2013/07/20
Filed under Contests, Editorial
This Must Be Thursday tries out their new gear
We just received a note from
This Must Be Thursday: “All the equipment arrived in good condition and works great. Attached is a picture of the band trying to use all this stuff” (we reproduce the picture above). This is what we love to see. Congratulations guys!
This Must Be Thursday won our last contest, but YOU could win the next one, which is in the works as we write… Watch this space…
2011/08/06
Filed under Editorial, Newsletter
We are getting some great music posted on HomeGrown Hits! The band Facing Arrows held the #1 spot for 31 days, until last week, when Garland charged right to the top with their song “Sunshine Days”. It's a great song and you should take a listen and give your vote. We are having fun watching the Charts change right before our eyes as we cast our votes, are you? If you have not experienced this yet, you must give it a try. YOUR VOTES COUNT. It's very cool to see it happen when you click a star (Thank you Jim!). We are working hard to make the playlist function available to you and it will be up soon.
2011/07/20
Filed under Announcements, Editorial, Newsletter
Since our last post thirty-five songs have been added to the HomeGrown Hits website. The site is growning at a phenomenal rate, and the caliber of music that is now available to listen to is frankly, way better than we were expecting at such an early stage (check out the current #1 song, “Home” by Facing Arrows, to get an idea of what we mean).
But now we need you to breathe life into the charts and keep them fresh. If you want the charts to be a place to discover new, high quality, music, you need to rate the songs you listen to. As you vote, you will see the charts change – it’s pretty amazing. (You will need to log in to vote.) Your vote counts. In fact, the more songs you rate, the more your vote counts! To read more about rating and how the charts work, see the About page.
You’ll notice most of the links now work. In particular, we’ve added the ability to list the most recently added songs, so you can check out music that was uploaded since your last visit. For a “shuffle-play” type of listing, you can also sort the charts randomly. If you like a song by a particular artist and want to see all the songs by the artist, click on the artist’s name.
COMING SOON: playlists!
2011/04/30
Filed under Announcements, Editorial
This site is under construction, and will go live for beta testing in early May 2011. Would you like to help us shake out the bugs in the system? Are you a musician who records at home, or a music lover who would like to check out cutting edge tunes?
UPDATE 27 May 2011
This site is still under construction! Would you like to help us shake out the bugs in the system? Are you a musician who records at home, or a music lover who would like to check out cutting edge tunes? Try registering for an account. If you’re a musician, upload a homegrown song. For music lovers, listen to the songs that have been uploaded. When the site is fully functional, you will be able to rate songs and watch the charts take shape! We’re not there yet, but it’s just around the corner. Sign up here and we’ll keep you up to date on changes to the site.
UPDATE 1 June 2011
We still have some work to do and some links to connect, but the meat of the site, The Charts, is now functional!
Are you a musician who records at home, or a music lover who would like to check out cutting edge tunes? Try registering for an account. If you’re a musician, upload a homegrown song. For music lovers, listen to the songs that have been uploaded. NEW: rate songs and watch the charts take shape! It’s easy — just click on the stars (you will need to be logged in).
Sign up here and we’ll keep you up to date on changes to the site.
