Archive for April, 2007
What I Knew About NPD. . .
. . . Was wrong. I read this post about NPD from David’s blog. As it turns out, NPD is actually more accurate than folks on this blog (including me) originally thought:
- NPD do not report on Wal-mart or Sam’s (we were right about that one).
- NPD *do* report on the Apple online and retail stores – since last year (we were wrong).
- NPD also don’t report on Amazon (small percentage of the category; we were right about that one).
- NPD data is U.S. only
Read more at Zunester.
Ok, my friend/co-worker is back from the Adult Swim event and let me have a peak at the Adult Swim Zune, so I snapped a few pictures. First up, here’s the box:
Once out of the box, the device actually looks like what’s pictured here:
with nothing on the back. Hope everybody had a great weekend!
In a recent interview, Chris Stephenson, general manager of global marketing for Zune, confirmed that a new Zune will be announced shortly. New Wi-Fi scenarios are also going to be released. It sounds like the month of May will be…
Another Friday, more free music for your Zune. . . okletsgo:
- Aquarium Drunkard has music from late 60s UK artist The Equals. Get two MP3s.
- Did you ever like Neutral Milk Hotel? And are you in a Dancing Mood? If so, you’re in luck. Music (For Robots) has a track from Rock Plaza Central, calling their record “one of the best records I’ve heard all year”
- Celebrating “the re-emergence of lo-fi slacker rock” Bill from IrockCleveland posts 2 tracks from Peel.
- Gorilla vs. Bear has a track from Handsome Furs, a side project of the Wolf Parade side project.
- Scenestars has the new Shins video, and White Stripes news. cool.
- Fans of experimental, ambient music, check out this post: Fridge on Scissorkick.
- You Ain’t no Picasso has The Decemberists covering Bjork’s Human Behavior. . . I love it when one of my favorite artists covers another one of my favorite artists. It’s like eating a cake filled with pies (bungie fans will get that reference
. - Different Kitchen has a new track from 50 Cent, and one from Ne-Yo (featuring Kanye West) for hip-hop fans out there.
- T.M.S. has a new Killers Track.
- Oh, and YANP has a track from the Polyphonic Spree.
- New (to Zuneinsider; they’ve actually been around since 2005) blog Hate Something Beautiful has a couple of Caribou tracks, a “mix of electronic and krautrock that has drawn comparisons to Boards of Canada”
- And lastly, if you’re in New Orleans, check out the Festival International going on right now – thanks Brandon for the heads up!
Have a great weekend; enjoy the new music!