oh man, i just looked at the "related artists" for kesha and they include shitty mp3-only cover shit with titles like "cover pop," "tribute mega stars" and "rainbow mix" in between austin mahone, rihanna and katy perry.
― da croupier, Sunday, 16 March 2014 21:37 (ten years ago) link
never looked at the "related artists" to a big modern pop act before, i knew it could be a little clunky and repetitive when it came to more obscure stuff, but i didn't know they'd straight up point you towards karaoke-style covers.
― da croupier, Sunday, 16 March 2014 21:40 (ten years ago) link
that said the related artists for lesser-known acts are actually genuinely fascinating/useful!
― katherine, Sunday, 16 March 2014 21:42 (ten years ago) link
totally - i just didn't realize how absurd whatever algorithm they use gets when karaoke-style shit was in play.
the top 5 "related artists" for tribute-makers Radio Waves are: Big Hits 2012, Don't Wake Me Up (literally just a single anonymous cover of Chris Brown's "Don't Wake Me Up"), Hit Makers 2012, Phat Tunes and Paris Hilton.
― da croupier, Sunday, 16 March 2014 21:45 (ten years ago) link
eagerly anticipating Hit Makers 2012's followup
― coops all on coops tbh (crüt), Sunday, 16 March 2014 22:41 (ten years ago) link
I listen to Spotify on my MacBook at the office, and sometimes on my iPhone, but at home I mostly listen to it through my living room home theater system, which has a Squeezebox attached. Recently I was showing this system to my father, who is in the market for new TV and music gear, and now he's all about getting something that will let him use Spotify the same way.
What kind of equipment are people using for similar purposes? There's got to be something really simple I could set up for him, judging from the number of receivers and receiver-connectable devices that now support Spotify.
― Brad C., Sunday, 16 March 2014 23:35 (ten years ago) link
Wait does that Squeezebox still work?
― I Forgot More Than You'll Ever POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 16 March 2014 23:40 (ten years ago) link
this is what i use and i really like it:http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Home/Wireless-Speakers/A4+XW-SMA4-K
― Mordy , Sunday, 16 March 2014 23:40 (ten years ago) link
I've mostly been playing spotify through the roku lately with my tv audio routed to my stereo. I like being able to see what's playing on the screen and use the tv remote to skip. However I don't like that the roku app doesn't allow you to play an entire playlist folder, only individual playlists.
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Monday, 17 March 2014 00:13 (ten years ago) link
yeah, the Squeezebox works fine
― Brad C., Monday, 17 March 2014 00:55 (ten years ago) link
Ours finally died so we went with Sonos
― I Forgot More Than You'll Ever POLL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 17 March 2014 01:17 (ten years ago) link
Sonos. He'll need something to control it -- an iPhone or Android phone, iPod Touch, computer -- but it's super easy to set up and use. They make self-contained speakers as well as boxes that you can hook into an existing stereo system. I've been really happy with mine.
― early rejecter, Monday, 17 March 2014 01:25 (ten years ago) link
I just have my computer close to my stereo and run a cord out of the headphone jack that has RCA cables on the other ends. I plug them into the "VCR" channel on my receiver because it's not being used.
― timellison, Monday, 17 March 2014 01:46 (ten years ago) link
had a dream last night that the RIAA or some similar institution shut spotify down. there were so many songs that i couldn't summon on command anymore, i felt a profound sense of loss.
― Treeship, Monday, 17 March 2014 15:34 (ten years ago) link
it's gonna be okay treeship
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Monday, 17 March 2014 15:45 (ten years ago) link
i would feel a sense of relief at thata couple of weeks ago spotify choice anxiety was driving me irl insane
― grape is the flavor of my true love's hair (Jon Lewis), Monday, 17 March 2014 16:38 (ten years ago) link
i find that half the time I don't even finish whole tracks on there bc i need to switch to the next thing i thought of, it's just not good for my brain.
― grape is the flavor of my true love's hair (Jon Lewis), Monday, 17 March 2014 16:39 (ten years ago) link
that's the internet in general for me.
― Treeship, Monday, 17 March 2014 16:40 (ten years ago) link
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/One-Band-Is-Making-Money-On-Spotify-By-Streaming-5335449.php
Michigan-based rock trio Vulfpeck recently released a 10-track album on Spotify to help fund its tour, Digiday reports.But here's the thing: the entire "Sleepify" album is pure silence. The idea is for fans to stream the album while they're sleeping. Since Spotify requires a track to be at least 30 seconds long, all of the Sleepify tracks are at least 30 seconds of silence. Vulfpeck also thinks it can make enough money to not have to charge anything at the door. One listen to a Vulpeck song on Spotify gets the band half a cent. If a single person listens to the album on repeat during a 7-hour sleep session, Vulpeck has calculated that it could earn $4 per person. "It's a clever stunt," a Spotify spokesperson told Business Insider via email. "Not much more to say than that."This is not the first time someone has tried to game Spotify. Back in January, we found out that Matt Farley made $23,000 last year from posting songs to Spotify and iTunes.
But here's the thing: the entire "Sleepify" album is pure silence. The idea is for fans to stream the album while they're sleeping. Since Spotify requires a track to be at least 30 seconds long, all of the Sleepify tracks are at least 30 seconds of silence.
Vulfpeck also thinks it can make enough money to not have to charge anything at the door. One listen to a Vulpeck song on Spotify gets the band half a cent. If a single person listens to the album on repeat during a 7-hour sleep session, Vulpeck has calculated that it could earn $4 per person.
"It's a clever stunt," a Spotify spokesperson told Business Insider via email. "Not much more to say than that."
This is not the first time someone has tried to game Spotify. Back in January, we found out that Matt Farley made $23,000 last year from posting songs to Spotify and iTunes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXvncV79LXk
― Bee OK, Friday, 21 March 2014 05:49 (ten years ago) link
Since Spotify requires a track to be at least 30 seconds long
this isn't true, idgi
― ogmor, Friday, 21 March 2014 15:14 (ten years ago) link
I pulled out my 128 gb iPod and am enjoying it so much more than spotify. Call it choice anxiety I guess.
― calstars, Friday, 21 March 2014 15:19 (ten years ago) link
There are still songs in my own collection that I haven't fully digested. I don't need 10 million more.
― calstars, Friday, 21 March 2014 15:20 (ten years ago) link
Since Spotify requires a track to be at least 30 seconds longthis isn't true, idgi― ogmor, Friday, March 21, 2014
this isn't true, idgi― ogmor, Friday, March 21, 2014
maybe if it's silence? so that they can't release a 6,000 track album and make $30 per play?
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 March 2014 15:29 (ten years ago) link
this is a waste of energy and bandwidth
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 21 March 2014 15:34 (ten years ago) link
Spotify bitcoin mining is kinda next level honestly
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 March 2014 15:37 (ten years ago) link
because it's real coin
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 21 March 2014 15:37 (ten years ago) link
is there any reason why Hounds of Love isn't on US spotify when the other kate bush records all are? was it on a different label or something?
it's the spotify omission that bothers me the most since it's my favorite record and there's no obvious reason for it not to be there.
― ciderpress, Friday, 21 March 2014 15:41 (ten years ago) link
the karaoke version / cover version maestros have been at this game a long time. i'd love to see a documentary about these people. i imagine them commanding a dank basement of studio musicians, like some kind of gulag, churning out sound-a-likes for the price of a bowl of soup. add on some SEO wizardry courtesy an underpaid high-school wunderkind and some of these cover versions actually make the top 40 singles chart.
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 21 March 2014 16:44 (ten years ago) link
you don't even need SEO wizardry. you cover "drunk in love," you call it "drunk in love," and you're done. you will get a shitload of hits in spotify and lots of other places.
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 21 March 2014 16:55 (ten years ago) link
in fact, someone should cover that entire beyonce album and put it on spotify. goldmine. unless 10 other people already have.
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 21 March 2014 17:00 (ten years ago) link
Since Spotify requires a track to be at least 30 seconds long, all of the Sleepify tracks are at least 30 seconds of silence.
They may be confused with last.fm - if the track is under 30 seconds it won't appear in your last.fm listening stats.
― nashwan, Friday, 21 March 2014 17:01 (ten years ago) link
don't know if it's true or not, but what they're saying isn't that you can't put a shorter track on spotify, but rather that it has to be at least that long to register as an official play. if you only listen to a song for 29 seconds, spotify won't pay the artist their .00000000002 cents.
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 21 March 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link
yeah, that makes sense
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 March 2014 17:51 (ten years ago) link
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/happy-single/id821081024
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 23 March 2014 14:20 (ten years ago) link
Do any UK ilxors know why "The Man Machine" has disappeared from Spotify? Are Kraftwerk removing their LPs?
― Rob M Revisited, Sunday, 23 March 2014 21:59 (ten years ago) link
This is kind of interesting:http://www.theguardian.com/music/ng-interactive/2014/mar/27/uk-most-popular-music-city-by-city-spotify-interactive
― narcissism of vas deferenses (NickB), Thursday, 27 March 2014 11:32 (ten years ago) link
ha, the geographical distribution for robin thicke
― narcissism of vas deferenses (NickB), Thursday, 27 March 2014 11:33 (ten years ago) link
mind you, the geographical distribution for alt-j is nothing to be proud of :(
― narcissism of vas deferenses (NickB), Thursday, 27 March 2014 11:35 (ten years ago) link
noodle vague caning the bruno mars again
― narcissism of vas deferenses (NickB), Thursday, 27 March 2014 11:36 (ten years ago) link
The wacky jugglers of Brighton are probably caning the Alt-J album.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 27 March 2014 11:54 (ten years ago) link
fucking posh english edinburgh uni students!
― Scooby Doom (۩), Thursday, 27 March 2014 12:44 (ten years ago) link
So Spotify had a major facelift. The iOS app is very different. It looks good but I'm finding it a bit baffling. Don't really get some of the changes.
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 23:31 (ten years ago) link
i think it's meant to echo the look of the newly facelifted ios, lotsa circles
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 23:32 (ten years ago) link
i still have the old shit! (mac)
c'mon
― markers, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 23:33 (ten years ago) link
my ipad's getting jack shit
I'm confused about offline lists now. Some of the songs have a green arrow and some don't but they all play offline.
What's the deal with the new Your Music stuff? How do you get to it in the app?
When I click the volume icon it comes up with a thing about playing music on all devices with Connect. What does that mean?
― nitro-burning funny car (Moodles), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 23:38 (ten years ago) link
New iPhone interface seems like an improvement to me: photos for the playlists, ability to tell where you are playing a track from. Still don't know how to see the actual play queue.
― Teenage Idol With the Golden Head (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 2 April 2014 23:39 (ten years ago) link
Fucking piece of shit is already constantly crashing on me.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 23:39 (ten years ago) link
which platform?
― markers, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 23:40 (ten years ago) link
iOS.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 2 April 2014 23:41 (ten years ago) link