News
Since live shows have mostly disappeared, Spotify has added virtual events to its artist pages.
SiriusXM’s CEO will retire at the end of 2020 and be replaced by Jennifer C. Witz.
Moog has a new coffee table book filled with gear and tips & tricks.
Addidas is releasing a New Order inspired shoe.
Amazon Music is adding podcasts, accessible through Alexa.
Songs
Sufjan Stevens - “Sugar”
Apps
Sounter - learn a new language through music.
My Favorites Forever - Spotify released a new feature to declare your all-time favorite songs.
Gear
I’m testing the Urbanears new Pampas headphones and on first impression, I really like them. The headband is comfortable. The earpads are plush. To control volume and tracks, there’s a five-way rocker that feels like a joystick. It’s a really neat way to handle the controls on headphones.
Most of the time touch controls are difficult to activate. Buttons are better, but too many can lead to confusion. So far, I’m digging this joystick-like button that controls volume in a back and forth motion and skipping with left and right. Pause and play is a straight down button push.
More thoughts to come in the future, but for $149 these are intriguing.