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“Birds on the Wires”

Birds appear on wires. A photograph is snapped. And from the photo — from the position of the birds on the wires — a musical composition emerges. Strange and wonderful. Sit back and watch (and listen).

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3 AirPlay speakers for wonderful wireless sound

Apple’s AirPlay technology lets you stream music through your home, and do it wirelessly. Pretty cool, right? Full access to your iTunes library, without the hassles of wires. Though it’s been around a while now, we’re only now starting to see a variety of wireless AirPlay speakers.

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Really useful: a handy intro to Spotify

Really useful: a handy intro to Spotify

Spotify’s “any track, anywhere, anytime” version of music streaming is now available in the United States, and if you have an invite for it (or if you’re waiting for one to arrive), you may want to know how to get started with the service.

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“Rippled”

An astonishing light painting, composed with individual long-exposure images. Wonderful, beautiful, and superlative-busting.

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Send your Pandora play counts to last.fm with LastPandora

If you’re one of the many last.fm users who obsesses over play counts and personalized music charts, then you probably hate that you can’t sync your last.fm account with your custom Pandora experience.

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5 innovative tech-heavy music videos

[killingme2_0] Now that TV channels rarely play music videos anymore, the Internet has become musicians’ primary environment through which to provide a visual aspect to their music.

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5 must-have holiday pop albums for 2010

Holiday music doesn’t have to be old, boring, or tacky. And sometimes, there’s just nothing better than your favorite pop stars singing your favorite holiday songs.

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Rolling Stone names top albums of 2010

Kanye West’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” clocks in a number 1 in Rolling Stone’s list of the top albums of 2010.

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6 musicians who wouldn’t exist without the Internet

For every Tila Tequila and Chris Crocker, who think they can sing just because they have millions of fans on YouTube and MySpace, there’s a small handful of really talented musicians waiting for their moment to shine — and hoping that the Internet will be their gateway to fame.

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Arcade Fire team up with Google for an interactive music video

First, Robyn brought us her Twitter-centric interactive music video, but Arcade Fire has taken the idea to a completely different level.

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