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"Bob Dylan hasn't been a huge fan of technology. In 2006, he complained to Rolling Stone that no one had made a record that sounded decent in the last 20 years because of modern recording techniques and that \"CDs are small. There's no stature to it.\" So it's something of a surprise that Dylan is using a geolocation iPhone app to promote his latest album, Tempest. The Sound Graffiti app, which can be accessed at listentobobdylan.com (but only via your iPhone \u2014 you can't download it from a desktop computer), lets fans unlock free songs from the album when they visit various locations. \nFor instance, 3012 West Cary St. in Richmond, Va., is the home of Plan 9 Records and 2000 4th Ave. in South Minneapolis, Minn., is another record store, Electric Fetus. Other locations, however, have special significance to Dylan, like the venue where he first played electric guitar on stage and where he broke into the folk scene.\nDylan isn't the first classic rock artist to embrace digital technology. The Beach Boys also crowdsourced videos for \"Good Vibrations\" and \"Heroes and Villains\" last year to create some buzz for the reissued SMiLE Sessions and used YouTube to promote the band's new album this year, That's Why God Made Radio.\nDylan has also dabbled in social media before: In 2007, he released a Facebook app to promote his Dylan's Greatest Songs album. The artist's latest emphasis on mobile shows the times are definitely changing.\nBONUS: 6 Spotify Apps for Finding New Music\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. We are Hunted \nThe science of social music, We are Hunted pulls in sentiment data from social media, blogs, P2P networks, and message boards to create a playlist of the 99 most talked about songs from emerging and mainstream artists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. The Complete Collection \nThe biggest beef with digital music has been the decline of album art. Revisit classic liner notes from Bob Marley, U2, 2pac and more next to the music that inspired them thanks to the The Complete Collection. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Billboard Top Charts\n\nStay connected with what\u2019s charting on Billboard this week with the Billboard Hot 100, 200, and individual genre charts pulled together in their own playlists.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Fellody\n\nSingle? Use the Fellody app to find potential dates based on your music preferences and filter results by age, result, or even location. Find your musical soul mate and send a flirt to get things grooving.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Tweetvine \nThe lovechild of a few NY Music Hack Day attendees, this app pulls together a playlist of all tracks tagged #nowplaying on Twitter to create a real-time radio with what\u2019s truly Now Playing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Moodagent \nSet the mood for any occasion in a second with Moodagent. Drag and drop your music, search for a song, or choose from one of five emotions and Moodagent queues up a custom playlist.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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