Every music fan knows that you can’t have a great party without great music. Janelle Monáe uses her Sonos system to set the mood: “I love being the experience architect of the party,” says Janelle Monáe. “Working with Sonos allows me to share my true love for music.” With all the music on earth, in [...]
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Posted on July 14th, 2012 by Sonos Staff in It Happened In Music, Music In Culture
On July 14th, 2007, a pair of glasses worn by former Beatle John Lennon sparked a bidding war after being offered for sale online. The circular sunglasses were worn by Lennon during the Beatles 1966 tour of Japan, where the band played some of their last ever live dates. Anonymous rival bidders had pushed the [...]
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Posted on July 10th, 2012 by Sonos Staff in Music On Sonos, Products
There’s nothing like a hearing awesome bass tones powered through a nice subwoofer, and the best songs for that very purpose usually have great beats. So to celebrate bass with Sonos, MOG’s editors have put together some of the most bangin’ tracks from the last several years–a vibrant mix of hip-hop, dubstep, and dance music [...]
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Posted on July 10th, 2012 by Sonos Staff in Events, Music On Sonos, Products
At Music Hack Day Sydney this past April, we made our API available to all independent developers at the event. The winner created a web app that allows users to control their Sonos players from a website with added enhancements such as social networking, album art and details about the artist. Get a closer look [...]
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Posted on July 9th, 2012 by Sonos Staff in Events, Music In Culture
With some fans stepping off a plane just hours before the event, Madchester fanatics from far and wide descended on “Sonos presents…The Music, The Myths and The Mayhem.” The event served as a venue for legendary music photographer Kevin Cummins to share his anecdotes from an era that defined a generation: living large and playing [...]
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