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Google Music Launches Without Label Licenses

Christian Allaire — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:04:10 +0000

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Google is unveiling a digital music service without any licensing deals after proving unable to come to an agreement with major labels, reports Billboard.

The service, which was introduced during a keynote today at a conference in San Francisco, will allow users to upload their music library to a personal online storage locker, where they can stream and download files from Internet connected devices.

This is pretty much the same as Amazon’s Cloud Drive, but with a few differences. Google’s service is available on a limited, invite-only basis limited to U.S. users and those wanting to use the service will have to request an invite at music.google.com, with priority given to those with the Motorola Xoom tablet and to attendees of the conference.

Additionally, Google is also limiting the number of songs that can be uploaded to the music locker to 20,000. The service is free while in beta, and the company would not comment on what future pricing options it may have planned.

“We’ve been in negotiations with the industry for a different set of features, with mixed results,” Google director of content partnerships Zahavah Levine says. ”[But] a couple of major labels were less focused on innovation and more on demanding unreasonable and unsustainable business terms.”

Seems like a cool idea. People definitely like fast technology, so this whole streaming and downloading thing sounds promising. But the idea also has some flaws. It’s limited availability is definitely not going to help them – people want things while its hot, and if they wait too long, nobody will want it in a couple months when it’s widely available.

Google has been really pushing forward these days, though. First the Android getting really great reviews and now this. Does Apple have some competition?

MGMT Release New Song

Sara Harowitz — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:28:04 +0000

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After a wildly popular debut, they have finally resurfaced.

MGMT have unveiled a song from their upcoming sophomore album, Congratulations, reports rollingstone.com. A free download for the track “Flash Delirium” was put on their website last Tuesday, March 9. The song, which will hit record stores as part of Congratulations on April 13, is different than the MGMT that fans are used to.

“Some will love it, some will hate it,” Andrew VanWyngarden, one-half of MGMT, told Rolling Stone of Congratulations. “We want to freak people out.”

To download the song and decide for yourself, go to whoismgmt.com.

Smashing Pumpkins Announce New, Free Music Come October

Emma Renda — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:15:53 +0000

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Free music is sweet. Forty-four free brand new Smashing Pumpkins songs is even better. Frontman Billy Corgan revealed news on his website last week that the band will be releasing their new, enormous album via free downloads in a series of releases starting this October.

Though the songs are part of an album called Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, they will not be released in a bundle. Instead, the song will begin popping up on the website around Halloween and 11 four-song “mini-boxset” EPs will be released to the public. Once all 44 songs are up, a full box-set will be assembled. These boxsets will be available for sale, in some cases with exclusive demos attached.

Corgan has always been something of a maverick in the way of online music, beating Radiohead to the punch when he released Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music for free back in 2000, Pitchfork reports.

The issue of freedom is just one of Corgan’s many new-age beliefs, along with a spiritual website he released a few weeks ago called Everything from Here to There.

“Free will mean free, which means you won’t have to sign up for anything, give an email address, or jump through a hoop. You will be able to go and take the song or songs as you wish, as many times as you wish.”

As for the music, Corgan says the plan is to return to “the original psychedelic roots of The Smashing Pumpkins: atmospheric, melodic, heavy, and pretty.”

Recording started earlier this month, with their new 19-year-old drummer Mike Byrne joining them in the studio for the first time.

After the Pumpkins’ last effort, the much-anticipated flop Zeitgeist, this album could be the make or break for the band, who have strung on their fans in a series of bizarre career moves.

If Kaleidyscope doesn’t pan out, Smashing Pumpkins diehards can always turn to the latest side project from ex-Pumpkin James Iha. It’s called Tinted Windows and it features Iha, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, Hanson brother Taylor, and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger. They even have a self-titled album in stores and did a brief summer tour.

Now I’ll leave you to mull over all this unbelievable information and fact check for yourself, because I swear I’m not lying about any of it.

Weekly PlayStation Store Update

andPOP Staff — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:27:05 +0000

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Price Update
Resistance: Fall of Man Map Packs (free)

Downloadable Games
PowerUp Forever ($9.99)
Survive! Assimilate! Evolve! You must grow to survive – and to grow you must destroy! Hunt and defeat enemy Guardians to harvest their glowing energy cores, gaining power to grow your ship and expand your weaponry. As you evolve, you attract the attentions of ever-larger enemies, and your fight for survival goes on.
ESRB Rated E
File size: 96 MB

Add-on Game Content
LittleBigPlanet Santa Coat and Trousers (free)
Try on our Sack-sized Santa Coat and Trousers and keep nice and warm this holiday.
File size: 1.04 MB

LittleBigPlanet – Zangief of Street Fighter II costume ($1.99)
Dress up your SackBoy as Zangief, one of four premium LBP costumes from CAPCOM’s fighting game, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.
File size: 1.04 MB

LittleBigPlanet – Guile of Street Fighter II costume ($1.99)
Dress up your SackBoy as Guile, one of four premium LBP costumes from CAPCOM’s fighting game, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.
File size: 1.04 MB

LittleBigPlanet – Chun-Li of Street Fighter II costume ($1.99)
Dress up your SackBoy as Chun-Li, one of four premium LBP costumes from CAPCOM’s fighting game, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.
File size: 1.04 MB

LittleBigPlanet – Ryu of Street Fighter II costume ($1.99)
Dress up your SackBoy as Ryu, one of four premium LBP costumes from CAPCOM’s fighting game, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.
File size: 1.04 MB

LittleBigPlanet Street Fighter II costume kit ($5.99)
Get with the whole collection of premium SackBoy costumes from CAPCOM’s fighting game, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. This costume bundle includes outfits to dress up your SackBoy into Ryu, Guile, Chun-Li or Zangief.
File size: 1.04 MB

High Velocity Bowling – Tiff’s Big Zero Trick Shot Pack (free)
It’s time to bowl – High Velocity style! Add this downloadable Trick Shot Pack to your High Velocity Bowling selection. The Tiff’s Big Zero Trick Shot Pack gives you another opportunity for a gold star.
File size: 100 KB

High Velocity Bowling – Gearhead Ball Pack ($0.99)
It’s time to bowl – High Velocity style! Add this downloadable Trick Shot Pack to your High Velocity Bowling selection. The Tiff’s Big Zero Trick Shot Pack gives you another opportunity for a gold star.
File size: 7.43 MB

Tom Clancy’s EndWar Escalation Expansion Pack ($9.99)
4 exclusive missions on all new battlefields playable in skirmish mode and 3 exclusive unit upgrades to expand your experience with Tom Clancy’s EndWar. New missions includes the siege of a firebase in Kursk (Ukraine), the assault on Devon beach (England), the raid on Rota naval base (Spain) and the conquest of Dorsey Knob (USA, West Virginia).
File size: 331 MB

SW:TFU Apprentice Mission Pack ($9.99)
The Apprentice Mission Pack contains an entirely new single-player mission set in the Jedi Temple on the planet Coruscant. In this mission Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice turns to the Jedi Temple to learn more about his father, and while searching through the rubble of the destroyed building he must confront his inner demons… Download this mission pack and you’ll also get 6 brand new characters and 3 all new Secret Apprentice costumes.
File size: 995 MB

Star War: The Force Unleashed Character Pack 2 ($4.99)
File size: 238 MB

Age of Booty Map Pack 4 (free)
Download the new “Tell No Tales” and “Port in a Storm” maps! The “Tell No Tales” map will appear in the 2v2v2v2 playlist. The “Port in a Storm” will appear in the 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 playlists.
File size: 100 KB

Age of Booty Map Pack 5 (free)
Download the new “Feeding Frenzy” and “Urban Brawl” maps! These official maps will appear in the 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 playlists. The Triple Trouble gameplay mode is also unlocked in this package.
File size: 100 KB

Guitar Hero World Tour
For all song credits please visit www.guitarhero.com.

“You Know You’re Right” by Nirvana ($1.99)
“Sliver” by Nirvana ($1.99)
“Negative Creep” by Nirvana ($1.99)
Nirvana Track Pack ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring “You Know You’re Right”, “Negative Creep”, and “Sliver” by Nirvana.
“Mama Mae” by Negrita ($1.99)
“Dis-Moi” by BB Brunes ($1.99)
“’54, ’74, ’90, 2010″ by Sportfreunde Stiller ($1.99)
European Track Pack 01 ($5.49) – Downloadable Track Pack for Guitar Hero World Tour featuring “Mama Mae” by Negrita, “‘54, ‘74, ‘90, 2010″ by Sportfreunde Stiller, and “Dis-Moi” by BB Brunes.
File sizes: 22 MB – 41 MB (singles), 83 MB – 98 MB (track packs)

Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2
Expand your Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 library by purchasing these tracks.

Over The Rainbow ($1.49)
How To Save A Life ($1.49)
Waiting For Tonight ($1.49)
Heart of Glass ($1.49)
File sizes: 15 MB – 21 MB

Rock Band
Build your Rock Band library by purchasing these song game tracks. For song credits, visit www.RockBand.com.

“Bathwater” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Don’t Speak” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Excuse Me Mr.” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Ex-Girlfriend” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Hella Good” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Hey Baby” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“It’s My Life” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Just a Girl” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Running” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Simple Kind of Life” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Spiderwebs” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Underneath it All” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“Sunday Morning” – No Doubt ($1.99)
“The Singles 1992–2003″ (Album) – No Doubt ($19.99) – This track pack includes 13 tracks: all of the songs from The Singles 1992–2003 (Album), except “New,” and “Trapped in a Box.”
File sizes: 25 MB – 42 MB (singles) 434 MB (track pack)

Mercenaries 2 Blow It Up Again Content Pack (free)
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames is ready to blow it all up… again!
File size: 389 MB

Game Videos (free)
Resistance 2 Accolades Trailer
File size: 85 MB (HD) 153 MB (1080)

Xam’d: Lost Memories Release Announcement Video
File size: 232 MB (HD) 398MB (1080)

Xam’d: Lost Memories Exclusive Interviews
File size: 281 MB (HD) 495 MB (1080)

LOTR: Conquest Good to be Bad Trailer
File size: 70 MB (HD)

Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers (free)
Batman Tech Video
File size: 321 MB (HD)

Not Easily Broken
File size: 27 MB (SD) 92 MB (HD) 140 (1080)

Paul Blart: Mall Cop Trailer
File size: 32 MB (SD) 112 MB (HD) 170 (1080)

Step Brothers Blu-ray Trailer
File size: 113 MB (HD) 151 (1080)

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Blu-ray Trailer
File size: 121 MB (HD) 159 MB (1080)

PS3 Themes
Resistance 2 Americana Theme (free)
File size: 5.93 MB

Resistance 2 Man vs. Chimera Theme (free)
File size: 4.96 MB

Resistance 2 SRPA Team Theme (free)
File size: 4.61 MB

Xam’d Lost Memories Theme (free)
File size: 1.49 MB

PS3 Wallpaper (free)
Mountain Dew Wallpaper
File sizes: 182 KB – 516 KB

PlayStation Store for PSP
Game Videos (free)
*Resistance 2 Accolades Trailer
File size: 14 MB

*Xam’d: Lost Memories Exclusive Interviews Video
File size: 48 MB

*Xam’d: Lost Memories Release Announcement Video
File size: 41 MB

*BRAIN CHALLENGE video
File size: 12 MB