Music Gets More Social With OneSong

This new app makes sharing an individual track with friends super fast and fun

From the land that gave us Spotify, comes OneSong: another simple app that may further alter the way we experience music digitally. Much like a combination of Instagram and Spotify, the app lets users share one song at a time, including a short description, with their followers. And with many tech and design commentators believing that we’re returning to a digital landscape in which choices …

Songs That Make Us Cry

After asking listeners to send in songs that make them cry, NPR trawled through 7,000+ tracks and found that though some of the results were expected, others weren’t. While “Adagio for Strings” sounds like it was composed to make people misty eyed, “Highway to Hell” perhaps doesn’t. However, the team at NPR found that oftentimes, the reasons songs made listeners weepy isn’t about composition and …

Happy 67th Birthday Grace Jones

Singer, model, actress, style icon and eternal life of the party, Grace Jones turns 67 today. To celebrate, The Fader looks back on her captivating existence through a 14-part visual journey, entitled “14 Reasons Grace Jones Is Cooler Than You’ll Ever Be.” Jones’ unique style and effervescent swagger remain relevant in pop culture today and she continues to be an inspiration to musicians, artists and …