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Rocketsurgeon is a Chicago-based experience design firm with an expertise in digital entertainment. This blog will focus on various facets of the digital entertainment experience.
This section has been officially transformed into the Music 2.0 Directory. Instead of a static list of links, allows you to browse companies by categories. Additionally you can rate companies and post comments for each one.
The Music 2.0 Directory is a comprehensive listing of all the companies and tools that are participating in the new music revolution. Directory categories and companies are listed on the sidebar. Subscribe to the RSS feed to keep up current with the latest submissions. Have a suggestion for a listing? Contact us.
Every week, artists, DJs, music tv networks, newspapers, magazines, retailers, and bloggers recommend hundreds of their favorite new songs. Critical Metrics keeps track of recommendations and playlists across all media so you can easily find, try, and buy the best new music.
Idiomag is a personalised digital magazine that matches content with the interests of the individual. Through a unique tagging system, idiomag aggregates hand-picked rich media content and delivers a unique interactive magazine to each reader. The content becomes increasingly relevant as readers rate the content they view.
MP3.com is a slick, all-inclusive music site that caters to both artists looking to promote their material and connect with listeners, and to fans that thrive on discovering new music and expressing their opinions. The community fuels the site with user-generated content ranging from independent and major-label artist pages with songs, videos, similar-artist lists, photos, and news, to fan ratings, reviews, blogs, and forums. The site also offers robust artist information like discographies, bios, and song clips, plus thousands of free music tracks, daily news, live sessions, exclusive interviews, weekly podcasts, charts, a tech guide, and more.
Music Emissions is an independently run Music Review site. We focus on independent labels and artists that fit into the alternative music category. They publish music reviews of CD’s on a daily basis as well as weekly interviews and biographies. Members can also get personalized recommendations and find similar users.
A free service that presents new music each month selected by experts in 40 of the world’s best independent stores. Members can recieve monthly recommendations based on their music preferences.
SpotDJ is a service that adds a something new and, frankly, !*#$@ing awesome to your music listening experience. You listen to your music just like normal, but every once in a while, SpotDJ will play a “spot” between songs. A spot could be basic information about the song, a story about the artist, an interpretation of the song, news, gossip, recommendations, whatever! All of the spots on SpotDJ are created by users.