I renewed my annual subscription to Pandora One at the tail end of June. As of this writing, Pandora One runs $36 a year. Pandora One gives you some nifty things like ad-free listening in the Web browser version, better quality audio settings, longer listening times between “Are You Listening?” pauses, and unlimited listening time […]
“I stopped using Pandora,” my friend Bond said last week. “It plays a bunch of old music.” “No way,” I huffed, defending my beloved music suggestion service. I learned about Pendulum through Pandora, and I just heard Infected Mushroom’s latest album on my “Don’t Go to Sleep” custom station. I wrote down the next 50 […]
My search for a way to connect my HTC Touch / Verizon vx6900 to my car stereo leads me to the iTrek mini-USB to 3.5mm adapter. Installation is a snap and the price is right, but audio quality is sub-standard.
I love, love, love Pandora Radio, which suggests music for you based on the types of music you like. One of the things I’ve always wanted is a way to listen to Pandora in my car. I was jealous when iPhone users got to listen to Pandora on the go, and I hoped for a […]
I’ve written about how royalties have threatened Internet radio in the past. According to this Ars Technica article, it seems like the Sound Exchange is trying to drive nails in the coffins of my favorite Internet radio stations. Ars Technica discusses the awesome-o Pandora in particular, but the disproportionally high royalty fees will affect all […]
From Ars Technica: Internet radio royalty rates are not going to go up as expected — at least, not yet anyway. This announcement was made during a Congressional discussion. SoundExchange, the entity responsible for collecting the increased fees, announced that they would attempt to negotiate something more reasonable with Webcasters. The royalty increase has been […]
Don’t freak out if you tune into SomaFM today and hear the San Francisco public transit system. Along with several other online radio stations, SomaFM is participating in a day of silence to demonstrate what Internet radio would be like if the increased Internet royalty fees are instated. While I’m going to miss Soma’s Groove […]
Jacqui Cheng of Ars Technica just reported that the Copyright Royalty Board is delaying the proposed royalty hike until July 15, 2007. This is good news for Internet radio, but doesn’t guarantee a fair solution to the CRB’s absurd proposed fee structure. Just in case you missed our previous coverage: The CRB is trying to […]
Thanks to Gibberish readers like Roclar and BushPutin for sending this in. There is a proposed bill in Congress to address the completely rapacious demands of the copyright board. Please, please call your representative and ask them to co-sponsor the bill. There’s a long way to go, but the first step is getting the bill […]
Gibberish reader Stomper sent this along to me in an email, and I think it’s important enough to warrant its own post. This was mentioned in my intial post about the proposed increase to Internet radio royalties, but the email below has a direct link to a petition/feedback form for your area Congressperson. The feedback […]
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