The AI Music Map

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Over the last few days my Twitter feed has been lit up by people sharing the songs that they have created on Udio. For the one or two cave dwellers out there who have only just installed spelunking wi-fi, Udio is an AI-powered music generation tool which allows users to create songs from a text prompt. The tool allows you to create tunes with customized lyrics, vocal styles, and musical Maps Mania… more →
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The Live Music Mapping Project

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The combination of the Covid epidemic, inner-city gentrification and austerity has had a hugely negative impact on live music venues and the live music networks of many cities. The Live Music Mapping Project has been launched to help overcome these challenges by creating detailed maps of the local live ecosystem in individual cities. Currently the project has released interactive maps for seven Maps Mania… more →
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Adding Music Previews to My Now Page

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About two months or so ago I added a Now page to my site. It shows my current reading list, my last watched movies, my Untappd beer check-ins, and my most recent Spotify tracks. You can see that part here: When I built it, I used a Pipedream workflow to wrap calls to Spotify’s API. My Pipedream workflow gets my most recent tracks, slims down the data quite a bit, and returns just what I need. I use some client-side code to hit that endpoint and then render it out on the Now page. (I also use a bit of caching with LocalStorage such that the endpoint is only hit every ten minutes.) Currently, when rendering each track, I link to its URL and Spotify users can listen to the track completely.... more →
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Today’s apps gone free: City Maps 2Go, My Music, Coloroodle and more – AppAdvice

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Today's apps gone free: City Maps 2Go, My Music, Coloroodle and moreAppAdviceKnow where you're headed even when you're offline, keep track of new music artists, and color in underwater scenes with today's collection of apps. All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. map app – Google News… more →
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