http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/ The blogging ground for Cherry Beach Sound. en Copyright 2007 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:18:39 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss this article in the Baltimore Sun. While a bit simplistic, the article does well explaining in layman's terms what has happened to dynamics in music. ]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/11/loudness_wars_in_the_media.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/11/loudness_wars_in_the_media.html loudness wars Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:18:39 -0500 Lala.com appears to offer the ability to stream and listen to entire albums. It seems to be contigent on users uploading their iTunes library and making them available to other users. More to be seen soon.]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/11/a_new_way_to_get_music.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/11/a_new_way_to_get_music.html iTunes lala p2p Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:45:39 -0500
]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/11/rachael_bawn_photo_shoot.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/11/rachael_bawn_photo_shoot.html photo rachael bawn studio Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:52:33 -0500 http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/08/pandora_no_more_since_when.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/08/pandora_no_more_since_when.html Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:55:15 -0500 UK Guardian gathers several musicians to take the piss out of some classic albums that are traditionally held high. Under discussion are albums by Nirvana, Stone Roses, Strokes, and Arcade Fire, as well as the Beatles, Pink Floyd and more.]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/07/most_overrated_albums_of_all_t.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/07/most_overrated_albums_of_all_t.html Arcade Fire Beatles Nirvana Pink Floyd Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:58:58 -0500 Playback published an article today about an open letter written by Quebec directors criticizing the industry for shutting women out of film making. While women do have opportunities to make films, the letter states, female directors are often saddled with lower budgets than their male colleagues. While this article focuses on the film industry, it made me reflect on the position of women in the recording industry. I'm studying Radio and Television amongst a student population of more women than men, but in the audio stream, the ratio is reversed. Why is this? Certainly one reason is that there are few female role models in the industry. I look up to producers like Dave Fridmann and Nigel Godrich, but can't think of any female producers of that stature. As for the root causes of this problem, I can't say for sure, but it certainly is a problem. Why is our industry so behind the times in this regard? Most importantly, what can be done about it?]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/03/women_in_the_recording_industry.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/03/women_in_the_recording_industry.html Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:36:47 -0500 American Idol is now on its 6th season, and growing more and more popular by the day. What are your opinions about the show? Are you a hardcore fan, or do u absolutely hate it? Who has been your favourite past winner, or do you have a favourite contestant from the current season? Please give us all your feedback and gossip because we want to know!!! http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/03/american_idol.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/03/american_idol.html Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:35:45 -0500 Band Name Maker for some help. Here's what I got: Fractured Dummy Symbol of the Hydro Tiger Trusting Pickle Auto Bite Injected Stingray and the Seeing Scooper Adopted Farmer Wound Lingo of the Going Hallucination Diving Pickle Malevolent of the Trusty Quivering Treasure The next record by Wound Lingo of the Going Hallucination should be pretty good! On a related note, check out Rhapsody's recent post about the proliferance of exclamation points in band names, presumably in an effort to one-up the barrage! of! similar! sounding! names!]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/02/band_names.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/02/band_names.html Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:25:43 -0500 So, I'm listening to 5:55 by Charlotte Gainsbourg, daughter of Serge Gainsbourg. Produced by Nigel Goderich (Radiohead, Air, Beck), with music by Air, and lyrics by Jarvis Cocker. Just got it. Like it. Perfect for a cold winter afternoon spent indoors... http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/02/im_listening_too.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/02/im_listening_too.html Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:35:14 -0500 The 2007 Juno Awards are just around the corner in Saskatoon for their sixth year. They will be hosted by Nelly Furtado Sunday April 1st. The performers for the show will be announced on February 6th. Do you think that the best singers always win? Or do we fall short on talent and ride more on image? http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/01/juno_awards.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/01/juno_awards.html Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:55:20 -0500 The Cherry On Top. Email entries to: shannon@cherrybeachsound.com ]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/01/hardcore_fans_1.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2007/01/hardcore_fans_1.html Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:34:25 -0500 USA Today writer Andrew Kantor comments on reports that digital music sales are in decline. He denies that digital sales are dropping, citing a Nielson SoundScan report that claims digital sales have grown 67% from 2005, but points out that digital music sales are still a drop in the bucket compared to CD sales and to online piracy. He goes on to state that the reason that piracy is so common is not simply that people don't want to pay for music, but rather that they want to have control over the music they pay for. Kantor compares the use of DRMs and proprietary formats to the early days of the recording industry when companies used record formats that were only compatible with specific players. The result of which, he claims, was poor sales. There are some services, he writes, that offer digital music sales without copy control measures, but the major labels have not signed on to these services. What do you think? Are DRMs and other copy-control methods necessary for the industry to protect itself? Or would opening up to DRM-free formats increase the viability of online music sales as a major form of revenue? ]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2006/12/digital_music_sales_in_decline.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2006/12/digital_music_sales_in_decline.html Sun, 24 Dec 2006 08:27:12 -0500 you use an iPod? Aren't they everywhere? Do you use the iTunes music store? If you use iTunes's encoder to rip your music, or you purchase music from the iTunes music store, then your files are in AAC format, which is a closed system that only works with iTunes. Windows has it's own WMA format, which won't work with iPods or Macs. How about an open standard? What are your thoughts?]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2006/12/ipod_and_itunes.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2006/12/ipod_and_itunes.html Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:03:32 -0500 CRIA. The losses have materially harmed Canadian artists. Information for this post was derived from the CRIA website as well as The Star, Michael Geist, Canada’s Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2006/12/harmed_canadian_artists.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2006/12/harmed_canadian_artists.html Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:02:32 -0500 The Salads you may know they put out their latest album titled “The Big Picture” in May of ’06. And if you are a fan you may be up to date on the latest reviews about this album. Pop Journalism posts their review on October 22nd stating, “The Salads have a knack for writing some catchy melodies, but on The Big Picture, they may have alienated old fans just to adhere to rock radio standards and generic-sounding tracks.” Now the cool part about this story is that The Salads were here a week before their release date recording an interview and acoustic style songs for our podcast. Have a listen.., you tell me, is this a valid criticism by our friends at Pop Journalism or do you think that the band is simply evolving? ]]> http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2006/11/the_salads_with_the_big_pictur.html http://www.cherrybeachsound.com/blog/2006/11/the_salads_with_the_big_pictur.html Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:56:14 -0500