Nine Inch Nails has released free EP with music from the artists who will be supporting them on their “Lights in the Sky” tour this summer. the EP contains five high quality, DRM-free, fully-tagged MP3 files from a place to bury strangers, does it offend you, yeah?, crystal castles, deerhunter, […]
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If only I had thought of this on Monday…
I caved. Recently stumbled upon Andrew Dubber’s (excellent) blog. An expert on new music strategies, he admits that his “dislike for [MySpace] borders on the pathological.” Me too! I begrudgingly agree with Andrew that MySpace is still relevant. Facebook Musician Pages are much better, but the social aspect is not […]
(Update: This has been reposted on Techdirt.) ASCAP has published a Bill of Rights for Songwriters and Composers, which, unfortunately, seems to be more like a bill of “wrongs”. Just as citizens of a nation must be educated about their rights to ensure that they are protected and upheld, so […]
Last year, Viacom sued YouTube for a billion dollars over copyright infringement. The lawsuit is problematic and the premise is weak for many reasons, but that’s for another time. The recent news is that Google has filed its response to Viacom’s recent filings. Its defence has people talking about the […]
I’ve attended a few panels on the music industry in the past few weeks. I listened to David “Click” Cox speak and answer questions at Long & McQuade a few weeks back (as part of the Big Schmooze, I believe), and I sat through a few music panels at the […]
Just one more a capella video… Mortal Kombat in Central Park
Confession: once you start watching a cappella videos on YouTube, it’s really hard to stop. And yes, it is 3am. This video, though, is a perfect example of why our copyright laws are terribly suited for encouraging artistic expression in the 21st century. This is way too good to be […]