Morning Music Notes – Greatest Blog Post Ever, Without a Doubt

Remember the news that Metallica and Lou Reed are recording together? Well it turns out, Lou Reed is a fan of it. In fact, a direct quote is “It’s may be the best thing done by anyone, ever. It could create another planetary system. I’m not joking, and I’m not being egotistical.” Sounds pretty modest to me. Enough about that, I must keep writing at a hilarious and frantic pace, in order to create a planetary system of my own. Take that, Lou Reed.

Grooveshark to Become Artists Developers?

Grooveshark, best known for drunk friends hijacking playlists at house parties, is trying to focus more on artist development. CEO Sam Tarantino has said that “Ultimately we see the big core of this business as artist development. That includes signing deals, representing rights, and “actually growing the business” for bands like Austin-based Quiet Company.” So Grooveshark is the new MySpace, minus the 1990s style Geocities website layout?

Turntable.fm Party!

It seems like Turntable.fm is becoming quite the popular little group listening app. It’s like Grooveshark, in that you can take over a party with it, but you can pick your tunes, have a guest DJ spot, even have showdowns of sorts, to see who is cool and who should step off. Methinks some kind of drinking game or contest can be make with this app.

Artists Try to Combat Angry Birds
Artists are slowly but surely coming up with apps that are less promotional and more interactive and fun. Soulwax and Bjork are leading the charge these days, with their new apps. The Radio Soulwax app provides for 24 one-hour mixes, and also has visual accompaniment. Hopefully it is cooler than the visual accompaniments built into Windows Media Player. Meanwhile, Bjork is keeping her details a secret because SHE’S A WITCH. Apparently it will consist of one app per song, and some sort of Mother app.