| The what and why of music videos | | Posted Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:10:08 PM by Rose Martins | Music videos are watched everywhere.  Wether you turn on the TV, surf the net or catch a glimpse of the iPod user next to you on the bus.
And music videos are not just limited to the hottest songs of the season, like Usher.
You'll find rap, christian and country music videos, not to mention rock, soul, classical and everything else on the screen.
Online music videos can also be downloaded from places like Yahoo and Myspace, some at a cost and some for free.
And music videos are not just limited to dancers and anime animated images.
Video game music is also a big hit. As video games become more sophisticated, so does the video game music.
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| | | Upcoming Controversial PBS Documentary Critiques Sexism, Violence, and Hyper- Masculinity in Hip-Hop Music and Videos; ... | | Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 3:21:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | A special preview screening of the groundbreaking new PBS documentary HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes connects young consumers, producers, artists, and other entertainment industry professionals to discuss key issues raised in the film: how do limited perceptions of masculinity play into a culture of violence? What roles do misogyny and homophobia have in hip-hop culture -- as well as in wider mainstream cultures? And are the media and music industries really to blame? Part of a larger nation-wide campaign, the event will generate national conversation on an increasingly violent, materialistic and sexually explicit American culture using hip-hop culture as a point of reference. .... | |
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| | | TiVo Creates Comprehensive Music Video and Audio Offering | | Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:31:25 PM by Blog57 Team | | LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an ongoing mission to bring broadband content to the living room, TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) , the creator of and leader in television services for digital video recorders, announced that it will make available services providing the widest selection of music videos and songs on TV -- all with the click of a remote. Through joint alliances with Music Choice and RealNetworks, TiVo(R) subscribers will have access to the leading digital music services and a library of millions of songs and videos on their televisions sets. "Music is one of the most popular and sought after content genres," said Tom Rogers, CEO of TiVo. "By working with Music Choice and RealNetworks to create services that give TiVo subscribers the ability to select the music videos and songs they want, TiVo is laying the foundation to redefine the television viewing experience and assuring a vast new world of broadband delivered content can be seen easily and conveniently on the TV." "We continue to expand the TiVoCast programming lineup so that TiVo subscribers can have the best possible television experience," said Tara Maitra, VP/GM of Programming at TiVo.... | |
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| | | Botswana: 2006 - a Glittering Year for Local Music And Film Industry | | Posted Saturday, December 30, 2006 3:12:20 PM by Blog57 Team | | 2006. It has been a glittering year for the local music and film industry. The passing away of folk singer Duncan Senyatso, and a tragic road accident involving all members of the Machesa cultural band were some of the lows of the year. The Kweneng cultural band was returning from their South African trip when their mini bus overturned leaving all of them seriously injured. It was not until late in the year that Machesa resurfaced, with a new album, Dikoma. The imprisonment of budding musician, Dwilili Mothusi aka Bulldogg also provided some of the drama of the year. He was locked up after failing to pay his debts to South African disco king, Dan Tshanda. .... | |
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| | | Dancing on a global stage | | Posted Monday, November 27, 2006 1:26:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | BEIJING, Nov. 27 -- The pied piper of planet pop has a dream that echoes those of many of its artists: MTV wants to become a superstar in the expanding universe of Chinese youth culture. To orchestrate that dream, it is creating a web of alliances with China Central Television (CCTV), local broadcasters, cable TV stations, one of the fastest growing Chinese Web portals and the country's twin mobile phone carriers. If the music network's new millennium dream plays out, it could be broadcasting music videos to nearly half a billion television sets, laptops and mobile TV receivers across urban China by the end of the decade. A match made in the airwaves The music television network entered Chinese pop culture by teaming up with CCTV nearly a decade ago to jointly produce the annual CCTV-MTV Music Honours show.... | |
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| | | Metallica to Release First-Ever Music Video Retrospective DVD on Warner Bros. Records December 5th | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:55:08 AM by Blog57 Team | | Multi-platinum hard rock band and seven-time Grammy-winning artists Metallica will release "The Videos -- 1989-2004" -- the first-ever music video retrospective DVD on Warner Bros. Records, December 5th. The collection -- which includes all 21 of Metallica's videos, plus bonus features -- spans the years from 1989's "....And Justice For All" to 2003's "St. Anger," and features pioneering videos such as the muted color toned, film noir-classic "One," Metallica's ground-breaking first foray in music video. With the 1991 release of "Metallica" (The Black Album) came the Wayne Isham-directed clips "Enter Sandman," which peppered performance clips alongside a nightmarish dreamscape, "Wherever I May Roam," featuring clips from a 1992 San Diego performance, and "Sad But True." "Metallica" went on to sell 14 million copies in the U.S.... | |
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| | | Life after lithium | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 11:21:07 PM by Blog57 Team | | CHICAGO -- When you're marveling at what your cell phone can do -- play videos and music, surf the Web -- but can't figure out why its confounded battery drains so quickly, consider this classic scene from the original "Star Trek." Captain Kirk harangues Scotty, the beleaguered chief engineer, to squeeze more power from the starship's engines. Scotty protests but still manages to extract a wee bit more power without blowing up the ship. For this, Scotty should be named patron saint of engineers who design the batteries for cell phones and other portable electronic devices. Battery experts say that like Scotty, they're nearing the limit of current battery technology, known as lithium ion. "We are at the point where you can't get much more out," said Jai Prakash, a chemical engineering professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology.... | |
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| | | For trippy Robyn Hitchcock, eclectic music has no limits | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:43:13 AM by Blog57 Team | | While Madonna writhed in a cone-shaped bra on MTV proper, Robyn Hitchcock's dreamy, psychedelic tunes were mostly relegated to MTV's "120 Minutes," a show featuring videos made by deliriously weird artists. A grainy 1989 clip, currently flickering away on YouTube, is vintage Hitchcock. In it, he stares dead-eyed into the camera, strumming a guitar and singing "Madonna of the Wasps," an ode to the half-woman, half-insect creature looming behind him, cradling an infant. At 53, the Brit alt-rocker is still penning freaky but insightful lyrics about bugs, love, life and death -- he just has better hair now, generous handfuls of thick, silver locks. "I had a lot of hair identity issues in the mid-to-late '80s, which I think I've sorted out as it's gone gray," he says.... | |
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| | | Videos: Zune user interface and wireless file transfer | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:28:26 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Microsoft Zune probably has the best chance of de-throning the almighty Apple iPod, and the more I see about it, the more I want it. Check out these couple of videos that demonstrate how speedy the WiFi music transfer is and just how "smooth as butter" the user interface is. First up, Richard Blakely of Gawker shot over "Emily Kane" by Art Brut (a 2:41 track) from one Zune to another, and the entire transfer from beginning to end took less than 30 seconds. The process seems very similar to beaming files over Bluetooth from phone to phone. The Zune user interface is certainly flashier than that found on the iPod. There are some silky smooth animations as you progress through different sections, and it seems that you can customize the background image to your liking. Despite not having the touch wheel, navigation appears to be very straightforward and user friendly.... | |
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| | | VSPOT at VH1.com Presents 'Boxset: Beck' the Ultimate Online Video ... | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 1:56:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all Beck fans! Today VH1 announced the launch of "Boxset: Beck" an in-depth video compilation on VSPOT, VH1's broadband channel, which includes more than 30 minutes of exclusive commentary from Beck on his music and videos from the last 12 years. During the made-for-VSPOT original, Beck discusses topics ranging from the "anti- production, anti-video aesthetic" of the videos that accompany his 10th and most recent album The Information (Interscope), to his experiences working with acclaimed directors Michel Gondry and Spike Jonze. The VSPOT "Boxset," which is available on demand, includes over 50 segments running from one to five minutes each, creating the ultimate retrospective of videos, performances, and interview clips. Included in the online program are Beck's acoustic Live @VH1.com performances of "Girl," "Black Tambourine," "Jack-ass," "Guess I'm Doing Fine," "The Golden Age," "Tropicalia," and "Lost Cause." VSPOT's "Boxset" and "Live @VH1.com" music series have propelled VSPOT growth throughout 2006.... | |
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| | | YouTube videos bound for cell phones and TV | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:21:49 AM by Blog57 Team | | Verizon Communications Inc. is in advanced talks with YouTube Inc. to bring the popular Web site's videos to cell phones and television sets, in what would be a landmark link-up between telecom and Internet video. An agreement would let Verizon's customers view some of the most avidly watched entertainment on the Internet. That could advance the long-expected convergence of video and cell phones. It could also, at least temporarily, give Verizon a marketing edge over competitors, furthering the company's efforts to expand into Internet and entertainment services. YouTube, which has agreed to be acquired by Internet giant Google Inc. for $1.65 billion, is expected to seek similar deals with other cellular operators such as San Antonio-based AT&T Inc.'s Cingular Wireless Venture and Sprint Nextel.... | |
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