By Ryan Van Etten on 02/18/2010
Bandcamp added artist/song tagging to its slew of features yesterday, and hopes are high that more social music features are in store. As a self-professed tag-a-holic I’m pretty stoked about the news, and especially so because I had emailed them suggesting a tagging feature. Bandcamp artists can now list themselves in up to five genres, they can add their location, and they can add specific traits to individual tracks in the form of tags.
Posted in Design, Discussion, Editorial, Music Flux, News | Tagged Amie Street, bandcamp, behavior, community, crowdsourcing, data, Delicious, geotagging, ideas, last.fm, location, music discovery, music intelligence, new features, recommendation engine, search, social bookmarking, social media, social music, tagging, thesixtyone
By Ryan Van Etten on 02/08/2010
Multitouch may be next GUI—is there a doubt? For decades we’ve used the mouse, but as GUI technology improves we’ll find more limitations in a mouse-based system. Clayton Miller’s 2009 project called 10/GUI demonstrates the potential of multitouch. According to Miller, “the industry is now at a crossroads.”
Posted in Boundless, Design, Discussion, Editorial, News | Tagged 10/GUI, augmented reality, brain, Clayton Miller, computing, con10uum, Design, gesture recognition, gestures, graphical, GUI, human, human-computer, interaction, interface, iPhone, mobile, mobility, multitouch, nintendo, Pranav Mistry, science, sixthsense, technology, TED, touchscreens, UI, virtuality, virtualization, wii
By Ryan Van Etten on 11/17/2009
I saw this interview of Dhani Harrison on Conan O’Brien the night before The Beatles Rock Band’s debut in September, and until then I had not realized that George’s son, Dhani Harrison, had played such a major role in the development of the game. In the interview Dhani describes how he ended up working on creation of The Beatles Rock Band, which started with his 5-year-long Guitar Hero obsession.
Posted in Band Radar, Design, Editorial, Gaming, Music, News, Rock Band | Tagged alternative, band, band websites, Conan O'Brien, development, Dhani Harrison, facebook, Gaming, interaction, interview, musicians, MySpace, rock/pop, social media, social music, stickam, The Beatles, The Beatles Rock Band, thenewno2, video, videogame
By Ryan Van Etten on 11/01/2009
Music Site of The Month is a series where we spotlight an awesome music website based on its interactive content, fan engagement, and mobility. This month the spotlight is on Depeche Mode. DepecheMode.com brings us the expected features of a band website, and then some. The site is photo-rich and packaged in layers of sleek design.
Posted in Band Radar, Design, Music, Music Site of The Month | Tagged alternative, Apps, band, band websites, Depeche Mode, fans, geotagging, integration, interaction, iPhone, mobile, mobility, mosaic, MusicBiz, photos, review
By Ryan Van Etten on 10/01/2009
Music Site of The Month is a new series where we spotlight an awesome music website based on its interactive content, fan engagement, and overall design. This month the spotlight is on Paramore. Paramore.net is more than a website—it is a community and social network for Paramore fans. We need to see more music sites like this.
Posted in Band Radar, Design, Music, Music Site of The Month | Tagged alternative, band, band websites, Conan O'Brien, Design, direct-to-fan, fans, interaction, MusicBiz, paramore, pop-punk, rock/pop, social music
By Tanya Robertson on 09/30/2009
Metaverse TV (MBC) is opening its beautiful sim at Metverse Island on October 3rd and you are all invited. Events start at 3pm SLT and carry on right through until 8.30pm SLT with SpaceJunky coming on stage at 7.30pm SLT for their concert and pyrotechnics show that includes giveaways during the performance.
Posted in Band Radar, Design, Events, Gaming, Music, Second Life, SL Events | Tagged architecture, bands, Design, event, island, live music, Lumiere Noir, metaverse, metaverse-tv, opening, party, photos, Second Life, sim, spacejunky, video, virtual bands
By Tanya Robertson on 09/14/2009
Event: On 9/18 SpaceJunky will have a big celebration at Planet 7 on SpaceJunky Island. The whole sim has been redesigned as a beautiful floating crystal city and SpaceJunky will perfom a concert at the main stage at 7pm. There will be other events that night too, and special freebies from the stores—including fashion designs exclusive to the island.
Posted in Band Radar, Design, Events, Gaming, Second Life, SL Events | Tagged architecture, band, bands, Design, event, fashion, free, live music, meditation, party, rock/pop, Second Life, spacejunky
By Ryan Van Etten on 07/25/2009
Entertainment and transportation will likely mesh in the future. Transportation—our movement from one location to another—has always had a massive influence on our culture, lifestyle, and architecture. We ride. We fly. We travel. We move.
Posted in Design, Editorial, Music, News, Transit | Tagged airport, arts, concept, Design, entertainment, future, hoax, idea, ideas, innovation, issues, modern, NYC, transportation, urban, venue