Day 9 of Apple's 12 Days of Gifts offers the iTunes Festival: London 2013 Kings of Leon Single as a free download. Initially embraced as "the Southern Strokes" for their resurrection and reinvention of Dixie-styled rock & roll, Kings of Leon steadily morphed themselves into an experimental rock outfit during the 2000s. The Tennessee-bred quartet debuted in … [Read more...] about Apple's 12 Days of Gifts Day 9: iTunes Festival Kings of Leon Single
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Beyonce Shatters iTunes Store Records Selling 828,773 Albums in 3 Days
Apple today announced that BEYONCÉ has become the fastest selling album ever on the iTunes Store worldwide with an unprecedented 828,773 albums sold in just its first three days. BEYONCÉ also broke the US first week album sales record with 617,213 sold and proved to be a global success going to number one in 104 countries. The self-titled, BEYONCÉ, is the fifth solo studio … [Read more...] about Beyonce Shatters iTunes Store Records Selling 828,773 Albums in 3 Days
IK Multimedia Announces iRig PRO Audio/MIDI Interface for iOS Devices and Macs
IK Multimedia has announced its new iRig PRO, an audio/MIDI interface for iOS devices and Macs. We’re proud to introduce iRig PRO, a high-quality, battery powered universal audio/MIDI interface that lets you connect a microphone, guitar, bass or line-level source — or a MIDI controller — to your iOS device or Mac. Small enough to fit in your pocket, iRig PRO comes with … [Read more...] about IK Multimedia Announces iRig PRO Audio/MIDI Interface for iOS Devices and Macs
Apple Offers Back to School Discount on Select iTunes Albums
Apple has launched a Back to School music sale in iTunes for U.S. customers dropping the price on a several popular albums to $6.99. The sale works alongside the iTunes "Complete My Album" feature, allowing already purchased tracks to count towards the price of the full album. … [Read more...] about Apple Offers Back to School Discount on Select iTunes Albums
Editor weekly music choice – Ali Spagnola the Power Hour Girl
Ali Spagnola’s recording career started while she was studying visual art at Carnegie Mellon University. She wrote a song to accompany her first 3D animation short, “Robots For Everyone”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfNYfXFR6x0 The song caught the attention of the Senior VP of Mobile at Google and he included it as a default ringtone on Android devices. “Robots for … [Read more...] about Editor weekly music choice – Ali Spagnola the Power Hour Girl
Lindsey Stirling – dancing dub-step violinist
There is no-one else like Lindsey Stirling. We are talking about a classically-trained violinist, from Gilbert, Arizona, entering a futuristic world of big beats and animation – imagine Vanessa Mae leaping through the pages of a Manga comic with Skrillex in hot pursuit. Just months ago, Stirling was signed to Lady Gaga’s management company Atom Factory. Her song ‘Crystallize’ … [Read more...] about Lindsey Stirling – dancing dub-step violinist