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=MusicBrainz in the News=


[http:#news News stories and articles], [http:#blog items from the Blogosphere], and our [[MusicBrainz Press#pr|official Press Releases]]:
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==Blog items==
==Blog items==


* '''2009-02-18''':
* '''2009-02-18''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Marc Hibbins talks about [http://hibbins.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/i-found-out/ BBC's work on integrating and exposing semantic data] (amongst others: MusicBrainz, Wikipedia), [[WikiPedia:Linked_Data|Linked_Data]] and points up the value of [[MusicBrainz Identifier|MusicBrainz unique identifers]].
: Marc Hibbins talks about [http://hibbins.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/i-found-out/ BBC's work on integrating and exposing semantic data] (amongst others: MusicBrainz, Wikipedia), [[WikiPedia:Linked_Data|Linked_Data]] and points up the value of [[MusicBrainz Identifier|MusicBrainz unique identifers]].

</ul>
* '''2008-10-28''':
* '''2008-10-28''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">CreativeCommons blog published an [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/10336 interview with Robert Kaye] talking about CreativeCommons usage in MusicBrainz, communities project and future of MusicBrainz.
: CreativeCommons blog published an [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/10336 interview with Robert Kaye] talking about CreativeCommons usage in MusicBrainz, communities project and future of MusicBrainz.

</ul>
* '''2008-09-02''':
* '''2008-09-02''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Andrea James from the Seattle Post Intelligencer talks about the launch of Amazon's [http://www.soundunwound.com/ SoundUnwound] service [http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/amazon/archives/147692.asp?from=blog_last3 using MusicBrainz data].
: Andrea James from the Seattle Post Intelligencer talks about the launch of Amazon's [http://www.soundunwound.com/ SoundUnwound] service [http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/amazon/archives/147692.asp?from=blog_last3 using MusicBrainz data].

</ul>
* '''2008-07-28''':
* '''2008-07-28''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Matthew Shorter talks about [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/07/bbc_music_artist_pages_beta.html the launch of BBC's Dynamic Artist Pages beta] program and its use of [[MusicBrainz]]'s identifiers and data.
: Matthew Shorter talks about [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2008/07/bbc_music_artist_pages_beta.html the launch of BBC's Dynamic Artist Pages beta] program and its use of [[MusicBrainz]]'s identifiers and data.

</ul>
* '''2008-07-04''':
* '''2008-07-04''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Rob Pegoraro, of the Washington Post [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/04/AR2008070400062.html?hpid=sec-tech mentions MusicBrainz, Picard and iEatBrainz] in a column Q&A on tagging music files with unknown artist names and tracks.
: Rob Pegoraro, of the Washington Post [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/04/AR2008070400062.html?hpid=sec-tech mentions MusicBrainz, Picard and iEatBrainz] in a column Q&A on tagging music files with unknown artist names and tracks.

</ul>
* '''2005-04-19''':
* '''2005-04-19''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Joi Ito talks about the launch of the [http://joi.ito.com/archives/2005/04/19/metabrainz_goes_501c3_and_announces_board.html MetaBrainz Foundation].
: Joi Ito talks about the launch of the [http://joi.ito.com/archives/2005/04/19/metabrainz_goes_501c3_and_announces_board.html MetaBrainz Foundation].

</ul>
* '''2005-03-28''':
* '''2005-03-28''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">crschmidt talks about using [http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/47/menow-and-musicbrainz/ MusicBrainz with the MeNow project].
: crschmidt talks about using [http://crschmidt.net/blog/archives/47/menow-and-musicbrainz/ MusicBrainz with the MeNow project].

</ul>
* '''2004-10-23''':
* '''2004-10-23''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Brian Alger's Cybersphere blog has an [http://www.experiencedesignernetwork.com/archives/000541.html item on MusicBrainz and Ethnomusicology].
: Brian Alger's Cybersphere blog has an [http://www.experiencedesignernetwork.com/archives/000541.html item on MusicBrainz and Ethnomusicology].

</ul>
* '''2004-10-13''':
* '''2004-10-13''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Mike Linksvayer of [[Creative Commons|CreativeCommons]] has [http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2004/10/15/musicbrainz-discovery-ii/ two] [http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2004/10/13/musicbrainz/ items] on [[MusicBrainz]] in his gondwanaland.com blog.
: Mike Linksvayer of [[Creative Commons|CreativeCommons]] has [http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2004/10/15/musicbrainz-discovery-ii/ two] [http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2004/10/13/musicbrainz/ items] on [[MusicBrainz]] in his gondwanaland.com blog.

</ul>
* '''2004-03-20''':
* '''2004-03-20''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Japanese blog OTO-NETA has an [http://o10.cc/o10/000042.php item on MusicBrainz]. (??? ''Japanese'')
: Japanese blog OTO-NETA has an [http://o10.cc/o10/000042.php item on MusicBrainz]. (??? ''Japanese'')

</ul>
* '''2004-03-20''':
* '''2004-03-20''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[[Creative Commons|CreativeCommons]]' blog has an [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/4067 entry on MusicBrainz for OS X] using [[iEatBrainz]].
: [[Creative Commons|CreativeCommons]]' blog has an [http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/4067 entry on MusicBrainz for OS X] using [[iEatBrainz]].

</ul>
* '''2003-09-22''':
* '''2003-09-22''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Leigh Dodd's Lost Boy blog notes his [http://www.ldodds.com/blog/archives/000085.html release of a beta-1 Java API] for [[MusicBrainz]].
: Leigh Dodd's Lost Boy blog notes his [http://www.ldodds.com/blog/archives/000085.html release of a beta-1 Java API] for [[MusicBrainz]].

</ul>
* '''2003-03-07''':
* '''2003-03-07''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Joi Ito's Web has a blog [http://joi.ito.com/archives/2003/03/07/robert_kaye_from_musicbrainz.html item on Robert Kaye and MusicBrainz].
: Joi Ito's Web has a blog [http://joi.ito.com/archives/2003/03/07/robert_kaye_from_musicbrainz.html item on Robert Kaye and MusicBrainz].

</ul>
* '''2003-02-18''':
* '''2003-02-18''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">The Flexistentialism blog has an [http://www.flexistentialist.org/archives/2003/02/18/musicbrainz.shtml item on MusicBrainz].
: The Flexistentialism blog has an [http://www.flexistentialist.org/archives/2003/02/18/musicbrainz.shtml item on MusicBrainz].

</ul>
* '''2003-02-11''':
* '''2003-02-11''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Gordon Mohr of Bitzi [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2789 analyzes the MusicBrainz launch] on his O'Reilly Developer blog.
: Gordon Mohr of Bitzi [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/2789 analyzes the MusicBrainz launch] on his O'Reilly Developer blog.

</ul>
* '''2003-01-28''':
* '''2003-01-28''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Musician Lisa Rein's blog mentions Robert Kaye and [[MusicBrainz]] in an [http://www.onlisareinsradar.com/archives/000875.php#000875 item on Ogg Vorbis].
: Musician Lisa Rein's blog mentions Robert Kaye and [[MusicBrainz]] in an [http://www.onlisareinsradar.com/archives/000875.php#000875 item on Ogg Vorbis].
</ul>


<span id="news"></span>
==News Stories and Articles==
==News Stories and Articles==


* '''2009-01-21''':
* '''2009-01-21''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Tim Ferguson (via silicon.com) [http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2009/gb20090121_970005.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_global+business writes in BusinessWeek] about the BBC's semantic web technology and its use of the [[MusicBrainz]] ''"open source 'metadatabase' "'' to enable its technology and reduce its licensing costs.
: Tim Ferguson (via silicon.com) [http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2009/gb20090121_970005.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_global+business writes in BusinessWeek] about the BBC's semantic web technology and its use of the [[MusicBrainz]] ''"open source 'metadatabase' "'' to enable its technology and reduce its licensing costs.

</ul>
* '''2008-09-15''':
* '''2008-09-15''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Joseph Tartakoff of the San Francisco Chronicle talks to Robert Kaye about [[Picard Tagger]] as a [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/14/BUU312R6KR.DTL competitor to Tune-Up].
: Joseph Tartakoff of the San Francisco Chronicle talks to Robert Kaye about [[Picard Tagger]] as a [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/14/BUU312R6KR.DTL competitor to Tune-Up].

</ul>
* '''2007-12-27''':
* '''2007-12-27''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">David Shamah of [http://www.newzgeek.com/ newsgeek.com], writing for The Jerusalem Post, talks about [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1198517223794&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull using MusicBrainz and Picard to tag unknown mp3s correctly].
: David Shamah of [http://www.newzgeek.com/ newsgeek.com], writing for The Jerusalem Post, talks about [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1198517223794&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull using MusicBrainz and Picard to tag unknown mp3s correctly].

</ul>
* '''2007-11-06''':
* '''2007-11-06''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">French magazine [http://www.numerama.com/ Numerama] released a [http://www.numerama.com/magazine/d/1/8071-Comparatif-les-bases-de-donnees-musicales.html detailed article comparing existing Music Databases] (Last.fm, Discogs, AllMusic, RateYourMusic, MusicBrainz, Wikipedia).
: French magazine [http://www.numerama.com/ Numerama] released a [http://www.numerama.com/magazine/d/1/8071-Comparatif-les-bases-de-donnees-musicales.html detailed article comparing existing Music Databases] (Last.fm, Discogs, AllMusic, RateYourMusic, MusicBrainz, Wikipedia).

</ul>
* '''2005-06-07''':
* '''2005-06-07''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Punto Informatico, an Italian "internet daily," has a [http://punto-informatico.it/p.asp?i=53245&p=1&r=PI detailed review of the Windows Tagger] that also mentions the [[Picard Tagger]]. (''In italiano'')
: Punto Informatico, an Italian "internet daily," has a [http://punto-informatico.it/p.asp?i=53245&p=1&r=PI detailed review of the Windows Tagger] that also mentions the [[Picard Tagger]]. (''In italiano'')

</ul>
* '''2005-06-05''':
* '''2005-06-05''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">The Washington Post includes a [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/04/AR2005060400088.html short review of the Windows Tagger] in their [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/technology/personaltech/index.html Personal Tech column]. (''Free registration required'')
: The Washington Post includes a [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/04/AR2005060400088.html short review of the Windows Tagger] in their [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/technology/personaltech/index.html Personal Tech column]. (''Free registration required'')

</ul>
* '''2005-04-19''':
* '''2005-04-19''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Barrapunto, the "Spanish Slashdot," [http://barrapunto.com/comunidad/05/04/19/077242.shtml covers the MetaBrainz launch]. (''En español'')
: Barrapunto, the "Spanish Slashdot," [http://barrapunto.com/comunidad/05/04/19/077242.shtml covers the MetaBrainz launch]. (''En español'')

</ul>
* '''2005-04-19''':
* '''2005-04-19''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Netzwelt.de [http://www.netzwelt.de/news/70844-musikdatenbank-musicbrainz-expandiert.html covers the MetaBrainz launch] (''Auf Deutsch'')
: Netzwelt.de [http://www.netzwelt.de/news/70844-musikdatenbank-musicbrainz-expandiert.html covers the MetaBrainz launch] (''Auf Deutsch'')

</ul>
* '''2005-03-21''':
* '''2005-03-21''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">The Wall Street Journal mentions [[MusicBrainz]] in an [http://blog.musicbrainz.org/archives/2005/03/wsj_mentions_mu.html article on music metadata].
: The Wall Street Journal mentions [[MusicBrainz]] in an [http://blog.musicbrainz.org/archives/2005/03/wsj_mentions_mu.html article on music metadata].

</ul>
* '''2004-08-24''':
* '''2004-08-24''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Another French [http://www.01net.com/article/249549.html review of MusicBrainz] in Micro Hebdo. (''En Français'')
: Another French [http://www.01net.com/article/249549.html review of MusicBrainz] in Micro Hebdo. (''En Français'')

</ul>
* '''2004-07-16''':
* '''2004-07-16''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">French computer magazine Clubic has an [http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche12654-musicbrainz.html review of the MusicBrainzTagger] as an alternative to [[Mood Logic|MoodLogic]]. (''En Français'')
: French computer magazine Clubic has an [http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche12654-musicbrainz.html review of the MusicBrainzTagger] as an alternative to [[Mood Logic|MoodLogic]]. (''En Français'')

</ul>
* '''2004-07-13''':
* '''2004-07-13''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">French open-source software site Framasoft.net has a [http://www.framasoft.net/article2896.html review of the MusicBrainzTagger]. (''En Français'')
: French open-source software site Framasoft.net has a [http://www.framasoft.net/article2896.html review of the MusicBrainzTagger]. (''En Français'')

</ul>
* '''2004-07-06''':
* '''2004-07-06''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Wired News has a [http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64033,00.html puff piece on Gracenote] quoting Robert Kaye's criticisms and mentioning [[MusicBrainz]] as an alternative.
: Wired News has a [http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64033,00.html puff piece on Gracenote] quoting Robert Kaye's criticisms and mentioning [[MusicBrainz]] as an alternative.

</ul>
* '''2004-05-27''':
* '''2004-05-27''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Barrapunto, the "Spanish Slashdot", has an [http://barrapunto.com/article.pl?sid=04/05/27/1024224&mode=thread item on the KDE mediaplayer] [http://developer.kde.org/~wheeler/juk.html JuK] and its use of [[MusicBrainz]]. (''En español'')
: Barrapunto, the "Spanish Slashdot", has an [http://barrapunto.com/article.pl?sid=04/05/27/1024224&mode=thread item on the KDE mediaplayer] [http://developer.kde.org/~wheeler/juk.html JuK] and its use of [[MusicBrainz]]. (''En español'')

</ul>
* '''2003-10-03''':
* '''2003-10-03''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[http://perl.com perl.com] has an article about using [http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2003/10/03/musicbrainz.html MusicBrainz lookup functions in your perl scripts].
: [http://perl.com perl.com] has an article about using [http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2003/10/03/musicbrainz.html MusicBrainz lookup functions in your perl scripts].

</ul>
* '''2003-07-21''':
* '''2003-07-21''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Wired News has an [http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,59646,00.html article on Muse.net] that mentions [[MusicBrainz]].
: Wired News has an [http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,59646,00.html article on Muse.net] that mentions [[MusicBrainz]].

</ul>
* '''2003-02-27''':
* '''2003-02-27''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Wired News has an [http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57828,00.html article on MusicBrainz] following up on the launch.
: Wired News has an [http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,57828,00.html article on MusicBrainz] following up on the launch.

</ul>
* '''2003-02-18''':
* '''2003-02-18''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Russian magazine ??????????? (Computerra) has an [http://www.computerra.ru/focus/coment/24105/ article on MusicBrainz]. (??????? ''Russian'')
: Russian magazine ??????????? (Computerra) has an [http://www.computerra.ru/focus/coment/24105/ article on MusicBrainz]. (??????? ''Russian'')

</ul>
* '''2003-02-12''':
* '''2003-02-12''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Articles about the [http://www.musicbrainz.org/news/pressreleases/20030211-1.html MusicBrainz launch] appear in [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,885830,00.asp PC Magazine] (Ziff Davis) and [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/12/0155219&mode=nested&tid=141 Slashdot], as well as German sites [http://www.nickles.de/c/n/2774.htm nickles.de] and [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2003/5218.html Pro-Linux.de]. (''Deutsch'')
: Articles about the [http://www.musicbrainz.org/news/pressreleases/20030211-1.html MusicBrainz launch] appear in [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,885830,00.asp PC Magazine] (Ziff Davis) and [http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/02/12/0155219&mode=nested&tid=141 Slashdot], as well as German sites [http://www.nickles.de/c/n/2774.htm nickles.de] and [http://www.pro-linux.de/news/2003/5218.html Pro-Linux.de]. (''Deutsch'')

</ul>
* '''2002-12-01''':
* '''2002-12-01''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">IBM developerWorks has [http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-think14.html an article about MusicBrainz] that focuses on the Metadata Initiative. (''Japanese translation of article'': [http://www-6.ibm.com/jp/developerworks/xml/030214/j_x-think14.html ???])
: IBM developerWorks has [http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-think14.html an article about MusicBrainz] that focuses on the Metadata Initiative. (''Japanese translation of article'': [http://www-6.ibm.com/jp/developerworks/xml/030214/j_x-think14.html ???])

</ul>
* '''2002-08-01''':
* '''2002-08-01''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[http://www.entrepreneur.com/ Entrepreneur] Magazine's August issue covers the Semantic Web in the article 'Arguing Semantics' and mentions [[MusicBrainz]] as an example application. ''Entrepreneur Magazine, August 2002, pp. 19-20.''
: [http://www.entrepreneur.com/ Entrepreneur] Magazine's August issue covers the Semantic Web in the article 'Arguing Semantics' and mentions [[MusicBrainz]] as an example application. ''Entrepreneur Magazine, August 2002, pp. 19-20.''

</ul>
* '''2002-02-12''':
* '''2002-02-12''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/hendler/2002/musicbrainz.pdf View PDF] Our own Aaron Swartz wrote an article: "[[MusicBrainz]]: A Semantic Web Service" for ''IEEE Intelligent Systems Journal, Jan-Feb 2002, pp. 76-77.''
: [http://www.cs.umd.edu/users/hendler/2002/musicbrainz.pdf View PDF] Our own Aaron Swartz wrote an article: "[[MusicBrainz]]: A Semantic Web Service" for ''IEEE Intelligent Systems Journal, Jan-Feb 2002, pp. 76-77.''

</ul>
* '''2001-11-10''':
* '''2001-11-10''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Newsforge covers [[MusicBrainz]] in their [http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/11/10/1639258&mode=thread Open Source alive and well at O'Reilly P2P conference] article.
: Newsforge covers [[MusicBrainz]] in their [http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=01/11/10/1639258&mode=thread Open Source alive and well at O'Reilly P2P conference] article.

</ul>
* '''2001-05-24''':
* '''2001-05-24''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">C-NET News [http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-6008182-0.html?tag=tp_pr covers the Roxio suit] and mentions [[MusicBrainz]] as one of the Gracenote alternatives.
: C-NET News [http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-6008182-0.html?tag=tp_pr covers the Roxio suit] and mentions [[MusicBrainz]] as one of the Gracenote alternatives.

</ul>
* '''2001-05-17''':
* '''2001-05-17''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[[MusicBrainz]] is covered in a [http://news.webnoize.com/item.rs?eID=20010517&ID=13101 WebNoize article about Roxio and GraceNote]. (''Requires Webnoize subscription'')
: [[MusicBrainz]] is covered in a [http://news.webnoize.com/item.rs?eID=20010517&ID=13101 WebNoize article about Roxio and GraceNote]. (''Requires Webnoize subscription'')

</ul>
* '''2001-05-02''':
* '''2001-05-02''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">The [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36259-2001May2.html Napster/Relatable deal gets covered by the Washington Post] -- includes a blurb about [[MusicBrainz]].
: The [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36259-2001May2.html Napster/Relatable deal gets covered by the Washington Post] -- includes a blurb about [[MusicBrainz]].

</ul>
* '''2001-04-19''':
* '''2001-04-19''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[[MusicBrainz]] is mentioned in a [http://news.webnoize.com/item.rs?ID=12681 WebNoize article on the Relatable/Napster deal]. (''Requires Webnoize subscription'')
: [[MusicBrainz]] is mentioned in a [http://news.webnoize.com/item.rs?ID=12681 WebNoize article on the Relatable/Napster deal]. (''Requires Webnoize subscription'')

</ul>
* '''2000-10-20''':
* '''2000-10-20''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Wired News mentions [[MusicBrainz]] in their [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,39554-2,00.html Taking Stock of the Music Scene] article.
: Wired News mentions [[MusicBrainz]] in their [http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,39554-2,00.html Taking Stock of the Music Scene] article.

</ul>


<span id="pr"></span>
==Press Releases==
==Press Releases==


* '''2005-04-19''':
* '''2005-04-19''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Our second [http://metabrainz.org/news/pressreleases/MetaBrainzPressRelease_20050419.pdf View PDF] [http://metabrainz.org/news/pressreleases/MetaBrainzPressRelease_20050419.pdf press release] covers the launch of the [[MetaBrainz]] Foundation.
: Our second [http://metabrainz.org/news/pressreleases/MetaBrainzPressRelease_20050419.pdf View PDF] [http://metabrainz.org/news/pressreleases/MetaBrainzPressRelease_20050419.pdf press release] covers the launch of the [[MetaBrainz]] Foundation.

</ul>
* '''2003-02-11''':
* '''2003-02-11''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[[MusicBrainz]]'s first [http://www.musicbrainz.org/news/pressreleases/20030211-1.html press release] [http://www.musicbrainz.org/news/pressreleases/20030211-1.pdf View PDF] covers the official [[MusicBrainz]] launch and the related artist dataset that was contributed by [http://agentarts.com Agent Arts].
: [[MusicBrainz]]'s first [http://www.musicbrainz.org/news/pressreleases/20030211-1.html press release] [http://www.musicbrainz.org/news/pressreleases/20030211-1.pdf View PDF] covers the official [[MusicBrainz]] launch and the related artist dataset that was contributed by [http://agentarts.com Agent Arts].

</ul>
* '''2000-09-06''':
* '''2000-09-06''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Relatable's [http://www.relatable.com/news/pressreleases/000906.releasesig.html press release announcing open source release] of [[FreeAmp]] with [[MusicBrainz]] support.
: Relatable's [http://www.relatable.com/news/pressreleases/000906.releasesig.html press release announcing open source release] of [[FreeAmp]] with [[MusicBrainz]] support.
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Revision as of 09:22, 17 April 2009

Blog items

  • 2009-02-18:
Marc Hibbins talks about BBC's work on integrating and exposing semantic data (amongst others: MusicBrainz, Wikipedia), Linked_Data and points up the value of MusicBrainz unique identifers.
  • 2008-10-28:
CreativeCommons blog published an interview with Robert Kaye talking about CreativeCommons usage in MusicBrainz, communities project and future of MusicBrainz.
  • 2008-09-02:
Andrea James from the Seattle Post Intelligencer talks about the launch of Amazon's SoundUnwound service using MusicBrainz data.
  • 2008-07-28:
Matthew Shorter talks about the launch of BBC's Dynamic Artist Pages beta program and its use of MusicBrainz's identifiers and data.
  • 2008-07-04:
Rob Pegoraro, of the Washington Post mentions MusicBrainz, Picard and iEatBrainz in a column Q&A on tagging music files with unknown artist names and tracks.
  • 2005-04-19:
Joi Ito talks about the launch of the MetaBrainz Foundation.
  • 2005-03-28:
crschmidt talks about using MusicBrainz with the MeNow project.
  • 2004-10-23:
Brian Alger's Cybersphere blog has an item on MusicBrainz and Ethnomusicology.
  • 2004-10-13:
Mike Linksvayer of CreativeCommons has two items on MusicBrainz in his gondwanaland.com blog.
  • 2004-03-20:
Japanese blog OTO-NETA has an item on MusicBrainz. (??? Japanese)
  • 2004-03-20:
CreativeCommons' blog has an entry on MusicBrainz for OS X using iEatBrainz.
  • 2003-09-22:
Leigh Dodd's Lost Boy blog notes his release of a beta-1 Java API for MusicBrainz.
  • 2003-03-07:
Joi Ito's Web has a blog item on Robert Kaye and MusicBrainz.
  • 2003-02-18:
The Flexistentialism blog has an item on MusicBrainz.
  • 2003-02-11:
Gordon Mohr of Bitzi analyzes the MusicBrainz launch on his O'Reilly Developer blog.
  • 2003-01-28:
Musician Lisa Rein's blog mentions Robert Kaye and MusicBrainz in an item on Ogg Vorbis.

News Stories and Articles

  • 2009-01-21:
Tim Ferguson (via silicon.com) writes in BusinessWeek about the BBC's semantic web technology and its use of the MusicBrainz "open source 'metadatabase' " to enable its technology and reduce its licensing costs.
  • 2008-09-15:
Joseph Tartakoff of the San Francisco Chronicle talks to Robert Kaye about Picard Tagger as a competitor to Tune-Up.
  • 2007-12-27:
David Shamah of newsgeek.com, writing for The Jerusalem Post, talks about using MusicBrainz and Picard to tag unknown mp3s correctly.
  • 2007-11-06:
French magazine Numerama released a detailed article comparing existing Music Databases (Last.fm, Discogs, AllMusic, RateYourMusic, MusicBrainz, Wikipedia).
  • 2005-06-07:
Punto Informatico, an Italian "internet daily," has a detailed review of the Windows Tagger that also mentions the Picard Tagger. (In italiano)
  • 2005-06-05:
The Washington Post includes a short review of the Windows Tagger in their Personal Tech column. (Free registration required)
  • 2005-04-19:
Barrapunto, the "Spanish Slashdot," covers the MetaBrainz launch. (En español)
  • 2005-04-19:
Netzwelt.de covers the MetaBrainz launch (Auf Deutsch)
  • 2005-03-21:
The Wall Street Journal mentions MusicBrainz in an article on music metadata.
  • 2004-08-24:
Another French review of MusicBrainz in Micro Hebdo. (En Français)
  • 2004-07-16:
French computer magazine Clubic has an review of the MusicBrainzTagger as an alternative to MoodLogic. (En Français)
  • 2004-07-13:
French open-source software site Framasoft.net has a review of the MusicBrainzTagger. (En Français)
  • 2004-07-06:
Wired News has a puff piece on Gracenote quoting Robert Kaye's criticisms and mentioning MusicBrainz as an alternative.
  • 2004-05-27:
Barrapunto, the "Spanish Slashdot", has an item on the KDE mediaplayer JuK and its use of MusicBrainz. (En español)
  • 2003-10-03:
perl.com has an article about using MusicBrainz lookup functions in your perl scripts.
  • 2003-07-21:
Wired News has an article on Muse.net that mentions MusicBrainz.
  • 2003-02-27:
Wired News has an article on MusicBrainz following up on the launch.
  • 2003-02-18:
Russian magazine ??????????? (Computerra) has an article on MusicBrainz. (??????? Russian)
  • 2003-02-12:
Articles about the MusicBrainz launch appear in PC Magazine (Ziff Davis) and Slashdot, as well as German sites nickles.de and Pro-Linux.de. (Deutsch)
  • 2002-12-01:
IBM developerWorks has an article about MusicBrainz that focuses on the Metadata Initiative. (Japanese translation of article: ???)
  • 2002-08-01:
Entrepreneur Magazine's August issue covers the Semantic Web in the article 'Arguing Semantics' and mentions MusicBrainz as an example application. Entrepreneur Magazine, August 2002, pp. 19-20.
  • 2002-02-12:
View PDF Our own Aaron Swartz wrote an article: "MusicBrainz: A Semantic Web Service" for IEEE Intelligent Systems Journal, Jan-Feb 2002, pp. 76-77.
  • 2001-11-10:
Newsforge covers MusicBrainz in their Open Source alive and well at O'Reilly P2P conference article.
  • 2001-05-24:
C-NET News covers the Roxio suit and mentions MusicBrainz as one of the Gracenote alternatives.
  • 2001-05-17:
MusicBrainz is covered in a WebNoize article about Roxio and GraceNote. (Requires Webnoize subscription)
  • 2001-05-02:
The Napster/Relatable deal gets covered by the Washington Post -- includes a blurb about MusicBrainz.
  • 2001-04-19:
MusicBrainz is mentioned in a WebNoize article on the Relatable/Napster deal. (Requires Webnoize subscription)
  • 2000-10-20:
Wired News mentions MusicBrainz in their Taking Stock of the Music Scene article.


Press Releases

  • 2005-04-19:
Our second View PDF press release covers the launch of the MetaBrainz Foundation.
  • 2003-02-11:
MusicBrainz's first press release View PDF covers the official MusicBrainz launch and the related artist dataset that was contributed by Agent Arts.
  • 2000-09-06:
Relatable's press release announcing open source release of FreeAmp with MusicBrainz support.

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