Metal isn’t that popular? better read up on your sales stats, is may not sell that much in the UK but in the US it’s been second only to R&B, and unlike the latter - it’s sales have not dwindled in the last few years. check the numbers on bands such as Linkin’ Part, Disturbed, System Of A Down, Tool, Godsmack Etc., and Metallica’s black album is one of top selling albums of all time, AC/DC - Back In Black, The list goes on mate,
It’s not the kind of metal that I like, but saying it isn’t popular is just plain ignorant.

If you’re complaint does not relate to Jazz, why don’t you share your wisdom with the rest of the people here? what was so wrong you went and asked condescendingly if “anyone commenting actually visited the site?”

I’m not a die-hard fan of these guys, and I still use Last.fm too (Pandora and Slacker are off-limit in the UK), but it pisses me off when someone downplays what other people think just because he doesn’t agree with their opinions.

Who cares about metal? It isn’t that popular. You speak disparagingly about mainstream music but (for the most part) that’s what most people listen to. Hence the word itself: “mainstream”.

For the record, I don’t listen to jazz, either.

“I’ve been using their service for about two months, dug me an invite..” I wasn’t clear enough, so let me repeat it:
I’ve been using their service for about two months, dug me an invite..

Yea, been using the site, found nothing lacking with the selection, Issues? I have issues, you seem to have some, and the site also has a few, It’s not perfect yet, but hey - it’s a beta, but I still think it works great.

I don’t know much about indie but my girlfriend is plenty happy with what selection they have when she listens to it at work, and I’m more than satisfied with their selection of thrash metal. Hey, any service that features songs by old-school Italian thrashers Bulldozer is to be respected.
It’s true they don’t have any Jazz yet, but since I don’t listen to that boring stuff I couldn’t care less.

Slacker? C’mon, it gave me shite mainstream metal songs and I could only skip 6 of them so I was forced to listen to a whole bunch of crap. Worse, they’ve restricted their service to the US only so even if I would have wanted to listen to them in the uk I couldn’t…

Stop talking shite and let people decide for themselves mate..

#21 - what kind of disclosure would you think is appropriate for this post?

I just re-edited my about page in order to make this issue crystal clear. You can review it here: http://www.roicarthy.com/about

R.

Cheers,
Max
Z3taPr1nts

Are music lovers in small countries going to be stranded with with CDs and P2P as it’s just not worth working out the licensing agreements to sell digital music?

It’s the most friendly user-wise, has a good selection of hard-rock/heavy metal - which I like, and doesn’t get too technical or mainstream for me,

Keep it up mates and a happy new year to one and all!

I’m going to bite and reply…

If I were to have chosen to pull any sort of the hankie-pankie you allude to, I would have chosen a blog with a bit less visibility than TechCrunch. Also, it would be astonishingly stupid of me to then plaster the names of these very companies on my personal blog.

TechCrunch has written the book when it comes to disclosure on the blogoshpere. As such, I have in the past and continue to disclose my business relationships with the editors of TechCrunch.

As to the companies I consulted that ended up being reviewed on TechCrunch:

- iMedix: Their PR company contacted TC. The first I came to learn of this was by seeing the post just like any other reader.

- SeeToo: This is a Yossi Vardi startup. Vardi was a TC40 judge and his investment track record is one that should be followed. Also, on the day of the SeeToo post, another Vardi startup called AllofMe was reviewed as well.

- Wix: I had nothing to do with the Wix post and was just as surprised as they were to have seen the Wix post.

- Shvoong: TechCrunch has never reviewed them, nor have I ever brought up the name of the company.

I take my integrity seriously and would be happy to clarify further. If you, or any other TechCrunch reader has any questions on this issue, I urge you to email me at: roi dot carthy [at] gmail dot com.

Customers that paid Roi Carthy to write about them on TC: iMedix, SeeToo, WIX, Shvoong.

I think the dumb name is the result of trying to sound imeem.com which has an even less appropriate name for a music site - imeem started out as a social IM + filesharing system (like Pownce) but switched to their current successful model when nobody cared. So I guess it’s a sign of imeem’s popularity that other companies are coming up with soundalike names.

Aydin.

Thank you for your kind words and feedback.
We are very excited here at MeeMix, watching new members coming in and launching their personal stations.

Layla, I am glad you found tunes that you love.
Dom, whichever way you go it’s great of you to give us a think.
Bob, keep enjoying the Mix, the more you give, the more you get.
Yair, we took this step when we went live today, Roi tested the site when it was in close beta. We will do our very best to mend this situation as soon as possible.
Ehud, we will! Enjoy the Mix!
Coupons, I agree (: and thanks.
Salo, I feel you, I can’t leave it myself.
Jason, you have hit the nail with this one. It matters whether you like a song just a little or whether you absolutely love it, if you are not excited about a tune or simply can not hear it one second longer. We do take the specific rate you provide and treat it with its inherited perspective. Taste in the Mix is organic and keeps on changing.

Happy New Year,
Gilad
Founder of MeeMix

Compared to last.fm, it’s nice in that the layout seems friendlier and is not as “busy” last.fm just had too much going on.

These are my first impressions (as of five minutes ago), I am sure I wll find things that they are getting woefully wrong.

However, I received an email a few hours ago stating that “…due to licensing issues MeeMix will not be able to provide its services in Israel for now.”

The email went on to say that they’re working on rectifying the situation.

Email me at roi dot carthy [at] gmail dot com and I’ll make sure they let you know when they’re back online in Israel.