by Elise Yablon | Jun 3, 2019 | News
After 18 years of making music history, Apple has decided to discontinue iTunes. The service had been vital in ushering in the digital music era, making downloads a ubiquitous part of the music landscape. The decision, which is expected to be announced during Apple’s...
by Mark Zapata | Mar 15, 2019 | Editorials
In an aggressive move against songwriters, major streaming services have appealed a decision by the Copyright Royalty Board to increase royalty rates paid to artists. The ruling will increase royalty rates for artists by 44% over 5 years. The 2018 ruling was recently...
by Bram Teitelman | May 17, 2017 | New Music, Video
Apple has released a new campaign on their YouTube channel highlighting the accessibility features on the iPad and iPhone. Among them is Carlos Vasquez , singer and drummer of Houston band Distartica. The 90 second clip shows Dino Cazares lookalike Vasquez talking...
by Alix Vallecillo | Jul 6, 2016 | News, Technology
One of the most recent topics of discussion lately is Apple’s new patent that could see them locking cellphones for pictures or recordings at a specific area, tackling the persistent issue of cellphone cameras floating during a concert or event. The idea has...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 30, 2016 | News, Technology
The concert selfie. It’s a tradition as old as, well, maybe it’s not that old, but it’s been commonplace since the proliferation of the cell phone. Except Apple might have just developed some new technology that will put an end to that, as well as...