rVibe Blog

We rolled out a preview version of our new service - rVibe|S80 this weekend and it went great!  rVibe|S80 is live concert video streaming from venues around the country. It’s very cool, and the quality is very high - particularly the audio.

 Five bands from Rehab in NYC and 3 acts from The Cutting Room in NYC kicked things off and it went great.  We also got great HD coverage of the events and we’ll offer those up later, once they are edited down. On Saturday we streamed Kelly Greene’s live album release concert and it was awesome. KG is a great NY rocker and The Cutting Room showcased her band and tunes - all perfectly captured by rVibe. People can also buy her album on rVibe, and will be able to buy this concert as well soon (we’re working out how that works).

We have  more events coming and are starting to get tons of interest from different venues around the country.  A great start to a revolutionary service! There will be lots of changes coming as we develop the service and learn a lot about what our users need. So please be sure to let us know what you want and we’ll work on it!

I personally love rVibe|S80. As a parent with 3 young kids and also a major live music lover, I can’t get out to concerts too often, but want to enjoy the spontaneity of a live event. rVibe|S80 lets me do that. I love it.

We are very pleased to announce that rVibe has been officially released to the general public!  We are celebrating this wonderful occasion with an even more wonderful promotion, for you, our esteemed customers.  Right now, for every $10 that you deposit into your account, you will receive 10 FREE downloads!  After $10, the more money you put in, the more free downloads you’ll receive.  It’s our way of saying thank you and giving you the opportunity to listen to and share new and unique music with your friends and other members of the rVibe community.

Also remember that every time a person downloads a song that you recommend, you are rewarded with $.05, and for every person that signs up for rVibe via your invitation, you receive another $.15.  Save that money towards your next purchase or donate it to our charity partners…the choice is yours!

And remember to always email us if you have any questions/comments/concerns.

Happy downloading,

The rVibe team

We are so happy to report that the rVibe software is just about to come out of beta and be released to the public!  We have worked long and hard to ensure that our software is in the best possible shape so that you, the customer, has a great experience.  In an effort to say thank you for signing up for rVibe and to promote the sharing of new and unique music, we are giving our users a fantastic deal over the next month.

When a user signs up for the software and deposits $10 into his/her account, that person will receive 10 FREE downloads.  After $10, the more money you put into your account, the more free downloads you receive.  And dont worry, this deal will also be open to ALL existing rVibe members.

We hope that you use the free downloads to discover music/bands that you’ve never heard before and share the new music with the rVibe community.  Remember, every time someone purchases a song that you recommend, we reward you with $.05 (even if they’re using one of their free downloads!).

So get ready to have fun, make money, discover and teach people about new music, help charities, and learn all about the rest of the phenomenal features that rVibe has to offer.

Happy downloading!

Going Back to Their Old Sound  Without getting too much into things (the folks at Atlantic wouldn’t take too kindly to that), there are moments on Narrow Stairs that stop you dead in your tracks, send shivers up your spine and make you go “Whoa” (and when could you ever say that about a Death Cab record?). Like the first four-and-a-half minutes of “I Will Possess Your Heart,” a propulsive whirl of stalking bass line, spindly guitars and stabbing piano. Or the big-hearted middle section of “Cath … .” Or even the pair of songs that close the record — the spacey, tabla-infused “Pity and Fear” and the icy, somber “The Ice Is Getting Thinner.” Through it all, Gibbard paints watercolor portraits of crushed expectations (album opener “Bixby Canyon Bridge,” “No Sunlight”) and dashed hopes (”Your New Twin-Sized Bed,” “You Can Do Better Than Me”). The fact that its going back to their old sound but still is unlike anything DCFC have ever done before makes it all the more amazing … and all the more impressive.

I have been working on a webshow for the past couple months that I thought you all might enjoy.  It’s called “The Leif Garrison Project” and is on leifgarrison.com.  Leif Garrison is a fake rock star who has it all-hit songs, a wealthy upbringing, 3 beautiful girlfriends, and the IQ of a monkey.  He decided that he wants to make a difference in the world, and instead of releasing his second album, runs for president!

 While watching the final versions of the first few great episodes, it got me thinking about musicians and politics.  With the presidential race heating up and most musicians backing one of the democratic contenders, I couldnt help but wonder whether it hurts or helps their cause.

My favorite artist, Bruce Springsteen, along with countless others (including Rolling Stone Magazine) have come out in their support for Barack Obama.  In 2004, Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Dixie Chicks, and a slew of other artists held concerts in support of John Kerry, and I wouldnt be surpised if they do it again (if Barack gets the party nominee).  On the other hand, artists such as Bon Jovi and Elton John have stood behind Hilary Clinton, already providing benefit shows for her campaign.

As a left leaning 20 something from the NYC area, I am very grateful to these artists for getting behind my party of choice.  But is that sentiment felt throughout the whole country?  Or are people so turned off from a musician speaking out for a candidate that they will actually vote the other way just to go against the Hollywood ideal? 

Obviously, John Kerry did not win the 2004 presidential election, even with all of his musician backers-and we’ll just have to wait and see if the democrats again fail to capture the White House. 

Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and Leif Garrison might be better off sticking to what they do best.  We’ll just have to wait and see…