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tinging in my ears

Would You Like To Know What "The Ting Tings" Are?

If you've scrolled through the festival line-ups we've been posting of late, you may have noticed the words "The Ting Tings" a few times and said to yourself, "my, I wonder what kind of people would think to name themselves The Ting Tings?" only to be distracted by a leak from some popular band you don't even like. I know have! The Ting Tings are a male-drummer/female-everything else duo from England that may be the next big iPod ad sensation or Britain's very own Boomkat. More »

3:30 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Anthony Miccio
704 views, 18 comments

Latest by Clevertrousers: @Al Shipley: That sounds like the opening sentance of roughly half the emails I get from publicists. I think it's a template that publicists use: "In case you've been living under a rock for the past year, I want to introduce more »

hey what's that song

Brendan Benson Doesn't Know If An iPod Chart Bump Is What He's Looking For


The latest indie rocker to be plucked out of relative obscurity to soundtrack an Apple commercial is Brendan Benson, whose "What I'm Looking For" can be heard in a spot for the iPod Touch that debuted last Wednesday during American Idol. The effect of these ads on a song's popularity is well-documented, having most recently made an overnight chart star out of Yael Naïm. But it's unlikely to have as much of an impact on the more established Benson. More »

3:15 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Al Shipley
1,323 views, 10 comments

Latest by comehomenow: Awe, I love Benson. Lapalco is my fav of his. Haven't seen this commercial yet, but hopefully it will catch on. It does seem a little ill-timed, with a new Raconteurs album in the works. Hmm... more »

gadgetry

Apple Isn't Giving The Touch To MP3 Blogs

The scores of devoted music-blog readers who thought that the wi-fi-enabled iPod Touch would allow them to keep up with their favorite sites' MP3s are going to be disappointed: the gadget isn't going to allow over-the-air downloads of MP3s posted to the Web, although Apple is looking into streaming-radio possibilities. Well, so much for that traffic boost.

Apple's IPod Touch Will Not Allow Downloads of MP3s from the Web [Listening Post]

1:19 PM on Fri Sep 7 2007
By mjohnston
286 views, 4 comments

rip conga lines

Don't Hang The Wedding DJ Just Yet

There was a short squib in yesterday's Times Online about the decline and fall of the wedding DJ, that institution who passes out the foam Statue of Liberty hats and introduces the bride and her dad's first dance, in favor of new-technology solutions like the iPod and pre-burned CD-Rs. The piece is, frankly, kind of dopey—is the writer being "ironic"? are there really people who refer to themselves as "Gaz"?—but we figured it would be a great opportunity to check in on the state of the wedding-music scene with our friend Julia Factorial, a DJ who occasionally spins at nuptials. After the jump, an IM interview where she shares her thoughts on the continued importance of the wedding DJ and why an all-Sabbath cocktail hour just might work. More »

1:33 PM on Tue Aug 21 2007
By mjohnston
3,084 views, 36 comments

Latest by Trackback: This is how we do it This week, a weirdly snarky little Times piece and an Idolator follow-up both wondered about the plight of the wedding DJ; a Wall Street Journal article did the same thing a year ago. more »

tech

iPod Remains Portable-Musical Device Of Choice For 2 Out 6 Scantily Clad South Korean Models

At a government-sponsored technology conference in Seoul, models display "clothing attached with wireless touch keypads" that are intended to work with MP3 players. If you find this all confusing, just imagine how the woman second from the right feels. More »

11:20 AM on Wed Jun 20 2007
By Brian Raftery
604 views, 2 comments

icarta

The iPod Supplement That Keeps On Giving

If you're as tired of dragging your headphones with you into the (presumably) most private room in your place as we are, relief has come at last. The iCarta Stereo Dock for iPod with Bath Tissue Holder is just what . . . wait, who ordered this, anyway? It's been around for a while, but apparently someone decided this thing needed a big push. According to an email sent today by a publicist, "people who just can't share enough quality time with their iPod." Well, that's one way of putting it. Apparently, the device contains "built-in moisture resistant speakers." Amazingly, neither of the Amazon customer reviews up yet uses the phrase, "Crank it." More »

1:35 PM on Wed May 2 2007
By mmatos
236 views, 8 comments

Latest by The HZA: I was more distracted by the fact or what an old effing iPod model it was. more »

iquiz

Flossing About The Size Of Your iTunes Library Is So 2006

When it comes to iPod-related innovations, Apple isn't known for its modesty or passivity. Steve Jobs once convened a press conference just to show off a glorified boombox. That's why we're a bit mystified by the so-quiet-you'd-think-it-was-for-Zune release of the newest addition to Apple's small collection of iPod mini-games: iQuiz. One week later, we're waiting for music-trivia geeks nationwide to start poking around with this thing. More »

1:35 PM on Tue May 1 2007
By idolguest3
1,285 views, 11 comments

ipod

Electronics Industry Thrilled About Crap-Hawking Opportunities Presented By iPod Era

Are you having a birthday soon? Do you have a well-meaning, yet taste-challenged, friend or relative who's a Spencer Gifts fiend? Do you have an iPod? Then
be very, very afraid: More »

4:50 PM on Thu Feb 22 2007
By mjohnston
127 views, 1 comment

ipod

New York City Politician Wants iPod Users To Stop Walking And Rocking

If Brooklyn senator Carl Kruger (pictured here, clearly while doing "the robot") gets his way, on-the-go New Yorkers will have to stop playing with their iPods, and start talking to one another. From WNBC: More »

10:55 AM on Wed Feb 7 2007
By Brian Raftery
428 views, 14 comments

The "iPod Phone": This Has To Be A Joke, right?
UPDATE: Okay, okay, it was a joke. Gizmodo's coverage of MacWorld2007 [gizmodo.com]
Earlier: iPod-Worshipping Music Fans Prepare To Hand Jobs More Handjobs
[Image via Gizmodo]

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apple

iPod-Worshipping Music Fans Prepare To Hand Jobs More Handjobs

Tomorrow, Steve Jobs will give his keynote speech at Macworld Expo, the annual confab in which he previews the next Apple product that will crap out on you after two years. And there's already plenty of speculation about what Mac's great white hope will be this year: More »

9:12 AM on Mon Jan 8 2007
By Brian Raftery
364 views, 4 comments

the beatles

iTunes Store May Get First Bite Of Beatles' Online Catalog

Fortune is reporting that the Beatles may hitch their wagon to the iTunes Store, allowing iTunes to enjoy a window of exclusivity with the Fab Four's catalog, which hasn't been officially available in digital form. While details of the deal—which may, according to Fortune's report, include a Beatles-branded iPod—are still being hammered out, this could be huge for the Beatles' label, EMI, which had a lackluster 2006. No word on whether or not another batch of trend stories looking at boomers' digital-music tastes has been assigned as a result of this development, but we're sure those will be on the way as soon as this deal's ink dries. More »

11:26 AM on Mon Nov 27 2006
By mjohnston
116 views, 5 comments

Latest by gorillavsmarykate: green iPods. that's actually a really good idea. more »

ipod

New iPod Device Hits Dazzling Heights Of Nerdiness

As loathe as we are to report on the 3,000 new iPod-enhancing iTems that are introduced everyday (it's a damn music player, people—stop trying to dress it up like it's a doll), we are intrigued by the Fatman iTube Valve Amp, which claims to convert the iPod's evil-robot digital sound into a "luscious warm analogue sound." By the looks of it, we're also pretty sure that it steams milk, too. More »

2:34 PM on Mon Nov 13 2006
By Brian Raftery
81 views, 5 comments

liner notes

Liner Notes: Tom DeLonge Stirs Up Brandon Flowers' Beef Stew

- Angels and Airwaves/Blink 182 frontman Tom DeLonge takes a potshot at irritable Killers frontman Brandon Flowers, saying that he was actually the first person to say that his band's album would be "the best of the last 20 years." Expect Flowers' moustache to get into a snit within the next 24 hours. [MTV]
- Jay-Z has officially moved on from Cristal, endorsing Armand de Brignac in the "Show Me What You Got." Not for nothing, but how are we supposed to trust the beverage tastes of someone who's shilling for Budweiser Select? [AllHipHop]
- About 1% of fifth-generation iPods were shipped with Windows viruses; Apple runs with the opportunity to Microsoft-bash on its official site. [Apple, via Paper Thin Walls]

2:25 PM on Wed Oct 18 2006
By mjohnston
1,861 views, 8 comments

Latest by AcilletaM: No rock poses for me. However, I do know there are pictures of me doing the 'huck and buck' (Heisman Trophy pose you see all the old-timer football players in) with a quarter barrel while drunk floating around. more »

ipod

Also, We Think He Left Out The Part Where You Order A Big Box Of Dynamite From The Acme Corporation

Bryan Bruchman at subinev is having a lousy time with his iPod: More »
zune

Shiny New Turd Hits Same Price-Point As iPod

Though these figures have been rumored for a while, Microsoft has officially set a price and a release date for Zune, its late-to-the-game media-player: A 30GB model will be out Nov. 14th, with a price tag of $249.99. The Zune store will sell songs for 99 cents, and there's also a subscription-service option for $14.99 a month. And for approximately $1, you can buy a pack of ALF puffy stickers on eBay, which will allow you to cover up the device's hideous color scheme.

Microsoft to Charge $249.99 for Zune Player, Due Out in November [AP]

11:44 AM on Thu Sep 28 2006
By Brian Raftery
89 views, 7 comments

Latest by Major Tom: I say if you're going to go with brown, take it all the way and make it wood-grain. That would do it for me! more »

ipod

Apple Wants You To Kneel Before "Pod"!

It's been brewing for a few days now, but it looks as though Apple is really going through with its decision to crack down on anyone using the term "podcast." They've sent a cease-and-desist letter to Podcast Ready, a software company that recently launched an iPod-compatible program called MyPodder. At stake here is whether Apple owns the trademark to "podcast," a debate that could go to court. And what a fun, sexy case that will be. More »

11:29 AM on Wed Sep 27 2006
By Brian Raftery
36 views, 14 comments

Latest by PostmanE: Broadcast. Um... more »

ipod

Another White Thing Miles Davis Would Have Hated

The new Miles Davis iPod: You know it's working when it turns its back to the audience and starts cursing. More »

9:30 AM on Wed Sep 27 2006
By Brian Raftery
62 views, 5 comments