The Broken System: Deconstructing Music Consumption

Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by refe.

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Kyle Bylin, of Hypebot (@kbylin) Edited by: Refe Tuma (@refeup) In our previous post we wrote about the barriers of music consumption, gave an overview of how those barriers shaped the experiences of previous generations, and examined in great detail why the removal of such barriers recontextualized the ways in which those who were born digital consumed music. The next step is to deconstruct the traditional [...]

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The Barriers of Music Consumption: Past and Present

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by refe.

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By: Kyle Bylin of Hypebot.com Edited by: Refe Tuma There was a time when songs were songs. When there were the albums that you owned and those that you did not. When there was a distinct difference between the music that you liked and the artists that you didn’t care for at all. There was a [...]

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Music and Tech Recap – March 2010 Edition

Posted on 08. Apr, 2010 by Gabriel Nijmeh.

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Nice to see winter hand over the reigns to spring. Mind you, winter here in Toronto was mild, some might even say non-existent. It is even nicer to see people trading their hats, mitts and down-stuffed jackets for sunglasses, short sleeves and beers on the patio. Along with spring renewal comes a slew of new album [...]

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More Creative Deconstruction

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by refe.

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As you may have noticed, things have been a bit quiet around the site lately. There is no shocking top-secret reason for this – I have simply been moving across the US and haven’t had the time to post. Contributor Rich Huxley has also been holed up in an underground crypt (yes, a crypt) recording his [...]