News: Grooveshark Terminates Service Over Legal Disputes
–Written by Kevin Madert
Another bastion in the realm of free-to-stream music has fallen, as longtime service Grooveshark has shuttered servers for good in the face of hefty litigation – try over $750 million in damages – from major record companies. This marks the end of several long legal battles between the industry and Grooveshark dating back to a 2009 lawsuit; the copyright infringement suit that finally shut them down was set in motion back in 2011.
Up until this week, the service offered millions of unlicensed songs for ad-supported listening, as well as a paid option that removed advertisements. While a large percentage of the songs found on the site were uploaded by users, Grooveshark employees also contributed their own music to flesh out the available music library.
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News: Chemical Brothers Announce New Album
The legendary, Grammy award winning, British electronic duo, The Chemical Brothers, have released a new single along with the announcement a new album along, Born In The Echoes, complete with tracklisting. If you exclude a live album and a movie soundtrack, this will be the duo’s first album since 2010, so this is very exciting news. In fact, any news from these pioneers of electronic music is exciting news.
This album is going to be chock full of talented guest spots including a track featuring Q-Tip, and another featuring Beck, so it will not be lacking in diverity, either. The album is due out on July 17th via Astralwerks.
Check out the single and tracklisting after the jump.
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In Case You Missed It: The Boundless Soundscapes Of Unlimited Gravity’s “Event Horizon”
–Written by Kevin Madert
Colorado product Unlimited Gravity – real name Ronnie Weberg – has never seemed content remaining in one place musically. Beginning with his earliest self-released material (still available on his Bandcamp), the producer/DJ has displayed a keen ear for unique sounds and fresh styles. It’s led to a string of LPs with little sonic overlap and high replay value for Weberg; with his latest, Event Horizon, it’s clear that streak has been extended.
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AltFreq Weekend Planner (4/30/15-5/2/15)
–Written by Kevin Madert
It’s nearly impossible to keep track of all the events going on in the area, so we’re here to let you know what’s happening in live music over the next few days. Watch out on Sundays for our “Weekly Planner,” where we’ll cover the remaining four days of the week.
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News: Lineup Revealed For Camp Bisco 13
–Written by Kevin Madert
Camp Bisco continues to fire on all cylinders; after announcing their return a few days ago, then their new home at Scranton, PA’s Montage Mountain, the long-running festival has just released the lineup for the 2015 festival, slated for July 16-18. The bill – topped by The Disco Biscuits, Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, STS9, Atmosphere, and Tipper – is varied enough to appeal to a wide audience and strong enough to make us entirely okay with last year’s hiatus.
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News: New Album From Ludovico Einaudi
This news may seem slightly unorthodox amidst talk of Andrew WK radio shows and a Camp Bisco announcement, but we have one simple premise at Alternate Frequency, and that is to cover good music, and this is quite possibly some of the best music out there. Italian composer, Ludovico Einaudi, has released a new album full of collaborative tracks called Taranta, which literally translated, means “tarantula” in Italian, but it is also used to describe the style of traditional folk music of southeastern Italy.
This album intends to take Einaudi, along with some of the best musicians in the world, and capture the energy of this traditional Italian music, while infusing elements from other folk music from cultures around the world. So we stayed true to our word, because this album is a really fascinating collection compiled by quite possibly the most widely recognized contemporary composer in the world right now.
Pick up the album from iTunes now.
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