Mavrix: Music + Data
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Why Streaming Music Is Not The Same As Owning It
An acquaintance of mine asked me why anyone would ever buy music when there are multiple on-demand streaming services available in India for free. I can answer the question from my perspective: Quality – I am yet to see any form of streamed music that matches the quality of CD music. In India, internet service…
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Music Wants To Be Free
Pirates (distributors and consumers) often invoke Stewart Brands’ iconic phrase “Information wants to be free” to justify piracy. In a recent discussion with a friend, I argued that Brand used this powerful phrase to suggest that information should be easily available to everybody, not that it should be available free of cost. My friend’s counter-argument…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-20
Zune is dead. What is Zune? Good question. http://bit.ly/hrBeYF # "Jon Bon Jovi accuses Steve Jobs of putting a shot through the heart of music" http://engt.co/i8GJdP 1/2 # Mr Jovi is out of touch with reality. If not for Steve Jobs, the music industry would be dead. 2/2 # Dont think this will neutralize the…
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Freaky Friday Playlist March-18-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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Music Is A “Higher” Profession Than Medicine?
Why music is not a “higher” profession than medicine
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-13
IMI's carrot and stick. Carrot – MMX license to sell/distribute music on mobile chips. Stick – Raids and legal action. http://bit.ly/gKXfSj # Online radio that charges bands for playtime. http://tcrn.ch/gkahQl # BMI site latest target of Anonymous DDoS attack http://cnet.co/fmBvLv # True story of why Phil Collins quit. From the horse's mouth. http://bit.ly/gh5sES # "More…
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Bangalore’s Live Music Scene Making A Comeback
Bengaluru will not let go of the Rock Capital tag easily! Despite all that transpired in the city potentially spelling doom for music lovers, it appears that there is enough and more support going around. Here ‘s a link to a blogpost belonging to a local rising artist, Fidel Dsouza, who he talks about the new…
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Freaky Friday Playlist March-11-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
Throughout our startup journey, I have been constantly reminded of how lucky I am to have the friends and well-wishers I do. Here’s what my friends helped me with so far: Got excited with me when I took the plunge. Reviewed my business plan. Some were critical but only in a constructive way. Told me…
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