Wilco Delivers Free iPhone App

We have to admit that when we heard Wilco was delivering an iPhone app, we kinda wondered what good it would be. But the fact of the matter is, that it's pretty cool. The *free* app for Apple's ubiquitous entry to the phone market is structured much like the band's website, and gives a similar navigational feel.

At the end of the day, that's basically what the app is: it takes the content from the band's website, and makes it easily accessible on the iPhone. While it's not exactly a miracle of modern technology, it is quite neat (and convenient) to have the band's tour dates, discography, and news in the palm of your hand. What's more, we do so much fiddling on our iPhone when we're bored, that it's a nice way to catch up on the band during our downtime.

So, yeah, it's pretty tough to argue with free, and when it's free and cool, well that's a no brainer. We gotta say - other bands should really get on this bandwagon.

Wave of the future. Wave of the future. Wave of the future.

Now This Is Cool: Wolfgang's Vault Comes To The iPhone

Who amongst you ever thought you could have Bill Graham's legendary concert recordings in your back pocket all day long? Not us. Well, now you can have exactly that! Wolfgang's Vault has released a free app for the iPhone that allows you to stream from the Vault's extensive archives.

As we've mentioned before, we're pretty huge fans of the Vault, so it's nice to see them continue to expand their offerings. It's also quite nice that they decided to do it for free. What can we say? We're impressed! Click here to download the app now.

A Four Track Recorder For Your iPhone

Granted, this blog tends to be more about listening to music than recording it, but this was too cool to pass up: Wired Magazine is reporting that RiffWorks has released a four track recorder as an app for the iPhone and iPod touch. For those not in the know, a four track is a recorder that allows musicians to record 4 tracks of music completely separately, thus allowing the same musician to perform multiple takes or instruments at the same time. It was the most widely used format in professional studios during the sixties, and came to further prominence as the format of choice for home recording in the 80's and 90's (see: John Vanderslice's Life And Death Of An American Four Tracker). The fact that you can now fit this technology in your pocket is, well, awesome. What's more, the Wired review gives that app extremely high marks, given the limitations of the platform. This may be $10 we have to spend sooner rather than later....damn you app store!