Brrrap. Open Up.
(Daft Punk at Arrow Hall at the International Centre in Toronto. By Aubrey Arenas)
It was just a matter of time.
We’d been working on some of the features ready to get our first proper iteration of Gigulate for a few weeks, so we opened Gigulate up so you could find out what the fuss is about.
So here’s what’s live on this release:
1. A News and Blogs index. Where you can browse all the world’s Music News as it should be, sorted. Or as a river of all the blog posts and news, as it comes in – second-by-second.
2. A Concert index. Pick a date, pick a band – it’s that easy. All the gigs are sorted so you get the most talked about bands on the web at the top of the list. We’re adding more concerts all the time but we’re already carrying regionalised listings (let us know if we aren’t covering your area) and the chance to buy tickets as late as the day of the gig.
3. Our highly-intelligent Artists and Bands index. Who are the most talked about artists in the world? How do I find my favourite artist? Use the Artists index to browse and pick it up. The list is ordered by hype.
4. Our Charts page. John’s worked hard on this. Find out how bands and artists rank against each other, add more bands to the chart or get a Daily, Weekly or Monthly view on the most discussed bands in the world. The Gigulator produces a chart of the hottest bands in the world – regardless of the somewhat arbitrary figure of downloads / CD sales. Ignore the release, this is the chart.
5. Enhanced Algorithms. Duncan’s constantly tweaking the methodology behind the Gigulator to make sure you get the juciest stuff, fastest. We’ll continue to work on this in the background to make sure that the Gigulate experience gets better and better.
Plus, power user tips: get RSS news, so you’ll never miss a thing about your favourite band, find out how your favourite blog or news source is doing or check out whats going on at your favourite (UK – for now) venue.
Gigulate – It’s the music web, sorted.
We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do.
