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Grooveshark
Grooveshark in a word: Awesome.
Grooveshark is a new database-driven music sharing portal that will surely rip the fucking face off of the steadily declining music industry (or help atleast). I promise: I have the ability to see into the future. And as a legitimate soothsayer I can tell you this. Start-up companies such as these are a razor-tooth filled gaping maw into which the "Big-Music" industry will be ground into wet paper mache. It's time for us, the all powerful gen-internet to usurp control of the things we love from the big money machines. Not that making money is a bad thing...certainly not. It's just that the money needs to go to the right places, and it is up to us to divert the flow back to their proper place. It's been too long the robber barrons of the big music distribution companies and record lables have been stealing what is rightfully the artists.
Also in future news: I will marry the internet because we are in love.
Here is how it works:
First and foremost, membership to grooveshark is free, and worth every cent of the nothing you pay to become a member. The users of grooveshark take the music that they have downloaded, ripped, or generally "purchased" and use the grooveshark cliet to upload the files into their catalog. From here, as a user you can stream for free whole albums, individual songs, or playlists that other users have created. This in itself is something wholly revolutionary, and I havent even gotten to the good part yet!
Just last thursday I found grooveshark and was playing office DJ on a sunny wish-we-were-on-the-beach-instead-of-the-office afternoon. We turned this humble DVD-laden office into a riteous dance hall. Playing everythign from Bon Jovi, The zombies, The Beach Boys, Vampire Weekend and even tracks from the newly released Fleet Foxes album (which is amazing I must say). from then I was hooked.
Now the twist: not only can you stream anything you can find on their extensive catalog for free, EVERYONE GETS PAID! USERS included! Here is a company that is within legal bounds by respecting copyright law, provides DRM free music, provides a smart, clean and simple web-based music player AND PAYS it's users to participate in the community! HOLY SHIT THE WOLD IS ENDING! 25 cents a song is what users get for sharing; which is exactly the amount that they themselves take. Beautiful.
These guys are still Beta, but still watch out Last.fm, Grooveshark has you in it's sites and has the tools to seriously fuck you up.
Now... all that being said, don't quit your day job if you think you're gonna become a millionare because you've had a broadband connection since you were 12, and 500Gb of worhtless music ranging from N'sync to Enya. Grooveshark pays in store credit, good for purchasing music from other users. This though is ingeous. Incentive for sharing, incentive community involvement and with enough of both all the legally free music you can get your hands on.
Now. The best part (IMHO) : THE COMPANY IS RUN BY GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA; BASED IN GAINESVILLE.
never before have I been so proud.
Thank you grooveshark for potentially rocking the face of the music distribution world, and making me proud of my home.
I oficially Love you, am addicted to you, and henceforth cannot live without you.
My Suggestion: apply for a restraining order.
BATTLE TOOOAAADDS
Further:
Grooveshark
Grooveshark in a word: Awesome.
Grooveshark is a new database-driven music sharing portal that will surely rip the fucking face off of the steadily declining music industry (or help atleast). I promise: I have the ability to see into the future. And as a legitimate soothsayer I can tell you this. Start-up companies such as these are a razor-tooth filled gaping maw into which the "Big-Music" industry will be ground into wet paper mache. It's time for us, the all powerful gen-internet to usurp control of the things we love from the big money machines. Not that making money is a bad thing...certainly not. It's just that the money needs to go to the right places, and it is up to us to divert the flow back to their proper place. It's been too long the robber barrons of the big music distribution companies and record lables have been stealing what is rightfully the artists.
Also in future news: I will marry the internet because we are in love.
Here is how it works:
First and foremost, membership to grooveshark is free, and worth every cent of the nothing you pay to become a member. The users of grooveshark take the music that they have downloaded, ripped, or generally "purchased" and use the grooveshark cliet to upload the files into their catalog. From here, as a user you can stream for free whole albums, individual songs, or playlists that other users have created. This in itself is something wholly revolutionary, and I havent even gotten to the good part yet!
Just last thursday I found grooveshark and was playing office DJ on a sunny wish-we-were-on-the-beach-instead-of-the-office afternoon. We turned this humble DVD-laden office into a riteous dance hall. Playing everythign from Bon Jovi, The zombies, The Beach Boys, Vampire Weekend and even tracks from the newly released Fleet Foxes album (which is amazing I must say). from then I was hooked.
Now the twist: not only can you stream anything you can find on their extensive catalog for free, EVERYONE GETS PAID! USERS included! Here is a company that is within legal bounds by respecting copyright law, provides DRM free music, provides a smart, clean and simple web-based music player AND PAYS it's users to participate in the community! HOLY SHIT THE WOLD IS ENDING! 25 cents a song is what users get for sharing; which is exactly the amount that they themselves take. Beautiful.
"Additionally, members will be compensated with store credits for community participation such as fixing bad song tags, flagging unwanted files, and reviewing concerts."This makes me, an eternally nit-picky ID3 tag fixer (both music dork and geek), weak in the knees. Finally. Finally. Finally.
These guys are still Beta, but still watch out Last.fm, Grooveshark has you in it's sites and has the tools to seriously fuck you up.
Now... all that being said, don't quit your day job if you think you're gonna become a millionare because you've had a broadband connection since you were 12, and 500Gb of worhtless music ranging from N'sync to Enya. Grooveshark pays in store credit, good for purchasing music from other users. This though is ingeous. Incentive for sharing, incentive community involvement and with enough of both all the legally free music you can get your hands on.
Now. The best part (IMHO) : THE COMPANY IS RUN BY GRADUATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA; BASED IN GAINESVILLE.
never before have I been so proud.
Thank you grooveshark for potentially rocking the face of the music distribution world, and making me proud of my home.
I oficially Love you, am addicted to you, and henceforth cannot live without you.
My Suggestion: apply for a restraining order.
2 comments:
holy shit. what a ridiculously awesome concept.
so wait, is this a deal where each user has to have a client open and is hosting from it? or are they actually uploading it to the grooveshark server, and then it's there permanently?
also, album view lacks track # oragnization *OCD tick*
this is awesome though. wow. i've found a new time sink.
not sure about the server/client question... I haven't gotten a chance to fully explore. The only access I have is through work, and don't have the full freedom to play with this like I would want. though cheeck it out. let me know
as far as track organization goes...I've found in the full grooveshark beta platform it's much better organized, but in the lite player there are problems. Fix it and get thoes buxxx, nukka!
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