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Why Neil Young Hates MP3 — And What You Can Do About It Neil Young is right: Those songs on your iPhone do sound like crap, and it's time we demand better-sounding alternatives for our digital music. Here we explain exactly what's wrong with the MP3, and provide options for much higher-quality digital music formats. www.wired.com
Neil Young Wants Digital Music to Die Death to the MP3. Long live vinyl, said rock icon Neil Young, speaking at an industry conference on Tuesday. www.pcmag.com
MP3 Monday: Ben Hackett Greetings! This week's MP3 Monday comes from local singer/songwriter Ben Hackett, who's about to release his second album in more than 15 years of performing.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws
Can an MP3 sound better than a Blu-ray? High-resolution formats define the upper limit of quality, but if the recording's mix was overcompressed and processed, a lossless file won't sound great. news.cnet.com
MP3 Roundup: New music from Daniel Rossen (of Grizzly Bear), CFCF, First Person Shootr, and Bowerbirds We've already gotten a taste of Daniel Rossen's forthcoming solo EP with the beautiful, melancholic “Saint Nothing.” On “Silent Song,” the Grizzly Bear/Department of Eagles member gets off the piano bench, picks up his 12-string guitar, and actually kind of rocks out. www.chartattack.com
MP3 Roundup: New music from Memoryhouse, War and Wild Nothing With glistening slow-motion '80s synths accompanied by some softly-focused crooning from Denise Nouvion, the new Memoryhouse single sounds like a Kathleen Edwards contribution to the Drive soundtrack. www.chartattack.com
Ditto Music To Offer Free Amazon Distribution To Tunecore Customers Ditto Music will be offering free and unlimited Amazon MP3 distribution to current TuneCore customers, Ditto CEO and co-founder Lee Parsons announced on Wednesday.Nashville , Tennessee (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 Ditto Music will be offering free and unlimited Amazon MP3 distribution to current TuneCore customers, Ditto CEO and co-founded Lee Parsons announced on Wednesday. This announcement comes ... news.yahoo.com
SC Johnson Introduces New Radio Technology to Remote Rwanda Communities RACINE, Wis., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SC Johnson has distributed 225 MP3-enabled Lifeplayer radios to remote farm communities in northern Rwanda. SC Johnson is the first to use this new technology ... finance.yahoo.com
Media : MP3: Now, Now Sees the “Shifting” + Announces Tour News This week, Minneapolis-based Now, Now released their Dead Oaks Digital EP via iTunes , featuring the new unreleased B-side "Shifting . " Stream the track below, courtesy of Trans- Records . The digital EP is a great introduction to the trio, laying out all the cards on what the band can offer, one dimension being sublte bone-chilling dark indie-pop as found in the b-side tune. Available on ... filtermagazine.com
TECHNOLOGY: Why Neil Young Hates MP3 a€' and What You Can Do About It Legendary artist Neil Young is right: Those songs on your iPhone do sound like crap, and it's time we demand better-sounding alternatives for our digital music. Speaking at the D: Dive Into Media conference Tuesday, the outspoken musician expressed his deep dissatisfaction with the MP3 format and called for an end-to-end reboot of the consumer digital audio ecosystem, from file formats to ... www.allaboutjazz.com
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