Steve Jobs materialized this week with a new liver and to drop the music world a whole lot of something that was just ok. iTunes 9 is out! Huzzah! Yep, well it really wasn’t all that exciting.
What is exciting is the fact that bands are building their own iPhone Apps to capitalize on the public’s unquenchable thirst for content . So here we go from Read Write Web…
“Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, these music-themed apps are innovative new ways for fans to interact with content produced by their favorite artists. For example, Nine Inch Nails released a multimedia application earlier this year where fans can access a mobile version of the fan site nin.com, interact with other fans through location-based chat and photo sharing, stream tracks and exclusive playlists, download wallpapers, and much more. Although the app is free in the iTunes app store, the side effect of having more engaged fans means having more people interested in buying the band’s music.” Read the rest…
