‘Listen’ Music Player Lacks Buttons, Long Lists, Boring Design
Two and a half years ago, we put together a round-up of the best music apps for not crashing your car. None of them were as pretty or as functional as MacPaw Listen (free, iOS), which lets you play any...
View ArticleYounity Lets Anyone Turn Their Computers into a Music Cloud
Like many people these days, I do almost all of my music listening with streaming services — on-demand subscriptions, online radio, random things shared on social networks, and my collections and...
View ArticleWant Live Music on your Screens? Try Qello (Updated)
Let’s get this out of the way: There is no perfect app for watching live music on your computer, phone, tablet, and/or television, and there probably never will be. The licensing issues are simply too...
View ArticleFiddleWax Lets You Compose and Record Music on the Go
Some music-making apps are designed for Jedi-level music producers who can’t wait to get back into the studio, while others are for beginners looking to have a little fun. FiddleWax ($3, iOS), from...
View ArticleLiveTunes Makes Regular Music Sound Like a Live Concert
Here’s a neat party trick, possibly quite literally: Queue up a bunch of your favorite party anthems in the LiveTunes app, choose the “sold out arena” setting, and see how long it takes people to...
View ArticleSXSW: Access The Night Provides Near-Real-Time View of Music Venues, More
Concertgoers, nightlife lovers, and actually anyone who’s looking for something to do in their city or town might have a friend in Access The Night (free, iOS). With a mere glance at the app, you can...
View ArticleSXSW: Music Punk Lets You See Who’s Playing Nearby, Literally
You have many options when it comes to apps that want to help you find live music to see, wherever you happen to find yourself. While it’s not the most comprehensive one we’ve seen, Music Punk has a...
View Article‘Play My Inbox’ Turns Gmail into Music Playlist… If You Dare
When someone sends you a song through a music service or a social network it comes with a play button attached. Sometimes, you can play that song right there on Facebook or Twitter, or in your email...
View ArticleInterview: How That Amazing Patatap Music App Was Made
You might have played Patatap last week as it made its way around email, Facebook, Twitter, and other avenues. If you haven’t, you probably should. People like this “portable animation and sound kit”...
View ArticleHum: A Songwriter’s Notebook for iPhone
Artists often find inspiration in their surroundings. Unless they are quick to jot down their ideas, those can be lost forever. This is precisely why some recording artists use the notepad functions of...
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