As announced in early June, today Sony's vast catalog of music has become available to eMusic subscribers.
The site's messageboards have been thick with complaints from customers upset at the changes in their subscription plans (eMusic offers a fixed number of downloads each month for a flat fee; those plans changed with Sony's entrance). Still, lots of important new artists have hit the site today - from Bob Dylan to The Clash, Bruce Springsteen to Run DMC - and I'm enjoying browsing all the new content.
With this expansion, eMusic is becoming a more serious competitor to iTunes and Amazon MP3. If the site can add other labels, it may become an even bigger player.
Music
Loco Wit the Cake, by Ace Hood (single of the week)
Hit the Spot, by Leslie Mendelson (discovery download)
Laberinto, by Roba (latin single of the week)
Video
All In, by The Grouch & Eligh
Impact, from Survive This
Season 10 Gag Reel, from Friends
Welcome to Web Therapy, Season 1, from Web Therapy
PM Yoga, from Anytime Yoga
Top Half of 1%, from NYC Prep
Pilot, from Make It or Break It
An Old Flame, from Web Therapy
Friends Final Thoughts, from Friends
Bonus Season 2, from web Therapy
After a six-month absence, which included a reported liver transplant, Apple co-founder and head visionary Steve Jobs is back to work this week, according to multiple news outlets.
Jobs absence didn't seem to have much outwardly visible effect on the fortunes of the company - other than an early days stock drop - but his return will no doubt reassure many who see him as the chief animating force of the company and key to its decade-long revitalization and ongoing prospects.