This Week's Top 11 Playlist - 17 May 2013

Just in time for the long weekend, a fresh playlist of new tunes.  Thanks, as always, to Mediazoic for the hosting.

Canadian Musician Magazine Launches Online Radio Program

Canadian Musician magazine, a staple of newsstands for decades, announced the debut of Canadian Musician Radio, a weekly program that will be broadcast through the magazine's website every Wednesday at 8pm.  From the press release:

Each program will be roughly half an hour in length and feature weekly news updates, informative how-to discussions with industry insiders and experts, profile interviews with great Canadian acts, and lively discussion on issues pertinent to musicians and music industry professionals. CM Radio will also keep listeners up-to-date on events, artistic and career opportunities, and industry trends. Everything related to music, from songwriting to marketing and promotion, will be discussed with experts and experienced pros.

The first episode on Wednesday, May 15 features interviews with CM publisher Jim Norris, sharing tips from his popular Self Promotion 101 seminars, and P.E.I.-based indie pop outfit Paper Lions. Listeners who follow the Canadian Musician Radio channel will receive automatic updates when there is a new episode.

Bono and Al Gore Invest in...Something to Do with Twitter Founder

JellyBiz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, has a new start-up.  But what is it?  It's called Jelly and rumours are that it has something to do with smartphones and/or tablets, perhaps involving mobile tech and some kind of force for social good.

Whatever it is, it must be good because both Bono and Al Gore have sunk money into Jelly.  

More on Jelly at CNET.

Ohio Dude Downloads 50,000,000,000th App

The countdown to 50 billion is over and the winner is Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio.  His download (a two-player word game called "Say the Same Thing") turned out to be the magic one.  

For being lucky, Apple gave him a $10,000 credit at the App Store.  That can buy a whole lot of music.

Meanwhile, I'm sure the publishers of the app are suddenly seeing a huge upsurge in traffic. Sadly for them, the app is free.

(Via NBC News)

Interesting New Video from Magneta Lane

The new album will be called Witchrock.  Note the message to teens about and the effect of media.