Tag: Music | WordPress.org

Rolling Stone

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:45:24 +0000

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture.

Why it’s in the Showcase: It was recently highlighted in a case study published by the Make.WordPress.org Marketing team.

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Lawson Bates

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:50:05 +0000

Country Music artist website for Lawson Bates. Lawson released his first full country album in fall 2016; which featured some of Nashville’s top artists and musicians. He wrote and co-wrote eight of the twelve songs on the album. Lawson also stars with his parents and 18 siblings in the hit reality television series Bringing Up Bates.

The design and showing how versatile WordPress truly can be.

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Silversun Pickups

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:56:34 +0000

Official website of recording artist Silversun Pickups. This site for one of USA’s leading alternative rock bands, receives high weekly traffic from all over the world and looks great while doing it.

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Alanis Morissette

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:23:12 +0000

The official site for recording artist and author Alanis Morissette.

Why it’s in the Showcase: This site organizes a large amount of information in an easily digestible format, using a healthy dose of HTML5 and JavaScript tools for fluid transitions and embellishments throughout the site.

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Sony Music

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:38:24 +0000

Sony Music Entertainment is a United States music corporation owned and operated by Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation, and includes such music labels as Columbia Records, Epic Records, RCA Records, and numerous Sony Music national companies. Sony Music represents popular music artists such as Celine Dion, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Paul Simon, and Michael Jackson.

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LL Cool J

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:59:54 +0000

The official site for rapper and actor LL Cool J.

Why it’s in the Showcase: This simple one-page scrolling site with amazing imagery and AJAX-loading content allows for a clean and user friendly experience.

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Snoop Dogg

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:05:15 +0000

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, well known by his stage names Snoop Doggy Dogg, Snoop Dogg, and Snoop Lion. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Snoop Dogg’s site encompasses his entire online presence and seamlessly weaves in social media, video, music, and other multimedia for a content-rich experience for all his fans.

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No Treble

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:52:04 +0000

No Treble is an online magazine dedicated to all things bass. Music, videos, news, gear, reviews, interviews and more. We publish daily and we’re read by more than 100,000 bassists worldwide each month.

Why it’s in the Showcase: We’ve enjoyed running on WordPress since the beginning because of its extensibility. We’ve really made our installation our own, with lots of unique code added into the mix.

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Snoop Lion

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:02:23 +0000

Snoop Lion is the official blog of rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor known as Snoop Dogg, and most-recently as Snoop Lion. Why it’s in the Showcase: Snoop Lion has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

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The Gap Theory

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:00:49 +0000

A proper rock band from the U.S. that inexplicably tours more in India than at home. Why it’s in the Showcase: The Gap Theory uses WordPress.com to feature stories, tour dates, music, photos and videos. They have been featured on http://wordpress.com/music/

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Blondie

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:32:00 +0000

The legendary group known as Blondie has now joined the world of WordPress.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Blondie is one of the most iconic bands ever formed. They’ve created hits like “Heart of Glass”, “Call Me”, “Atomic” and “The Tide is High” to name a few.

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Dave Matthews Band

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:12:37 +0000

The official site of Dave Matthews Band.

Why it’s in the Showcase: DaveMatthewsBand.com is built on WordPress using a custom theme and homepage curation tools. It sits on a load-balanced, Varnish-powered multi-server setup to handle the massive traffic spikes DMB receives and uses a variety of custom-developed API tools to sync media across Flickr, Facebook and MusicToday.

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Citizen Cope

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:05:54 +0000

The official site of independent singer-songwriter Citizen Cope.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The Citizen Cope website is a one-page, smooth-scrolling HTML5/CSS3/jQuery-based site that uses WordPress as a CMS to control all site content, along with Facebook Comments, Soundcloud and other social integrations.

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The Who: Quadrophenia

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:29:30 +0000

Franc Roddam’s classic 1979 film version of Quadrophenia brought the alienation of 1960s British working-class youth to the big screen. Young Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels) divides his time between hanging out in London’s Mod cafes and working in the post-room of an advertising firm, a job that that lets him keep his scooter running and to pay for his tailored suits. Jimmy’s gang include Dave (Mark Wingett), Chalky (Philip Davis) and Spider (Gary Shail) and they spend most of their time trying to score ‘blues’ and chase girls like Steph (Leslie Ash) and Monkey (Toyah Wilcox). Through Jimmy we see the London Mod scene and the Mod vs Rocker conflict up close. To Jimmy, being a Mod a way of life, a community and a chance to be ‘someone’.

Why it’s in the Showcase: This website promotes the film Quadrophenia, a movie based on the album by The Who. It integrates social media, photo galleries, videos, and user-submitted content all within one WordPress-powered hub.

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Pop ‘stache

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:52:21 +0000

Pop ‘stache is a new music journalism website based in Chicago. At Pop ‘stache, we get off on music. We want to engage you with fertile content you can’t find anywhere else. Our goal is to be an active participant in the broader discussion about music and become a part of your daily music fabric. We’re here to grow with you.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Pop ‘stache was built entirely in WordPress from the ground up using a custom theme and plugins. The site is gaining serious momentum in the Chicago music scene and is the main media sponsor for an official Lollapalooza pre-show.

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Jonathan Coulton

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:52:19 +0000

Jonathan Coulton is a musician, a singer-songwriter and an internet superstar.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Coulton’s WordPress-powered site is chock full of music, news and merchandise. First established in 2005, Coulton’s website keeps fans updated on his music, shows, and Thing-A-Week project updates.

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Guy Gyngell

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:42:39 +0000

Guy worked closely with music producers as a young musician and songwriter, and soon developed an understanding of a producer’s role within the recording process. By his early twenties, Guy was co-producing his band’s records, involving himself in every stage of recordings, from pre-production in the rehearsal studio, through to the finishing touches in London mastering suites.

Why it’s in the Showcase: This site uses an HTML5 and jQuery powered theme, custom post types, and custom metaboxes to create a CMS-style experience.

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Consequence of Sound

Wed, 25 May 2011 20:21:28 +0000

Consequence of Sound (CoS) is a New York and Chicago-based online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene. Since its inception in 2007, CoS has reported on all of music’s breaking news, in addition to hyping new artists and cracking highly anticipated lineups for music festivals across the globe.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Consequence of Sound is a major music website that is powered by WordPress.

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Lollapalooza

Sat, 07 May 2011 23:31:27 +0000

Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular heavy metal, alternative rock, punk rock , and hip hop bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Lollapalooza is a world-famous music festival and uses WordPress to power its website, which includes information on the festival’s line-up, FAQs, and more.

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James Carter Live

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:38:30 +0000

Site for the world-class saxophonist James Carter — where fans can find audio excerpts from his latest work, a biographical video, and discography. Carter has won the critics’ choice award for baritone saxophone three years in a row from Down Beat magazine. He has played on albums with Cyrus Chestnut, Wynton Marsalis and the Mingus Big Band.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Jamescarterlive.com demonstrates the flexibility of WordPress in how a very artistic, non-blog, site can be developed on the platform.

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Röyksopp

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:53:04 +0000

Röyksopp is a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø, formed in 1998. The group has been nominated for one Grammy Award, won seven Spellemannprisen awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums which have topped the charts in several countries.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Röyksopp’s well-designed website integrates music, photos, static content, and more. It is also makes use of the WordPress member system to keep fans in the loop and offer them unique content.

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Kate Rusby

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 02:10:07 +0000

Kate Rusby is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times. In 2001 The Guardian described her as “a superstar of the British acoustic scene.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Kate Rusby is a major singer in the UK and has a well-designed website featuring a variety of content that is powered by WordPress.

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Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:22:34 +0000

The official site of Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, the new side project by Foo Fighters’ guitarist Chris Shiflett.

Why it’s in the Showcase: The site for Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants is a stylish, yet simple implementation of WordPress 3.0 with a wide variety of sharing tools, GigPress integration, and SoundCloud integration with a randomized background pulling from the album package designed by The Uprising Creative.

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URB Magazine

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:28:02 +0000

URB is a monthly American magazine devoted to electronic music, hip hop and urban lifestyle and culture. Based in Los Angeles, California, the magazine was founded in 1990 by Raymond Roker.

Why it’s in the Showcase: URB’s site uses over 60 plugins, gets over 10,000 hits a day, has more than 9,000 posts from 40+ contributors, is 99% flash free and has a completely custom build theme using tons of CSS3 and jQuery elements.

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Katy Perry

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:25:15 +0000

Katy Perry is a multi-platinum American singer-songwriter and musician.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Katy Perry is a famous musician and performer who uses WordPress to power her official website.

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offBeat

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:43:21 +0000

OffBeat is a monthly print magazine focusing on the music, cuisine and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana. Its first issue was printed in 1988. The OffBeat media family also includes the Louisiana Music Directory, a printed database of music businesses and musicians throughout the state of Louisiana; the Weekly Beat e-mail newsletter, recipient of a 2009 New Orleans Press Club Award; and the website, OffBeat.com.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Offbeat magazine was developed entirely using WordPress theme logic and some custom plugins. The development team created an easily managed visual archive of the magazine’s 20 years of backissues, a club directory system, a restaurants directory system (both of which can be updated with an Excel file upload), a club events system to list events at venues in New Orleans, and the soon to be released festival builder, which will allow site managers to update the events of a festival with just an Excel file upload.

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Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:14:18 +0000

Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins is a Grammy Award-winning songwriter, record producer, and musician. He has been requested by such artists as Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Pussycat Dolls, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige and Lionel Richie.

Why it’s in the Showcase: Rodney Jerkins is a notable individual within the music industry and chose WordPress to power his entire website. Additionally, the site uses the WordPress framework to create login-based access to exclusive content like webisodes and music downloads.

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New Music Strategies

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:22:02 +0000

Andrew Dubber’s New Music Strategies attempts to unpick and explain what’s going on in the online music environment – and from that, develop strategies to help independent musicians and music businesses cope and thrive in a changing media environment.

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The Swell Season

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:39:39 +0000

The Swell Season are Glen Hansard (from the Irish band, The Frames) and Marketa Irglova (classically trained Czech pianist and vocalist). In 2008, the duo won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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Sigur Rós

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:23:00 +0000

A popular Icelandic post-rock band with melodic, classical and minimalist elements.

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Alejandro Escovedo

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:56:11 +0000

Escovedo’s music has been widely lauded by the media, appearing in several high-profile publications including Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, USA Today, PASTE, HARP and Entertainment Weekly. He was invited onstage by Bruce Springsteen to join The Boss and The E Street Band, playing Escovedo’s “Always A Friend” before a packed Toyota Center in Houston on April 14, 2008. He has also appeared on Conan O’Brian, The Today Show, The Tonight Show and performed at the Democratic National Convention in Denver to a wildly enthusiastic audience.

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COED

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:52:00 +0000

COED is the leading college news and lifestyle destination. Your source for everything college, breaking news, entertainment, sports, gaming and girls. Home of Miss COED.

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