The Presidents of the United Stateshave released all their albums on the iPhone, not via iTunes, but through the iPhone Apps store. The app, called ‘The Presidents’ Music — PUSA,’ sells for $2.99 on the App Store offers users access to four full albums, including the band’s early “lost” recordings.
The app’s description says it includes the song FroggyStyle which, “unless you have one of the 500 cassettes the band sold in 1994, you’ve never heard before.” The app also has extras and exclusives that the band will update regularly, and fans can read the band’s blog directly from the app on their iPhones or iPod touches.
The Pirate Bay gets a break in court, Twisten.fm scours the sea of Tweets for music, and the newest iPhone app lets you use Roland synths and drum machines. Check out the news:
In January, Apple and the music industry seemed to be on good terms. With the removal of copyright protection software (DRM), and the renegotiation of pricing on iTunes, the scenario was heartening. But now, discussion over the specific timing of these changes has sparked renewed antagonism between the two giants.
Steve Jobs is purported to have made an aggressive stance on the issue back in December, leveraging Apple’s dominance in the growing mobile sales market. While Apple and Sony spokesmen declined to comment, Dave Goldberg, the former general manager of Yahoo Music said:
“I think Steve has been smart, and he knows he has the upper hand. [The music industry] can’t afford to pull their music.”
Weezer plans to digitally distribute six Christmas songs that were originally recorded for the iPhone app ‘Tap Tap Revenge Christmas With Weezer‘.
Although the tracks were recorded specifically for the application, high demand from non-iPhone users has prompted the band to make the songs available for purchase online. Christmas With Weezer is here on iTunes and here through Amazon.
Thursday, October 2, 2008 2:18PM - By Matt Unangst
Nokia, the pride of Finland, has launched a phone of its own to challenge the supremacy of the iPhone. Nokia’s phone will come with a subscriber music service that will allow users to download music for no additional cost and play it for the length of their subscription. The phone, called the 5800 Xpressmusic, will be much like the iPhone and will sell for $395. Nokia has contracted with all of the major record labels and some independent labels to provide the music for its service.
This launch comes just a few days after Norway filed suit against Apple for anti-competitive practices and within a month after Sony Ericcson launched a music service in Sweden. Unfortunately, the Nokia phone will not immediately be available in the US, but should be soon with the amount of success it seems certain to have. People may finally have choice in their phone-music combos.
