Do people really listen to interviews with artists? I like them perform but hearing them talk is usually the most dumb and boring way to waste your time.
50 Cents interview with Jimmy Kimmel the other night was also pretty painful to watch (only caught it while waiting for the NBA game to start), his cameo in Spy sorta makes up for it, specially the one liner towards the end of the movie.
Other artists can be a pretty interesting interview tho, it varies also wildly. Dave Grohl is an interesting interview, never mind the few projects he's directed himself. Weird Al was as funny in The Big Interview as his songs are.
Same for me. It's all about content. But what about Youtube Music Key? Thing is there is a lot of music I can't find anywhere but Youtube. Music key is going to work much like any music streaming service right?
50 Cents interview with Jimmy Kimmel the other night was also pretty painful to watch (only caught it while waiting for the NBA game to start), his cameo in Spy sorta makes up for it, specially the one liner towards the end of the movie.
Other artists can be a pretty interesting interview tho, it varies also wildly. Dave Grohl is an interesting interview, never mind the few projects he's directed himself. Weird Al was as funny in The Big Interview as his songs are.
Really is no reason for this to even exist. Nothing really sets it apart from other services.
Also the "recommended" songs never are anything close to accurate no matter what service it is, i don't know why places continue to do that. I had the whole album of The National on my spotify account, and its recommended some hard rock and some pop music. lol
Good old Pandora seems to guess the best for me after just a few thumbs up/downs and station selections... Amazon is hopelessly woeful even tho I've bought probably a couple hundred dollars in music there, plus plenty of CDs. I realize my taste can be pretty eclectic and their selection is more limited but it's still way off most of the time.
I am not surprised Amazon's music recommendations are woeful. They can't even get simple product searches right, they often list all sorts of random unconnected things when I search. I'd assume it was deliberately trying to cross- or up-sell if they made any sense at all.
They need to add the ability to copy Spotify playlists over. Rebuilding my library is too much of a hassle to switch to a service with no clear advantage.
Pretty egregious typo in the second paragraph says Bears 1 instead of Beats, it threw me for a second since I hadn't read the first instance of Beats in the article...
Naturally, once it comes to the UK the $9.99 will become £9.99 which is an utter rip-off.
Also, can anyone tell me why music streaming services are so expensive? There's no way in hell I'll ever pay that much for music streaming, especially when you consider that Netflix is significantly cheaper and does HD (or even 4K) video streaming.
I guess you have to compare it with buying CD:s or other physical media. I am more than happy with Spotify, i have not downloaded a single song since i got Spotify, i have not even bought a cd or any other physical media with music on since i got Spotify. So, i would say it is quite affordable with 10 dollars/month for unlimited streaming of a very hugh library of music, not to say all those playlists and stuff.
What will be intersting for me with Apple music is the possible better software (integrated in iOS) on my iPhone and in my different macs.
Getting an family account would then also mean that my wife and kids can use the same service (which is the case with Spotify today also, but it is more expensive and only 4 accounts).
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Zak - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
Do people really listen to interviews with artists? I like them perform but hearing them talk is usually the most dumb and boring way to waste your time.kurahk7 - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
Yea... listening to Drake? talk at wwdc was painful. He looked so lost and was having a hard time reading from the teleprompter.Impulses - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
50 Cents interview with Jimmy Kimmel the other night was also pretty painful to watch (only caught it while waiting for the NBA game to start), his cameo in Spy sorta makes up for it, specially the one liner towards the end of the movie.Other artists can be a pretty interesting interview tho, it varies also wildly. Dave Grohl is an interesting interview, never mind the few projects he's directed himself. Weird Al was as funny in The Big Interview as his songs are.
quiksilvr - Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - link
Listen to any of Snoop Dogg's interviews. He really knows how to carry himself.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE54vllcJLM
Cali3350 - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
If the selection is larger than Spotify ill sign up day one. All about content for me.kurahk7 - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
It already is. They have Taylor Swift; Spotify and Youtube don't have Taylor's newest songs.Cometer - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
Same for me. It's all about content. But what about Youtube Music Key? Thing is there is a lot of music I can't find anywhere but Youtube. Music key is going to work much like any music streaming service right?Impulses - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
50 Cents interview with Jimmy Kimmel the other night was also pretty painful to watch (only caught it while waiting for the NBA game to start), his cameo in Spy sorta makes up for it, specially the one liner towards the end of the movie.Other artists can be a pretty interesting interview tho, it varies also wildly. Dave Grohl is an interesting interview, never mind the few projects he's directed himself. Weird Al was as funny in The Big Interview as his songs are.
Impulses - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
Weird, this wasn't meant to go here...Azurael - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
And that's supposed to be a bad thing?imaheadcase - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
Really is no reason for this to even exist. Nothing really sets it apart from other services.Also the "recommended" songs never are anything close to accurate no matter what service it is, i don't know why places continue to do that. I had the whole album of The National on my spotify account, and its recommended some hard rock and some pop music. lol
Impulses - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
Good old Pandora seems to guess the best for me after just a few thumbs up/downs and station selections... Amazon is hopelessly woeful even tho I've bought probably a couple hundred dollars in music there, plus plenty of CDs. I realize my taste can be pretty eclectic and their selection is more limited but it's still way off most of the time.speculatrix - Saturday, June 13, 2015 - link
I am not surprised Amazon's music recommendations are woeful. They can't even get simple product searches right, they often list all sorts of random unconnected things when I search. I'd assume it was deliberately trying to cross- or up-sell if they made any sense at all.WinterCharm - Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - link
What sets it apart, after reading some of the early reviews, is that the native interface/experience on each platform is worlds better than spotify.Also, with $15 giving you a connection for 6 people, the price is unbeatable.
Sttm - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
They need to add the ability to copy Spotify playlists over. Rebuilding my library is too much of a hassle to switch to a service with no clear advantage.Impulses - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
Welcome to streaming's inherent DRM... Verge had an interesting article on this.Impulses - Monday, June 8, 2015 - link
Pretty egregious typo in the second paragraph says Bears 1 instead of Beats, it threw me for a second since I hadn't read the first instance of Beats in the article...Despoiler - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
"listen to Bears 1"This will be really popular with certain non-hetrosexual groups or perhaps people from Chicago depending on the programming.
skiboysteve - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
So I can get streaming music and offline playback and radio with Xbox music for $30/year. Why pay $120/year for this?imaheadcase - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
Not many people have a a xbox.krutou - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
Xbox Music is a cross-platform service...Available on Windows, Browser, iOS, Android, and Windows Phone
r3loaded - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
Naturally, once it comes to the UK the $9.99 will become £9.99 which is an utter rip-off.Also, can anyone tell me why music streaming services are so expensive? There's no way in hell I'll ever pay that much for music streaming, especially when you consider that Netflix is significantly cheaper and does HD (or even 4K) video streaming.
hanssonrickard - Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - link
I guess you have to compare it with buying CD:s or other physical media.I am more than happy with Spotify, i have not downloaded a single song since i got Spotify, i have not even bought a cd or any other physical media with music on since i got Spotify.
So, i would say it is quite affordable with 10 dollars/month for unlimited streaming of a very hugh library of music, not to say all those playlists and stuff.
What will be intersting for me with Apple music is the possible better software (integrated in iOS) on my iPhone and in my different macs.
Getting an family account would then also mean that my wife and kids can use the same service (which is the case with Spotify today also, but it is more expensive and only 4 accounts).
jvl - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
I like the family plan for USD 15 for six people. That might force Google and Spotify to relax on their near-linear scaling?Discuss.
jamyryals - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
Nah.IntelligentAj - Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - link
Doesn't Spotify and Google Play Music do all this already?