Useful Links

This page provides some useful links where you can find different information related to music, artists and news in the industry.

Music Industry News

http://www.mtv.ca/ - MTV channel 

http://www.rollingstone.com/ - Rolling Stone magazine

http://www.spin.com/interviews/profiles/this-is-happening/ - a great "all-in-one" website

http://www.nme.com/news/music - my pick for radio station

Interviews

http://www.contactmusic.com/pages/music - good artists

http://pitchfork.com/artists/ - excellent artist info

Music Services (Programs & Apps)

SoundCloud - generating playlists, finding music based on artists and tags

Mixcloud - similar to SoundCloud with a deeper focus on electronic and house music

Last.fm - probably the only music datbase where you can find info on ANY song or artist that has ever existed

Stereomood - a radio that has playlists for basically any mood or activity (i.e. sad, dreamy, happy, in the mood for sex, cooking or Christmas)

CrossDJ - a pro mixing app for iPad

Spotify - mixture of SoundCloud & Stereomood (not available in Canada)

Shazam - ever heard a cool song at the bar and want to have it in your playlis? Download this app and it'll recognize and save it for you

Reviews & Releases

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ - great album reviews

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/songreviews - concise & accurate song reviews

Music Videos

http://www.muchmusic.com/music/playlist/pid/63921/fresh-videos - videos to appeal to every taste in music

Music Charts

http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 - the most popular music chart in the world
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles - The Brits know what good music is
http://www.lanet.lv/misc/charts/ - music charts in different countries of the world
http://www.officialcharts.com/archive/music/ - The Official Charts Music Archive