Widgets Lab » Music http://www.widgetslab.com All Widgets, All the Time, News, Reviews, Previews, Articles and Interviews Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:34:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Velvet Pancakeshttp://www.widgetslab.com/2011/10/14/the-velvet-pancakes/ http://www.widgetslab.com/2011/10/14/the-velvet-pancakes/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:59:19 +0000 Derek Anderson http://www.widgetslab.com/?p=8792 Related posts:
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So, a couple of weeks ago, I find out that a co-worker is in a band. I decide to ask him about it and he tells me the name of the group is ‘The Velvet Pancakes‘.
He proceeds to explain that the name comes from the movie ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story‘

He tells me that they play ‘Classic Rock’. So I figure that they are just another cover band.

I was totally wrong!

The Velvet Pancakes play all their own music and they play it well. (IMO)

Here is track #1 (‘Push Came to Shove’) from the album ‘Short Stack’.

1 – Push Came To Shove

A certain type of sound that can come from an orchestral bell. (As made Famous by Jhon C. Reiley’s character Dewey Cox in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story)
“Make it sound like it did last night, that thing where it sounds like velvet pancakes”
- Dewey Cox

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History
Sony Ericsson’s first notable venture into the world of Android…the Xperia Play, didn’t fare so well (poor sales?)

Present
Sony Ericsson has now released the Live with Walkman. This is a music focused phone that seems more in line with Sony’s more successful mobile ventures. (cassette Walkman?)

Information

Sony Ericsson has launched a new Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone it has dubbed the Live with Walkman. The handset differs from previous Walkman branded devices in that in addition to a dedicated quick access music hardware button, it also features deep Facebook integration for sharing and discovering new music. It’s music-centric focus is also evidenced by its tight integration with Sony’s Qriocity subscription music service.
The Live with Walkman centers on a 3.2-inch mineral glass display and is powered by a single-core 1GHz processor matched with 380MB of RAM. A front facing camera is enabled for Skype video calling, while a 5MP AF camera can capture 720p video recording. The device also uses Sony’s xLOUD to enhance audio output.

source: electronista

One has to admit…This is a HOT looking phone!

It’s a nice departure from the depressing world of black and grays currently saturating the smartphone market.

As far as functionality…every Android phone (as far as I know) has that ability to play music. However, there really hasn’t been one that is so music focused like this new Sony Ericsson.
I just hope that Sony has a hit device here and will continue to innovate in this space. There are no real competitors to the iPod any more since the Zune went away :(

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Songbird is a Mozilla developed media manager that would be considered an alternative to iTunes. Songbird has come a long way to becoming a premier application and now has an Android app in the late stages of beta testing.

The Songbird Android app is very polished at this stage. It features scrobbling options and Facebook integration.

Like what you’re listening to? Let your Facebook friends know. Check out a Flickr photo stream of your favorite bands — all while on the go. Let us know what you think.

Unfortunately it looks like Samsung has been left out of the Songbird supported Gadget list.

Check out Songbird for Android

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.songbirdnest.mediaplayer

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Vevo for Android offers 25,000 videos from more than 7,500 of your favorite artists. You can watch and share any video easily with friends via Twitter, Facebook & Email.

Voice Control

Know exactly what you want to watch?
Activate Voice Control and search for your video by artist or song name. You can even search by Top Videos, and Premieres. WooHoo!

Share or Purchase videos

Share your favorite videos with friends quickly via Twitter, Facebook and e-mail. Want to own your favorite video? Instantly purchase using the buy links to Amazon or iTunes.

Get Vevo for Android

http://www.appbrain.com/app/vevo/com.vevo

http://www.vevo.com/platforms/android

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]]> http://www.widgetslab.com/2011/01/12/vevo-for-android-arrives/feed/ 0 Best Radio App for Androidhttp://www.widgetslab.com/2011/01/03/best-radio-app-for-android/ http://www.widgetslab.com/2011/01/03/best-radio-app-for-android/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:45:13 +0000 Derek Anderson http://www.widgetslab.com/?p=7763 Related posts:
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RadioTime is the creator of the TuneIn app.

TuneIn is an excellent radio streaming app for Android. You can get local stations or global stations. AM or FM fast…and it sounds great!

I did see someone complain that they could not edit their TuneIn station presets. I found that it is quite simple to remove a preset. Simply navigate to the station that you want to remove and then long press the ‘In Preset’ button. Preset removed!

Android RadioTime from RadioTime on Vimeo.

Apparently you can tie your RadioTime account into your Android TuneIn app. This would allow you to have access to your favorite stations with the click of a button.

Get TuneIn for Android

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