This year, Zune is a title sponsor at CMJ - and for us, it's all about music discovery. So what does that mean? It means we're presenting music showcases with some top artists, working with some top music blogs to get awesome coverage, and putting together some amazing playlists that celebrate the best music to come out of CMJ. Over its 20 year history, CMJ has been instrumental in launching the careers of bands like Arcade Fire, The Hold Steady, Mars Volta, Modest Mouse, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs...

I sat down talked w/ my buddy Godfree from Gamertag Radio last week. You know, about Zune this and Zune that, and about music. He's a gamer first and a music/hip-hop guy second, so he spends the first part of the interview talking about a Wii event. As I type this blog entry, I'm going back and forth between an this window, and an IM window w/ Godfree. I credit him for telling me about a lot of good hip-hop, like Mayday . The link also features an free and clear MP3 download, from Presto And make...

A while ago I listed off songs in my summer playlist , and I put Ratatat on there. Love them. You can hear a remix of their new single "Wildcat" over at Gorilla vs Bear . Anyways, they're coming to Seattle tonight, and I'm going. You know, in case you want to say "hi" or throw a pie (I like french silk; homemade preffered) in my face. Hope the tickets aren't sold out! Have a good weekend everybody!

(Heads up; this is a long post I highlighted some things to make it a little bit easier to read) Since we started the Zune project, and I started this blog, I’ve been talking about community, about bringing a social aspect to music and entertainment. Zune is the next step in connected entertainment. With Xbox Live, we created a world of connected gamers. With Zune, we’re creating a world of connected music fans. Zune is the next step in the space we're calling " connected entertainment ."...