially among the Mandinka community. A...

Revolutionary, groundbreaking, NAMMness

After reading what seems like three thousand press releases from NAMM, I've come to the conclusion that every single product being released is:...

Tips for Music Software Developers: The Press Release

Quick Tip #2: The Press Release

A press release is one of the most important steps a software developer needs to take when they’re read...

Billy Idol has the worst Christmas video ever

Eyes Without a Face: Great. Rebel Yell: Great. Jingle Bell Rock: Not so great. Billy Idol's cover of the Bobby Helms Christmas classic has to t...

LiveJournal user alleges Jet stole her photo for their video

A user of internet journal website, LiveJournal.com, alleges that rock band Jet used one of her images in their video clip for Rip It Up w...

Tips for Music Software Developers: The Competition

Developing music software is no easy task, let alone marketing and selling it when it’s complete. So it really gets on my nerves when I see softw...

Will Zune help bands get music to fans?

Lets forget about whether or not Microsoft’s Zune is going to kick the crap out of the iPod. I want to know if it is going to be an asset for ban...

Crappy guitars and the Halloween theme on guitar

Being Australian I never celebrated Halloween as a kid. Which is a shame because who doesn't love dressing up as Dracula or Michael Jackson and...

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