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Cue Music Database 6 Months on

Posted by admin on 4th March 2010 in Music News

Just over 6 months ago, I found myself (not for the first time) idly surfing the web looking at a variety of different popular music websites. They’re dotted about all over the place, taking part in many mini-battles with each other, trying to gain number one status with their own particular target audiences. Then it occurred to me; who’s trying to attain number one status with ALL target audiences?

I thought that the best way to achieve this was to create a website that had a page for every band and artist there is or has been. The page should contain news articles, pictures, videos and MP3 downloads. Great idea… but how the heck would I do that? NME has a battalion of researchers running around the globe for them. The BBC has an army! I have… er… me!

After a lot of deliberation and failed attempts, this is what I came up with: fill a database with as many bands and artists as possible then scour the web. Or, more importantly, since there are only 24 hours in a day, develop some automated routines that would do it for me. The CUE Music Database automated routines regularly check tens of RSS feeds for news, check video download sites for videos, check royalty free image sites for photos, check ticket sites for concert tickets and MP3 download sites for downloads. These automated routines run continuously, keeping the music database as up to date as possible at all times.

Sure, automation is not 100% accurate and I guess having 100 staff doing the work manually would lessen the mis-matches, but hey – I don’t! As time has gone by, the search routines have been tweaked, the site design has been altered and now, on it’s 6 month birthday, CUE Music Database boasts pages for over 3000 artists, with 12000 news articles, 1400 photos and 80000 videos!

The CUE Music Database front page is constantly dynamic, showing you the latest music news headlines with accompanying artist photos and showing our Top 10 videos, Top 10 artists along with the latest bands, artists and videos we have added.

Whether you’re in to Jay-Z, Coldplay, Metallica or Madonna, CUE-mdb has a page (or a hundred) for your tastes!

The website has a feedback form where you can contact me to add bands and artists that have been overlooked. I am always happy to receive feedback on ways in which the website can be improved and I get a particular thrill when new, up and coming artists contact me direct to say, “hey, why aren’t we on your site?” Rest assured, when they do, they are quickly added to one of the most vast music resources on the web!

Indie Rock Music News

Posted by admin on 5th January 2010 in Music News

Maria Taylor has already released a number of music hits with the introduction of her first album. She is the epitome of indie-chic, and she can sing. And play guitar, drums and piano. Oh, and she is dating Conor Oberst.

Taylor released her solo music album, “Lynn Teeter Flower,” recently, the same time that her beau released his “Four Winds EP”, which includes five songs plus a cut from his upcoming eighth album “Cassadaga.” The songstress has been recording music half her life and has been an integral member of Azure Ray, Now It’s Overheard and Little Red Rocket; the first two music bands still exist but are currently on hiatus. Two other Taylor sisters and two guests serve as the music band for this new music album produced by Spoon drummer Jim Eno. Many blogs about indie rock music artists get confused that when it comes to Saddle Creek artists so many get confused about their anecdotes. Some authors touted that Taylor sings backup on songs for The Faint and Bright Eyes. Just so everyone is clear, the appropriate way to use this nuanced information is to say that she sang on a friend’s music album. Saddle Creek and the larger indie rock music world is chock full of incestuous band member swapping and guest appearances.

Taylor’s music album was recorded over a period of four weeks in Athens, Ga. with a band member of Now It’s Overheard partner in crime, Andy LeMaster as well as in Omaha with Saddle Creek engineer extraordinaire Mike Mogis. The music album goes between harmony driven pop-rock songs and melancholic acoustic musings. The aptly named opening track “A Good Start” features Taylor’s ethereal vocals advising a friend to quit running from the world. Very emo music, people think, but in fact it is considered indie rock music.

The upbeat melody of “A Good Start” juxtaposes starkly with the next music track, the acoustic and introspective lo-fi cut “Clean Start.” The down-tempo songs continue for a few tracks, but come to a screeching halt with the dance-worthy beats of “Irish Goodbye.”

Taylor creates a Rilo Kiley-ish work but stays true to her distinct, otherworldly vocals. There are even traces of rap music from a man named RIG, which oddly enough doesn’t disrupt the power of the song, but helps break up the track. Two tracks stand out as profound music compositions. The simple guitars and mellow drums of “No Stars” are augmented and joined by piano and bass as each successive verse builds on the previous. The ambling track “The Ballad of Sean Foley” was co-written by Oberst. The lyrics are all Oberst, but the music is all Taylor; her voice even serves to fill in the holes of his warble. This effect can be felt when listening to Bright Eyes’ new single “Four Winds.” Oberst’s voice is at its classical best with Taylor holding him up.

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Subscribe to Music Magazines – Stay Tuned

Posted by admin on 30th December 2009 in Music News

Music magazines have been known to be useful source of music related information and news for years. Music magazines cover various aspects of music industry and keep their readers informed on different issues. Latest releases, new albums, awards, music charts, regional numbers, singers, artists, lyricists, composers, instrumentalists and many more topics are generally covered on music magazines.

Some of the music magazines have launched websites to help their readers find music news and updates online as well. This is definitely a flexible way of providing information. Websites are accessible from anywhere any time. Hence, you can log on to your online music magazine anytime to find latest music news.

One may ask that when the same information is available on music TV channels, why should one log on to music news websites? The reason is simple: music websites are more flexible than television channels.

When you watch a music channel you have to depend on the presenter. You have to wait for your favorite song to be played on screen. Moreover, you have to stand by commercials and sometimes unnecessary talks of the host. If the host chooses to repeat a song, you have to go with her choice. Annoying!

Now, when you log on to an online music magazine, you have plenty of options. You can go through music charts, archives, listen to your favorite music tracks, watch music videos, pause, stop, fast forward or rewind the tracks as you wish and replay them as many times as you want. Flexible!

Apart from publishing music charts, music magazine websites provide information about music industry, artists, composers, lyricists and others. The archives are searchable. All music video albums are posted in suitable categories. You can search the archive by artist, by composers, by lyricists, by the name of the movie in case the song is from a popular movie or by the first few words of the song.

There are topical music magazines as well. If you are looking for Latin music videos you should look for Latin music websites. Similarly, when you are looking for French songs, you may log on to a French music website to find recent French music releases.

So, if you love to watch music videos and do not want to miss any of the recent releases, subscribe to music magazine or log on to music magazine and news websites. These are more flexible source of information than traditional media. Keep watching music charts, look at the popular numbers, search the archive and watch the music video that you want.