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Fimusy! – part 2 – it's getting better!

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Yesterday I briefly blogged about Fimusy! a research portal/database of musicians and bands. Later that day I received a comment from someone at Fimusy (I think it was someone from Fimusy!… the comment linked to their website but no name or other identifying information was attached).

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And then, this morning, I received a tweet from @DDclarke, who I assume is associated with Fimusy!, though his profile doesn’t have a bio nor an identifying picture (just the o_O).

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If it is someone from Fimusy!, I think it’s pretty neat that they contacted me via my blog and Twitter, asking for suggestions on how to improve their product. I am impressed that they are contacting folks/customers/users/potential users about their website. It shows they are going out of their way to improve their site and make sure they provide a good product.

In the blog post comment, they asked for suggestions to improve the site. (One suggestion I have is to add an ‘about page‘ to tell more about their product, goals, how they get the information, etc. I can read about it from others, but I’d rather hear more from you guys!)

In the twitter message the next day, @DDClarke told me they had just added the ability to play tracks straight from their site. I checked out the site – did a lil’ search for Arcade Fire – and discovered they really did add the ability to play tracks! I’m listening to Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) right now!

Good customer service, folks at Fimusy! (I hope that’s really you behind o_O!)

Tags: customer service, database, fimusy, music

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Fimusy is somewhat amusing

Monday, April 13th, 2009

fiumsy Music is dear to my heart, and when I find cool lil’ tools I like to share them with other aficionados. Thanks to a tweet by @webmaster_ref, I made my way to Fimusy! a database of bands and musicians. To check it out, I typed in my favorite, Dar Williams, and a few other bands that came to mind (the Decemberists, Death Cab for Cutie, the Shins). Fimusy listed albums by the bands, had handy links to Amazon.com if you’d like to buy it, news links, twitter comments, and photos and videos of the artists.

KillerStartUps.com has a short and sweet review about it, noting the highs and lows of the site. On a personal level, I say Fimusy has potential – the uploaded videos and pictures were quite original but the site as a whole didn’t overly wow me… I imagine that, over time, Fimusy could grow into something better.

Tags: albums, bands, fimusy, music

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Try Grooveshark – any music you want, free!

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

musicalnotes GREAT find by Libraryman – read the post on his blog at Music You Want. Now. Free. (and not via the Library) + twitter video fun

Grooveshark.

Love music? Try it out.

I was listening to my Pandora music stations today at work and commented to myself how much I love Pandora. But this… this is pretty cool because if I want a certain song or want to listen to a certain artist, Grooveshark will give it to me (unlike Pandora, where it’s a surprise what’ll play next). I like the options to find new music similar to what I’ve chosen – Grooveshark provides recommendations. I’ve been trying it out and like what I’ve seen so far.

Photo credit: Musical notes from Wikimedia Commons

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Uncensored Interview: 1000+ creative commons licensed videos of interviews with musicians

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

For independent music fans, Uncensored Interview provides free, downloadable creative-commons licensed short videos of uncensored conversations with various bands. Their goal is to provide an opportunity for music fans to get to know their favorite bands and artists “via candid conversations that cover everything from the topical to the personal to the frivolous and absurd.” Over 1000 videos have been released.