Welcome to YouTube Hell: A MIDI pack reseller silences criticism

YouTube is elevating new voices to prominence in music technology as in other fields. But the platform’s esoteric rules are also ripe for abuse – as one YouTube host claims.

Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want

Well, congratulations – you’ve survived another April Fools’ holiday. At worst, it can be unfunny and confusing. At best, though, it raises a different question – should we actually start dreaming up and making more ridiculous ideas?

Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019

Years of MySpace music deleted; Internet weeps

It’s not so much that anyone expected MySpace to be alive at this point, let alone a safe place for music uploads. The demise of years of MySpace music is more like a sad reminder of the direction of the Internet.

Peter Kirn - March 18, 2019

A plea to DJs: make sharing part of digging

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2019

Why is this Valentine’s song made by an AI app so awful?

Peter Kirn - February 13, 2019

Upload music directly to Spotify: streaming giant goes in new direction

Peter Kirn - September 20, 2018

Watch The Black Madonna DJ live from … inside a video game

Peter Kirn - August 16, 2018

Behringer promises $49-99 Eurorack, but gets its ideas from Roland and forums

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2018

Gibson is in trouble – and that means trouble for owner Juskiewicz

Peter Kirn - February 20, 2018

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