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Let’s just face it — anytime some new start-up comes along and tries to innovate around the idea of music, it is hit by some roadblocks. Latest one to realize that  – Turntable.fm. The social music discovery service is now unavailable to International visitors and is now restricted to just the US residents. In a tweet this morning, the company shared the news with its followers.

It is a shame considering Turntable.fm was just beginning to blow up and ushering in a new era of music consumption. In a few weeks, Turntable.fm (formerly Stickybits) had attracted 140,000 members and was being actively pursued by investors. Many were skeptical of the legality of the service and the current actions are only going to increase investor skepticism.

Being supremely addicted to Turntable.fm, I hope this little startup finds a way to first survive and then thrive, because it has a lot of potential. Olga Nunes, a San Francisco-based musician used Turntable.fm to get traction and push sales of her music. I think this is the read potential of Turntable.fm — artists and fans, all in one room, driving sales. Say what Lady Gaga???

What is Turntable.fm? Here is what I wrote in a previous post.

Turntable.fm is a New York City-based social music listening and discovery service that is spreading on the web like wildfire. The idea behind the service is pretty simple: You sign-up by using your Facebook credentials, create a music listening room and invite people to come join you in the room. You can create a playlist by selecting songs from the service or upload your tracks. Others can join, and become co-deejays.

If you don’t want to deejay, you can skip from one room to another based on musical interests. You can chat with others and share your playlists. You even get your own avatar that bobs to music. The whole experience is not just about music. It’s about finding others who enjoy music and forming relationships with them — albeit transient ones.

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Fans of the band Paramore are always on the lookout for Paramore merch. It’s the same with any fan of any band, band merch is something every music fan must have at least one of. But for fans of Paramore, the best place to look for Paramore merch is in planet13.com.au. A specialty online store that caters to music fans, you can be sure they have plenty of Paramore merch to go around. I can even go so far as to tell you that they have the widest range of choices when it comes to band merch. So Paramore fans, your search is over. Time to whip out your wallet.

Many of today’s bands have been influenced one time or another by Pink Floyd, after all, they are arguably the first progressive rock band ever. However, not being too commercial, there are some who get them while others don’t. It took myself 3 listens before I got The Dark Side Of The Moon! That being said, I am now a fan. In my never ending quest to find Pink Floyd merch, I chanced upon an awesome site that caters to true fans of Pink Floyd. For all music fans actually. From Pink Floyd merch to Kiss merch to Sum-41 merch, planet13.com.au delivers the goods.

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4 Cool Music Desktop Gadgets For Vista and Windows 7

There is a list of some cool music desktop gadgets for Vista and Windows 7. Music fans who use Vista and Windows 7, enjoy it now!

iTunes Accessory Gadget

This cool gadget allows you to control playback of tracks and other settings in iTunes without having to open up the entire iTunes application.

Media Player Gadget

This ties into your Windows Media Player library and allows you to easily search it. It also will display album artwork, track information, and give you visualizations when playing a song. It is a lot easier to navigate than opening the full WMP application.

iClassical Radio Player

For fans of classical music this gadget lets you stream classical music from a variety of online classical stations. The only controls are stop and play but being able to select from a wide variety of stations on your desktop make this a excellent app for the classical music connoisseur.

ChroniX MetalRadio

If you’re a fan of heavy metal, one of the coolest online metal stations is ChroniX Radio. This handy gadget lets you stream and control playback of their three channels–Aggression, Metal, and Grit–where each has a different flavor of hard rock and metal.

Those music gardgets just can be used in Vista and Windows 7. Of course you can use all of them at the same time and choose one you like best.

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The musicians that are the subject of Bullet for My Valentine merch and albums are almost the anti thesis of rock stars. Unlike other musically inclined stars, the members of this band prefer to focus on their music instead of reinventing their appearances for commercial packaging. This in itself suggests that the group makes for an interesting case study.

The founding band members hail from the UK but were originally known under the moniker Jeff Killed John. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matthew Tuck; lead guitarist Michael Paget; drummer Michael Thomas and bassist Nick Crandle came together in 1998 and, at the outset, began playing nu metal music. In 2002, the group released the EP You Play With Me. Before the release Crandle left and Jason James took over bass and backup vocals.

Because of problems with finances, the band had to adopt its current name. At the time that they did this, a more crucial shift happened for them as they changed labels and music genre. They released two new EPs under Sony BMG. It didn’t take long before the first Bullet for My Valentine album, Poison, emerged. This came out in 2005 and hit the Billboard 200 at 128. One year after its release, it achieved gold status and continues to be a hit among fans to this day. Clearly the group had found a permanent name for its band patches.

There isn’t much to debate over when it comes to defining the group’s genre. For critics and some music fans, they fit nicely under the banner of metalcore or heavy and thrash metal. This however is not how the band perceives their music. They prefer to be categorized under rock but with metal infusions. They regard Metallica and Iron Maiden as among their major influences.

In January 2008, the band went on to release their second album, Scream Aim Fire. The album is still within the same category as its predecessor but band members consider it more belligerent in tone. A brief relapse into the style and tone of the first album cam about with the release of Fever, the group’s third album. But of course, there were no gradual beats to replace the aggressive stance. Fever is most likely a sign of musical maturity because, of the three albums, this one has more in store when it comes to the question of musical legacy.

Despite seemingly veering away from image building, the group has not gone unnoticed. In 2004, they were hailed as the Best Newcomer at the Welsh Music Awards. They were then named Best British Band in 2006 at the Metal Hammer Golden God Award. The Kerrang! Awards has added to their string of recognitions, naming the group Best British Newcomer in 2005 and Best British Band in 2008 and 2009. The single Tears Don’t Fall was awarded by Kerrang! As the Best UK Single in 2006.

Fans and followers can have different ideas on which genre the Bullet for My Valentine albums belong. Clearly though, this isn’t a major life and death concern for the members of the band. They really are more into playing their music than anything else.