Spotify Archives – The College View

Subscription Services and Their New Found Maturity

February 16, 2022

It has been known for a while now that subscription services have become the main way we consume media. Their convenience and variety have been enticing their growing subscriber base since the late 2000s. Original

Hayley Williams shines through the quiet moments on her new album

February 24, 2021

Hayley Williams latest album, FLOWERS for VASES / descansos, is a dark venture into folk music, led by mainly guitar and piano ballads with hardly a drum throughout.

What now after What.CD?

November 30, 2016

Last week saw the closure of the infamous music and file sharing site What.CD making them part of the club of fallen piracy giants like Napster, Kickass Torrents and the original Pirate Bay. In a

Press play: Google sizes up Spotify with streaming service

December 10, 2014

Jacob looks at the new streaming services that are giving Spotify a run for their money

The Swift vs. Spotify Conundrum

November 26, 2014

Following Taylor Swift’s decision to remove her whole discography from streaming service Spotify, Scout Mitchell analyses the fallout.

Spotify: saviour of the music industry or the end as we know it?

December 4, 2013

With Spotify launching it’s Irish campaign, what effect is it having on the rest of the music industry?