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How often do you go out to eat at restaurants? Some people prefer to go out a lot, while others choose to stay home and make their own meals. Whichever the case may be, the fact is that the average person spends some time in the kitchen preparing his or her own meals. This is especially true for people who have a family to take care of.
Fortunately, cooking is becoming more and more a popular activity. Thanks to the “celebrification” of cooking, people are seeing it as a cool and fun thing to do. From the television to magazines to web sites, it is a very common thing to see chefs who have become celebrities on their own right. Accordingly, people look to these sources for their own ideas of what to create in their kitchens. More »
Calling cards have been on the market for a very long time, and the services attached to them have evolved quite a lot from what they once were. A good calling card is definitely a useful tool to those who place a lot of phone calls in their everyday lives, and it can also benefit the regular consumer as well. On the other hand, getting a calling card with some special features – like unlimited calling – can sometimes harm your finances if it doesn’t provide you with enough benefits to offset the cost of buying new cards.
To put it simply, the benefits attached to a good modern calling card are often useful for those who talk on the phone a lot – businessmen, travelers, etc. This also includes music enthusiasts to some degree though, which has sparked some controversy in these areas with regards to the usefulness of the little piece of plastic. If you’re actively engaged in the music world (and not just as a fan but as a performer or producer), it’s not rare to find yourself engaged in a long, winded phone conversation – and the bills that come at the end of the month reflect that quite a lot.
A calling card with an unlimited calling plan can easily save you from those troubles – but just make sure you’re not paying for it more than you currently are on your phone bills. It’s actually not an uncommon situation at all, and as a wise music fan, you must do your best to avoid it.
Music lovers who own a PSP or PSPgo will be thrilled to know about Sony’s recent announcement that they will be offering a new service with the newest software update. The update – v6.35 – was announced in a blog entry some time last week, and was dubbed “minor”. Experts are saying, however, that it is anything but. In fact, this update may very well help Sony in its bid to compete more strongly with Apple in the multimedia arena.
So what’s going to happen?
This new update will ensure that devices that are going to be ready for a new service called “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity.” The announcement was very brief, with hardly any details:
Hi everyone, the next PSP (PlayStation Portable) system software update (v6.35) is coming soon. This is a minor update that prepares your PSP system for the upcoming launch of “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” – a new, cloud-based, digital music service from Sony that will give music lovers access to millions of songs stored and synchronized through the cloud. A new icon for the service will be added to PSP’s XMB (XrossMediaBar) under the “Music” category.
What we do know is that Sony PSP and PSPgo users will have access to as much music as they want once this service is fully available.
Cloud-computing services are all the rave today, with a host of advantages that they offer. With this set up, Sony can draw upon the same power that a global data center service provides, ensuring that their customers are happy with the access given.
Music on demand via Sony devices is long overdue, and this announcement is sure to make users more than happy. Now let’s see how well it works.
I absolutely love it when I see or hear references to relatively obscure, non-mainstream bands being mentioned in mainstream TV shows or movies. These references make me feel like I’m part of a small and exclusive group that knows something that other people would have no idea about. More »
Godspeed You! Black Emperor has not been heard in years but finally the band’s showing signs of making a comeback. More »
If you’re one of the lucky few who have seen the newest Erykah Badu video for her new single Window Seat, then you’ll know that it’s one video that is going to get a lot of attention and discussion because of its provocative nature. More »
A week ago, music fans all over the world were shocked by reports that EMI was planning to sell the legendary Abbey Road studios. This is the same studio where The Beatles recorded most of their music. Pink Floyd also recorded Dark Side of The Moon in the studio, along with other artists who have made very important albums within the confines of its four walls. As such, it is considered a cultural landmark and one of the most important buildings for music lovers. More »
Amanda Palmer is about to unleash a new music project to the unsuspecting masses.
The Dresden Dolls leader is known for frequent forays into the weird and fantastical so it comes as no surprise that this latest product of her imagination is as far from the ordinary as possible. More »
Finally some solid news coming out of the Strokes camp. After releasing the Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas’ solo album Phrazes for The Young in 2009, the band has converged again in New York to officially record their fourth album. Officially, the recordings began on the first day of February at Avatar Studios. More »
Last December, The Flaming Lips released a covers album. And it’s not just any covers album where the band records their own interpretations of different songs. This time, The Flaming Lips actually covered a full album from another artist — namely, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of The Moon. The band covered it track by track, which is kinda cool. Though I’m not surprised. When it comes to The Flaming Lips, you should expect the unexpected — just look at their album Zaireeka. More »
