[1] The site was launched and developed in the mid-1990s by Paul Allen's software and website company, Starwave, in Seattle, Washington.
[2] A year later, Wall of Sound – along with Starwave sites such as Mr. Showbiz, NBA.com and NASCAR Online – was part of a joint e-commerce initiative between ABC and ESPN.
[11] Representing Wall of Sound in February 2000, Wright spoke out against the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), protesting its exclusion of online music journalists from the Grammy Awards ceremony after the Los Angeles Times had published a series of articles alleging corruption within NARAS.
In reaction to NARAS' apparent failure to recognize the growing importance of the internet, Alders said: "All they're doing is making it harder for people to get information about the Grammys.
"[12] Other regular contributors to the site included music critics Gary Graff and Daniel Durchholz, who together edited titles in the MusicHound album guide series.