Mar 2nd, 1:49am
by michaelGregoire
As of the time of this writing, not even a year after it’s launch, WFMU’s Free Music Archive already boasts nearly 18,000 free music tracks from a wide array of genres. It’s an interesting collection in that it not only features music that comes from the world of netaudio/netlabels, but many signed indie artists can be found among the FMA’s selection as well. It’s definitely an incredible archive of music to explore!
After a good three months of listening to thousands of FMA tracks, I somehow managed to whittle the selection down to 11 exceptional gems. It was really a difficult choice, but in the end the final line-up Read more …
Feb 28th, 9:28pm
by michaelGregoire
Boy do we have a treat for you this Tuesday! We’ve got a special netBloc release focusing on Creative Commons licensed gems from the vast WFMU Free Music Archive. After spending a few months listening to thousands of tracks, 11 tracks were finally selected. Let me tell you it was incredibly difficult to whittle the list down to 10-11 tracks, somehow it was done.
Until Tuesday, enjoy this tasty morsel from the release!
Feb 25th, 11:12am
by michaelGregoire
You may recall back in June of 2009, netBloc Vol. 22: Life On Ceres featured two versions of the track “Life On Ceres” by WM Recording’s own Marco Kalnenek. Then later we featured “Never Be Another Day” by Pearl Taylor’s Grandbaby, a project by Carlton Mackay, on netBloc Vol. 25: From Darkness Cometh The Light. “Never Be Another Day” featured Carlton’s incredibly touching lyrics sung with Marco’s “Life On Ceres” as a perfect musical bed. Well Carlton’s just announced that “Never Be Another Day” will be featured on an upcoming Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape! Great news! Congratulations guys!
Read Carlton’s announcement.
Feb 23rd, 2:44pm
by michaelGregoire
Hello all you wonderful blocSonic listeners. Thanks for continuing to make us part of your regular online travels.
After taking some time to analyze our logs, we've noticed a significant decline in IE6 usage. The internet thanks those of you who've moved on to modern browsers. In 2008, 38% of you were still using that ancient browser. In 2009, 24%. So far this year, it looks as though that number is 11%. This is just a reminder to you 11% who are clinging on to IE6 as if it's a badge of honor. It's simply not. You really should upgrade… there's so much of the web that you're missing out on. Many sites have actually stopped debugging their designs Read more …
Feb 21st, 4:52pm
by michaelGregoire
The German music magazine beat is hosting a remix contest of ZOE.LEELA’s track “Destroy She Says” from the rec72 release “Queendom Come”.
Visit rec72 for more details.