Music means a lot to a lot of people. In fact, there are very few people in this world that aren’t moved by music, or have little to no interest in it. However, in recent years, many of today’s youth have held music very close to their hearts, so much so that many of them thinking they are the be-all and end-all of musical taste.
But I digress… this isn’t a post rambling about how I’m sick of other people trying to force their preferences upon me or how I’m equally sick of the same people making themselves out to be the biggest music fans in the world – like no-one else likes music. Nope – this post is not about any of these things. It’s about a video game. A video game called Chime.
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As a music lover (and isn’t everyone these days?), I’m interested in anything that can provide me with more access to music. There are a number of websites out there that interest me, but nothing has really excited me, to date (with the exception of last.fm – and then they added subscription fees for anyone outside of the US and parts of Europe). Until the release of Sony’s VidZone, that is. OK, until I could actually ACCESS VidZone, to be honest, but that’s another story.
So, what is VidZone? It’s a free music video streaming application for your PS3, but is it worth it? Anything that is free is worthy, in my opinion, but it does need some work, let’s be honest.
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I read an interesting article on digital distribution at ArsTechnica recently and it got me thinking. The article covered a recent investigation into digital distribution of video games by Gamestop, which suggested that digital distribution wouldn’t be mainstream for at least 5 years — and even at that stage they suggested it would still be fledgling with only 25% of the market set up for it. The article then went on to counter these statements by suggesting that digital distribution is already here. But I’m not so sure…
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Karaoke. Just mentioning the word can strike fear into the hearts of many. And why? Well, mainly because most of us can’t sing for the life of us, and we would hate to embarrass ourselves…
Especially in front of a bunch of strangers… Which leads many (in western countries at least) to wonder — why the hell is karaoke so popular in Japan?
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Heard an interesting comment on the radio recently that made me think — and this is a fairly uncommon experience for me. So I decided to write about it. And what was so interesting that it would prompt me to pop it on the frog? Well, it was about music, and it made me think about why we like the things we like.
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