Thanks to all the advancements in the audio streaming space, you (yes you!) are now in control of what you listen to, where you listen, when you listen, and how you listen. There has never been a better time for music accessibility than now. But with every new innovation and…
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 50th Anniversary
It’s hard to know how to talk about the importance of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band: as the seasoned rock observer for the past four or so decades, or as the young teenage girl in a mini skirt, long straight hair and too much eye shadow just…
The Legacy of Ikutaro Kakehashi and the 808
Seminal Transistor Rhythm 808 drum machine inventor and founder of Roland electronics Ikutaro Kakehashi passed away April 1 at age 87. The luminary engineer’s Roland TR-808 was a gateway for music production invention, as he helped create the MIDI interface standard for electronic music as well as creating an…
How Prince's Music Helps Fill the Hole in Our Hearts
Nearly a year after Prince suddenly and shockingly died at his Paisley Park studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota, the world is still coping with his loss. Last April 21, the Internet teemed with videos and images of middle-aged men crying at work, government buildings and city bridges being draped in royal…
Paste Magazine: Don't Call It a Comeback -- How Napster’s Making Waves in 2017
Paste Magazine stopped by Napster HQ last week for a walk-through of our Seattle office (complete with views of our Napster stage [https://www.instagram.com/p/BI8c3VDAWfj/] and Green Room [https://www.instagram.com/p/BL97Iudgqxf/] where we’ve been honored to host live performances from Acceptance [https://www.…
2017's Most Anticipated Albums
It will be hard to beat 2016 as a landmark year in music, but with new music on the way from the likes of R&B singer Kehlani, Brit pop trio The xx, Canadian punk thrush Avril Lavigne, the coquettish Katy Perry, the always-sincere Ed Sheeran, the rumors of the…