840,131,442 views since July. Wonder how soon Gangnam Style will hit a billion views. AdAge reckons Dec 11. Watch the video at YouTube: http://youtu.be/9bZkp7q19f0?hd=1 Google+: View post on Google+ Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell. If you've not really heard of Gangnam Style other than that it's a music video, here's a bit of background from its Wikipedia entry: "Gangnam Style" [...] is a K-pop single by the South Korean music artist PSY. The song was … [Read more...] about Gangnam Style heads towards a billion views
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Stream (and buy) music while you do the grocery shopping
If you do your grocery shopping in Tesco, you may already know that you can stay connected in the depths of the typical supermarket where no network signal usually reaches, thanks to Tesco's own wifi network in most stores. Now, you'll be able to enjoy your weekly shopping by listening to streaming music to your mobile device from the We7 internet radio station that Tesco just bought. It's free to listen to as it's currently ad supported. While this move is another step by the UK's biggest … [Read more...] about Stream (and buy) music while you do the grocery shopping
Voices from the Ealing tweetup
Just under a year ago, I went to my first Ealing Tweetup in Ealing, west London. Organized by Mark Hillary, it was unlike any other tweetup I'd been to before in a number of ways especially the local-community, non-geeky feel to it. It was terrific and I've been hoping to be able to go to another one. I did just that a few days ago when I joined nearly 200 other people at "The biggest Ealing tweetup ever!" on September 1. This event abounded with superlatives, starting with the bold … [Read more...] about Voices from the Ealing tweetup
Rock your holiday weekend
It's late summer bank holiday weekend in the UK, noted in the cultural calendar as not only the conclusion of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe but also for two big music festivals - Reading and Leeds - where thousands of music fans congregate over three days to enjoy some terrific live sounds. If you can't get to Reading or Leeds this weekend (or even if you can), you can also enjoy some terrific sounds with this week's episode of The Friday Rock Show with Ewan Spence which I had the great … [Read more...] about Rock your holiday weekend
Campaign launched to help labels affected by Sony warehouse fire
While emotional opinions and anger run high as looters roamed the night-time streets of many British cities, one of the most heart-breaking stories of consequential loss as a result of the violence and destruction in London this past weekend is the impact on many independent music labels following the total destruction of Sony's CD and DVD distribution warehouse in Enfield, north London. The warehouse was the only one of its type in the UK. A report in the London Evening Standard says that the … [Read more...] about Campaign launched to help labels affected by Sony warehouse fire
Feeling good
Another year - and a decade - draws to a close. I don't know about you but my thoughts tend to look forward to what may be coming in the New Year rather than only looking back on what has been. In spite of an uncertain economic outlook in 2011, I'm feeling good about the coming year both professionally and personally. One song in particular epitomizes that outlook for me, not coincidentally called Feeling Good. Many artists have covered this song since it first appeared in 1965. My two … [Read more...] about Feeling good
The success of the Ealing Tweetup
If you've been to a tweetup, you know the kind of thing it typically is: an informal get-together of like-minded people, usually in a pub or other social venue, who sign up on Twtvite to say 'yes' or 'maybe' they'd be there. It's advertised and promoted by the organizer and anyone who tweets or retweets about it. And there's a hashtag. Usually, a tremendous time is had by all. So it was last Tuesday at the sixth Ealing Tweetup organized by Mark Hillary, hashtag #ealingtu. This one, though, had … [Read more...] about The success of the Ealing Tweetup
Just two strikes and Ping’s out for me
Like many other people, I've joined Ping, Apple's new social network integrated into the latest iTunes 10 release that the company launched last week. Reaction by critics and pundits hasn't been particularly positive even though Apple says over a million people joined Ping within the first couple of days following its release. I've already seen the word 'Ping' spelled out as 'Ping Is No Good.' So what is Ping exactly? Apple says: [... Ping is] a new music-oriented social network for … [Read more...] about Just two strikes and Ping’s out for me