Posted by Flick in Opinions on 02 27th, 2010 | View Comments

The Role of the Music Blogger...

I have been blogging off and on since 1997, taking time off to focus on other projects, yet always returning to this habit of sharing music discoveries with you. I’ve seen the Internet change over time, shifting from pre-Google to the Social Networks of today, and I’ve always been interested... 

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Posted by Flick in Opinions on 02 10th, 2010 | View Comments

Implications of Google Buzz...

Google Buzz snuck up on most of us, avoiding the pre-release hype and allowing us to form opinions of Buzz as it was hitting our Gmail accounts. If you haven’t heard yet, Google has fully thrust itself into the social networking arena, by integrating Buzz with every Gmail account. Yes, emails in... 

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Posted by Flick in Opinions on 12 5th, 2009 | View Comments

Five reasons why Apple wants Lala...

It was reported yesterday, December 4th, that Apple was in serious acquisition talks with Lala, a music cloud service. By 6pm the two companies reportedly ’struck a deal,’ according to New York Times, though details have yet to be released. (Update: Apple has acquired Lala) Here are five... 

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Posted by Flick in Opinions on 12 3rd, 2009 | View Comments

Last.fm, Pandora, and Lala are growing i...

As our connection to the web gets increasingly fast, coupled with faster processors, the possibility to stream video and audio becomes easier. In the early days of the web (yes, we’re arguably still in the early days) it was crucial to keep your website’s page size down. You would do this... 

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Posted by Flick in Opinions on 11 22nd, 2009 | View Comments

My obsessions with the year column...

If you read Puddlegum and other music blogs, you probably share an obsession with music. You want to know about artists before other people, and you want to be familiar with all the influential artists that shape today’s music. Am I right? As much as I’m listening to current music, I’m... 

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Puddlegum began in 1997 as one of the first online music magazines. It is managed by Flick, and has gained respect from many in the recording industry.

Over the years Puddlegum has accomplished quite a few things we are proud of:
Being mentioned by Thom Yorke during a BBC Radio interview (concerning our Tens Theory), and being written about in Rolling Stone. We have also made the front page of TUAW, Digg, and VH1’s Best Week Ever, and have been featured on USA Today, and Reuters.

Contact Flick by phone: (574)386-0851
email: flick@puddlegum.net
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