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5 Killer Musician Websites

5 Killer Musician Websites

By Ryan Van Etten on 12/10/2010

Your band’s website design may not be able to make you—but it can break you. In no particular order, these five content-rich musician websites are The Chemical Brothers, The Knife, The Pineapple Thief, Belle and Sebastian, and Death Cab For Cutie. Their heavy weaponry includes HTML5, XHTML, WordPress, AJAX, jQuery, YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, Soundcloud, Beatport, Last.fm, TinyMCE, and more. […]

Posted in Design, Music, Music: website examples, Popular, Reviews | Tagged band websites, bands, Belle and Sebastian, Death Cab For Cutie, design review, examples, HTML5, jQuery, media-rich design, mobile wordpress themes, multimedia, music web design, non-Flash, review, screenshot, The Chemical Brothers, The Knife, The Pineapple Thief, UK, usability, UX, web design, WordPress | 1 Response

Music Data Confessions of a Tagaholic

Music Data Confessions of a Tagaholic

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, Reviews | Tagged Amie Street, bandcamp, behavior, community, crowdsourcing, data, Delicious, design review, geotagging, ideas, last.fm, location, music discovery, music intelligence, new features, recommendation engine, search, social bookmarking, social media, social music, tagging, thesixtyone | Leave a response

Depeche Mode | Music Site of The Month

Depeche Mode | Music Site of The Month

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 Design, Music, Music: website examples | Tagged alternative, Apps, band, band websites, Depeche Mode, design review, fans, geotagging, integration, interaction, iPhone, mobile, mobility, mosaic, music web design, MusicBiz, photos, web design | 9 Responses

Paramore | Music Site of The Month

Paramore | Music Site of The Month

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 Design, Music, Music: website examples | Tagged alternative, band, band websites, Conan O'Brien, Design, design review, direct-to-fan, fans, interaction, music web design, MusicBiz, Paramore, pop-punk, rock/pop, social music, web design | 8 Responses

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