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Thoughts On The End Of The Headphone Jack And The Future Of Digital Music

21 diggs Stereogum Technology Business Music 1d

The new iPhone 7 Apple is supposedly ditching the headphone jack. Surprised? Not if you've been paying attention to Apple's relationship with the music industry for the past decade.

ETERNAL SUNSHINE

A Look Back At The Only Song Of The Summer That Matters: 'Steal My Sunshine'

36 diggs Stereogum Music 19 May

Of all the nostalgia-bomb ’90s pop hits in heavy rotation on karaoke machines across the nation, “Steal My Sunshine” holds the rare distinction of actually, you know, being a good song.

DO WE HAVE TO?

Remembering The Late-’90s Swing Revival

16 diggs Stereogum Music Histories 17 May

Looking back, it’s hard to figure out how all this shit happened, but there are some threads to pick at. After grunge began to pass out of favor, this stuff seemed like its polar opposite: sharp rather than slovenly, crisp and efficient rather than wild and intuitive, knowingly silly rather than deadly self-serious.

UPPING THE ANTI

How Rihanna Went Platinum By Giving Her Album Away For Free

11 diggs Stereogum Music Business 3 Feb

Rihanna's known for producing smash hits that easily climb the charts and worm into ears, but this time, her platinum certification came with a very large and mysterious corporate buyout.

NOT A TYPO

The Unflinching Gaze Of Chvrches

10 diggs Stereogum Music Fame Gender Long Reads Entertainment 3 Sep 2015

Upon the release of Chvrches’ “Leave A Trace” video last month, Mayberry’s insistence on her individuality came under fire. The notoriously vile online community 4chan began a thread about her attire in the clip and tweeted it at her.

SOUNDING LIKE A BROKEN RECORD

Have We Reached Peak Vinyl?

13 diggs Stereogum Music Business 27 Jul 2015

Vinyl records have had an almost decade long comeback, with hipsters around the world buying records to feel more retro. With tons of money, time and effort sunken into fetishizing a format that doesn't necessarily have any benefits, is the vinyl bubble about to burst?

GONNA HAVE TO DO IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

Coachella And Lollapalooza Ban Selfie Sticks

16 diggs Stereogum Technology Music 29 Mar 2015

They’re the latest tech gadget to draw significant ire from the general public at large, so much so that Coachella and Lollapalooza have decided to explicitly ban them from their festivals this year.

TREADMILL TO HEAVEN

OK Go On 10 Years Of Viral Videos

13 diggs Stereogum Internet Histories Music 26 Mar 2015

"One Of Those Treadmill Guys." Regardless of how many years he is eventually blessed to squeeze out of this corporeal existence, this is the epitaph OK Go vocalist/guitarist Damian Kulash is absolutely certain will be carved into his tombstone. And he might very well be right.

HAVE NOT ACCEPTED YEEZUS INTO THEIR LIVES

British Fans Petition To Keep Kanye West From Headlining Glastonbury

18 diggs Stereogum Music World 19 Mar 2015

Yesterday, we learned that Kanye West would headline UK’s massive Glastonbury Festivalthis summer, joining already-announced acts Foo Fighters and Lionel Richie. This apparently doesn’t sit so well with a few thousand potential attendees

OR JUST BURN YOUR MONEY

Overpay For All Your Favorite Classic Rock Records At The Pono Store

5 diggs Stereogum Music Technology 7 Jan 2015

Ever since he rolled it out on "Letterman," Neil Young’s high-quality digital audio player already seemed like a product designed strictly for boomers with money to blow. The Pono player’s $400 price tag seemed to confirm that, and now that the Pono store is live, there can be no doubt.