I love music, but I’ve hardly seen any bands live. Why? Because I never have any idea when artists are playing. Concert information has traditionally been very fragmented, with no central, dedicated service providing a single overview of what’s going on. Few artist websites provide an RSS feed and Last.fm’s events section does a poor [...]
These days, I get most of my music from the iTunes Store. It’s quick, convenient, reasonably priced and you can listen to music before you buy it. Although I usually shop around for goods, when it comes to music, iTunes is the only place I go. However, when I can’t find what I’m looking for, [...]
Ars Technica reports rumours of an iTunes subscription model:
A report by the Financial Times (registration required) cites unnamed executives who say that Apple is in talks with record labels to offer access to the entire iTunes music library for a lump sum price. The fee would be added as a premium option on an iPod [...]