RIP…Lala

I have been a HUGE fan of Lala since I met founder Bill Nguyen at CMJ two years ago. The online service allows people to stream songs once for free and then they can opt to “purchase” the music to stream online forever for 10¢.

However, the site plans to shut down on May 31. After [...]

Ghostly Discovery iPhone App

Ghostly International, home of two of my more recent favorites–Dabrye and Deastro–released an iPhone app with great success last July considering they haven’t done much publicity to push it.
In the app, the user chooses a mood using a color wheel. Then, they adjust the equalizer to convey their preferences on digital:organic and [...]

Music and Fashion Pt 2

I literally JUST received an email from Original Penguin with this digital flyer attached:

Penguin is teaming up with online indie music store InSound to present a summer campaign offering weekly free music downloads. Click here to sign up.
They’re smart. Penguin wants email addresses and so does InSound (note: you can opt out of receiving the [...]