http://howlifeshouldsound.com/2009/04/06/is-spotify-really-killing-music-already/ Music to your ears Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://howlifeshouldsound.com/2009/04/06/is-spotify-really-killing-music-already/#comment-309 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:08:43 +0000 http://garethcook.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-309 [...] expands the base of people who can find a band.  There is some evidence that Spotify is leading to more sales, but to me that seems like short-term thinking.  Once the CD is dead, and everyone’s got a [...]

]]> http://howlifeshouldsound.com/2009/04/06/is-spotify-really-killing-music-already/#comment-288 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:08:42 +0000 http://garethcook.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-288 [...] writing a piece about the music streaming service Spotify, I plumped for the controversial heading ‘Is Spotify really killing music … already?’ My article refuted that assertion completely, but using such a provocative statement paid off. [...]

]]> http://howlifeshouldsound.com/2009/04/06/is-spotify-really-killing-music-already/#comment-122 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:16:19 +0000 http://garethcook.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-122 Very nicely put. I’m relatively new to Spotify but already see that the online-only availability of the music and the ability to sample a whole album (plus my lack of enthusiuasm to return to a 1980′s style tape-while-you-listen approach) makes for a brilliant service. Back in the 80′s I used to borrow tapes from mates and tape-to-tape if I liked it enough, but the quality – ouch… Spotify will definitely help me to put my cash into the right music, for once…

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