UPDATE: Spotify has confirmed it will launch in the U.S. on Thursday, June 14. In an email sent Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson wrote that Spotify “will become available tomorrow morning in the United States by invitation and subscription.” The company plans to release more details Thursday morning at 8 a.m. EDT.
Jesus… as if the new self-titled Bon Iver album wasn’t good enough (it is—it’s astonishing, see comments below)… the making of the beautiful cover artwork was painstakingly documented by the artist, Gregory Euclide:
Bon Iver, Bon Iver Album Cover Progress Documentation – Flickr
and here:
I have finally been able to (partially) restore the Web site after being hacked almost a month ago, what a huge pain in the ass… thanks a lot hackers.
“It was a long and painstaking process to digitize 10,000 78 rpm records for the National Jukebox. The Making of the National Jukebox offers a look at what was involved.”
“We’re really excited to announce the arrival of CD Baby’s new Music Store Widget. Sell downloads, CDs and vinyl directly to fans… this free, customizable store can easily be embedded on your website, blog, or Facebook Page.” —CD Baby
The shopping cart within the widget is what’s new here; I haven’t seen that before…
“The Hissing of Summer Lawns” on the radio? Thank you, WXPN – via TuneIn Radio app – via iPhone 4… with MapQuest for Mobile voice-guided navigation audio running simultaneously… sweet.
Very cool: “The new version of Google Analytics is currently available in beta to all Analytics users in all languages…”
Google Analytics Blog: The New Google Analytics Available to Everyone
All Star Trek coming to Netflix, make it so | TekGoblin.
“Netflix confirmed they will be streaming every episode of every season for all five live-action Star Trek series: the original Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise. TOS, TNG, Voyager and Enterprise will all become available on July 1st.”