Caught in the Net: Atlas puts Bradford back on the map
Friday 02 September 2011
I was starting to get worried for a moment there: Bradford Cox (below), as frontman of art-rockers Deerhunter and in his dream pop solo project Atlas Sound, has been ridiculously productive in recent years – releasing six albums in four years, not to mention numerous EPs and demos.
Album: Zomby, Dedication (4AD)
Friday 15 July 2011
The more you listen to Dedication, the more alluring Zomby's stripped-back eskibeat dubstep pieces become. They're like small, beautiful flowers that only bloom the more familiar they become.
Spotify crosses the Atlantic
Friday 15 July 2011
Spotify, the digital music service already popular in Europe, launched in the United States yesterday.
Digital music service Spotify launches in US
Thursday 14 July 2011
Spotify, a digital music service already popular in Europe, is now available in the United States.
Flotation flyer for Pandora
Thursday 16 June 2011
Pandora, the internet radio company with 90 million subscribers, soared in value on its debut on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday, following in the footsteps of LinkedIn and Yandex to become the latest soaraway dot.com flotation.
Digital music sales hit £1bn mark in the UK
Friday 13 May 2011
Sales of digital music in the UK have hit £1bn since the launch of legal online music services in 2004, with a third of that spent last year alone.
'One-stop' web radio platform goes live
Friday 01 April 2011
Listeners can now search hundreds of radio stations and click to hear their favourite artists through a new "one-stop" online platform.
Digital music sales fail to offset piracy losses
Thursday 06 January 2011
Music sales tumbled last year despite a rise in digital revenues, highlighting the industry's failure to get to grips with illegal downloading.
The 10 best iPod docks
Tuesday 04 January 2011
Forget the headphones – share your (no doubt) excellent taste in music with the world using the latest generation of speaker systems.
Royalties and costs send Spotify's losses spiralling to £16.6m
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Spotify, the music streaming business that provide listeners with an alternative to piracy, saw losses soar to £16.6m in its latest financial results.
Spotify signs deal to bring its service to the living room
Thursday 02 September 2010
Spotify has signed a deal to take its music-streaming service beyond the PC and into every room in the house, in a move to encourage more customers to pay for a monthly subscription.
The Business On... Daniel Ek, Spotify
Thursday 02 September 2010
Let me guess: another youthful internet mega-star
Larry Ryan: The Friday Mixtape
Friday 25 June 2010
This week’s Spotify playlist has the usual few selections from the Arts & Books Barometer alongside nods to some of the features in today’s paper.
The Friday Playlist
Friday 09 April 2010
OK daddy-o, this week's Spotify playlist is compiled by John Matthew Hall from The Independent's web desk and is full of rockin' doo wop. Enjoy.








