That week-plus-long bacchanal of music, tech and booze — commonly known as SXSW — is mere weeks away, which means anyone heading down to Texas for the fest best start RSVPing for anything and everything featuring free tunes (and other mood enhancers). Luckily, Rdio is out with a little tool today that should help users hop the line at parties like Hype Machine’s Hype Hotel, BrooklynVegan Day Parties, Stereogum’s bash, and SPIN’s invite-only afternoon event.
Last week, Spotify took a page from Rdio’s book, introducing a beefed-up social look for the subscription service, including the ability to follow influencers and musicians. At the same time, it also unveiled a new notifications feature, alerting people when bands they follow have new tunes. Now, it seems, Rdio has stepped up to the plate to match Spotify tit for tat, with the introduction of “New Release Notifications.”
That week-plus-long bacchanal of music, tech and booze — commonly known as SXSW — is mere weeks away, which means anyone heading down to Texas for the fest best start RSVPing for anything and everything featuring free tunes (and other mood enhancers). Luckily, Rdio is out with a little tool today that should help users hop the line at parties like Hype Machine’s Hype Hotel, BrooklynVegan Day Parties, Stereogum’s bash, and SPIN’s invite-only afternoon event.