Mavrix: Music + Data

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Freaky Friday Playlist March-18-2011

    Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.

  • Music Is A “Higher” Profession Than Medicine?

    Why music is not a “higher” profession than medicine

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Freaky Friday Playlist March-11-2011

    Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.

  • 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…

  • Opening For A Developer

    We have an opening for a developer. Check out the Jobs page for details.

  • 5 Songs For Women (And An Update)

    God made man first, and decided he could do better. Here are my top 5 songs dedicated to the women in my life: Kabhi Kabhi (Mukesh) Nee Kaatru, Naan Maram (Hariharan) Amma Endru (Yesudas) Phoolon Ka Taaron Ka (Kishore Kumar) Daughters (John Mayer) What’s your favorite song about women? A cool announcement on Women’s Day…

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