Tony Reinke on Shazam for the iPhone:
For the music lover, Shazam is the single
greatest iPhone application I’ve seen to date. If you’re in Starbucks
and you hear a song being played, you open this program, it listens for
10 seconds or so, and then tells you the artist and song title. And
it’s free!Download app for iPhone 2.0 here (iTunes).
Shazam!
Mucony is a new site that has free videos of masterclasses by top classical and jazz musicians.
HT: Springwise
Amazon puts out a great deal each day on an MP3 album, often sold for super-cheap. Today is John Mellencamp, greatest hits, for 1.99.
I’m starting to use Amazon more and more often now, often rather than iTunes. There’s no DRM, and sometimes it’s cheaper.
Seems like a great way to build a cheap library of different classics. Not sure if John Mellencamp is in that category for everybody (smile), but each day is different.
David Gray wasn’t too happy that his music was being used for torture.
Brooke Fraser’s new album (well, new to the U.S.), Albertine, is very enjoyable. Creative melodies and textures, and lyrics that are well-chosen and expressions of faith and longing for the Lord. Right now it’s a main feature and only 5.99 on itunes. She’s been a part of Hillsong United, and wikipedia has a helpful quick bio on her.
Ben Zander gave a talk at a recent TED (technology, art, and design) conference that is a great example of how to engage non-artsy people in the arts.
Here’s an explanation of Christian ethnomusicology, or “ethnodoxology” by Soren Rehn. He won second place at the NCFCA (National Christian Forensics and Communications Association) competition in 2007.
Ethnomusicology by Soren Rehn
I just got through listening to a pre-release copy of Psalms, the newest CD by Sovereign Grace. It’s outstanding, and probably the best CD Sovereign Grace has done so far. The vocalists (Devon Kauflin, Ryan Baird, and others) did an outstanding job, as did producer Sal Oliveri. Be sure to check it out – will be released at the end of the month at the worship God conference.
Our Rising Sound has a great summary of the upcoming Desiring God National Conference on the power of words.
Now Play It is a site with videos from artists about how to play their songs.