Revelation Records A&R guy: must adapt to a ‘non CD-centric world’
Bob Shedd, the man in charge of “Artist and Repertoire” for Revelation Records, an influential independent hardcore rock label, recently commented on surviving in a “post-file-sharing/post-Tower Records music retail landscape.”
As music listeners increasingly choose digital MP3s over the standard physical CD format, record labels and artists are being forced to adapt or risk sliding into [...]
5 best ways to get free ringtones
Tired of paying for ringtones? Well here are the best 5 ways to get free ringtones for your cell phone all for free. You might be surprised at how easy it is to get free ringtones.
http://mobile17.com
Use your own music, photos, pictures, and animations to create free ringtones and graphics: online, without needing software via mobile17.com. [...]
Wilco drummer on P2P: ‘the music’s more important than making money off of every CD’
The band actually admires the enthusiasm of file-sharers.
In an interview with Australia’s X-Press Online, Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche makes some interesting comments about his thoughts on file-sharing and how he feel about his albums getting downloaded for free.
We’ve heard tons of comments from music artists that lament about how file-sharers have literally stolen [...]
Arctic Monkeys turn their backs on P2P?
It was file-sharing that helped them distribute their music to listeners for free but, now it seems that profits are their biggest concern.
The first real breakthrough act of the download era, the band that used MySpace and file-sharing to build their audience, has now apparently secretly employed Web Sheriff to make sure that their [...]
WINAMP Remote BETA – a guide to the new P2P music streaming feature
On the road and wish you had your music? Does your friend’s music library suck? Well, Winamp just got a little bit cooler with the new Remote BETA feature that allows you to stream your PC’s music files via the internet browser of you choice.
Anybody who listens to music on their home PC will [...]
AT&T customers to get free ‘Napster To Go’
Today Napster and AT&T announced that they had agreed to a deal to provide some of the top US phone company’s wireless and high-speed Internet customers with free digital music.
Beginning Sunday, April 1, AT&T customers across the company’s nationwide wireless footprint with “qualifying plans,” as well as across the company’s traditional service footprint [...]
FREE BITTORENT DOWNLOAD of the DAY – SXSW’s Austin, TX Local Music Artists Roundup
It’s 3 GB of 739 MP3 track listening pleasure, and well worth grabbing.
I come across a lot of cool FREE and LEGAL BitTorrent downloads each day, and so I figured that I’d start sharing some of the cooler stuff that I find with you so that you may download it as well.
Sure everybody loves [...]
Universal pursues digital demand via classics site
Universal Music, the world’s biggest music company, launched what it billed as the largest online site for classical and jazz music on Wednesday as part of a drive to exploit rising demand for digital downloads.
“We expect sales to begin with to be relatively modest, but by the third or fourth quarter of the year to [...]
BPI encouraging young musicians to sign away rights
Having followed the digital music scene for years, I think I can say without any disclaimer that if you’re looking for the most evil among the RIAA, BPI and IFPI, you really can’t go wrong with the Brits. I thought I’d seen everything, from copyright extension lobbying, asking for tax credits for A&R costs, crazy [...]
Stream thousands of Rock N’ Roll concert classics for free on “Wolfgang’s Vault”
The site lets you listen to the tons of concert recordings that the venerable concert promoter Bill Graham collected over his more than 30 years in the music biz, which includes Jimi Hendrix, Santana, The Grateful Dead, and much, much, more.
As always seems the case, a publicized effort to shut down a website has [...]
