by Bram Teitelman | Mar 24, 2017 | News, Streaming Music, Tool Insider
Waiting for Tool to follow up 1992006’s 10,ooo Days with their fifth album has been a popular metalhead pastime for at least five years, and while there have been plenty of teases, small hints of progress, and studio updates, it’s been hard to get the...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 20, 2017 | Streaming Music
Although we run our Metal by Numbers column every week, it only tells a small part of the story as far as record sales. It’s no secret that many music listeners have switched over to streaming. One major advantage to streaming services is that any band can...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 16, 2016 | Streaming Music
Remember 2000, when Metallica earned the ill will of many music fans by suing file sharing service Napster? That was back in the early days of MP3s, and Metallica found their song “I Disappear,” which hadn’t even been mastered yet, on the service....
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 14, 2016 | Streaming Music
If you’ve seen Gojira live, you know they’re a force to be reckoned with. You’ll likely start seeing Magma on a hell of a lot of top ten of the year lists as well. The French band’s appeal is (obviously) global, and they proved it recently when...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 9, 2016 | New Music, Streaming Music
If you go back to the ’80s, a lot of really angry punk, metal and hip-hop came from bands expressing anger with their country’s leaders. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan spurned some classic songs and bands, and there’s no reason to think that...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 12, 2016 | Streaming Music
If you’re like any other early tech adopters, you’re probably used to saying “hey Alexa,” as the Amazon Echo has taken off in the year and a half or so it’s been available to the general public. In fact, the wireless speaker that reacts...