Fluxblog
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Fluxblog is an MP3 blog
created and updated by Matthew Perpetua.
The blog began in 2002 and began to host MP3
s at the end of that year. Two MP3s are commonly posted every weekday along with descriptions and links to artist websites or places where an album or single can be purchased.
Media sources have cited Fluxblog as a key influence in the founding and development of MP3 blogging. According to Rolling Stone
, "almost all of the MP3 blogs trace their roots to Fluxblog", and an article in The Guardian
stated that Fluxblog "is acknowledged as a pioneer of MP3 blogging." Fluxblog was reviewed positively in The New York Times
. In 2006, Entertainment Weekly
named Fluxblog the tenth best website for discovering new music.
MP3 blog
An MP3 blog is a type of blog in which the creator makes music files, normally in the MP3 format, available for download. They are also known as "musicblogs" or "audioblogs". MP3 blogs have become increasingly popular since 2003...
created and updated by Matthew Perpetua.
The blog began in 2002 and began to host MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
s at the end of that year. Two MP3s are commonly posted every weekday along with descriptions and links to artist websites or places where an album or single can be purchased.
Media sources have cited Fluxblog as a key influence in the founding and development of MP3 blogging. According to Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, "almost all of the MP3 blogs trace their roots to Fluxblog", and an article in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
stated that Fluxblog "is acknowledged as a pioneer of MP3 blogging." Fluxblog was reviewed positively in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. In 2006, Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
named Fluxblog the tenth best website for discovering new music.