The Guardian Technology blog (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
An announcement on Thursday morning will see six big ISPs signing up to ... um, send letters to their customers
The Independent (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Internet users could face an annual charge of up to £30 to download music, under plans to be unveiled today that aim to tackle illegal file-sharing.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
BSkyB is hoping to revolutionise music consumption as it did television after announcing a tie-up with the world's biggest record label to launch an "all you can eat" digital service that will compete with Apple's iTunes. Having signed up Universal, home to U2, Duffy and Amy Winehouse, as an equity partner in the new business, the pay TV group is also believed to be close to similar deals with other...
Late Night Wallflower (Free subscription) | yesterday
RollingStone.com has an interesting article up that shows what some past industry bigwigs are doing with their time now, since they’ve left the sinking ship that is the music business. Check it out here. Our own Jason Bergman has a picture in there too so be on the lookout.
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | yesterday
Despite its slick vinyl interior, the Los Angeles branch of the Cha Cha Lounge in Silver Lake is still a gum-under-the-table kind of joint. Melvins drummer Dale Crover sits in a corner booth. Guitarist Buzz Osborne appears in the doorway, his signature hair mussed. He was outside...
Danwei (Free subscription) | yesterday
Killing three generals with two peaches The following article by Zhang Zhiyuan was translated from the original Chinese article by the Music 2.0 blog. The article, and an introduction by the translator, are republished here with permission. Baidu plots to divide and conquer music industry by Zhang Zhiyuan, translated and introduced by the Music 2.0 blog China’s rogue search engine Baidu has recently...
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | yesterday
Killing three generals with two peaches The following article by Zhang Zhiyuan was translated from the original Chinese article by the Music 2.0 blog. The article, and an introduction by the translator, are republished here with permission. Baidu plots to divide and conquer music industry by Zhang Zhiyuan, translated and introduced by the Music 2.0 blog China’s rogue search engine Baidu has recently...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The major record labels have laid off more than 5,000 employees since CD sales began plunging in 2000 — and that’s not counting all the people who ran screaming from the music business on their own. All asked themselves the same question: Now what? “When you’ve spent 20 years in the music business, you don’t [...]
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Trent Reznor continues rewriting the music-industry’s rules, with mixed results
USA Today (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The wait for Detox is almost over. Dr. Dre says his long-anticipated third solo album is starting to take shape in the studio ...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
When the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, endorsed a plan to deprive illegal music downloaders of internet access in November 2007, those who believe in free, unfettered access were quick to roar their disapproval. The music industry, meanwhile, was delighted, with John Kennedy, from the international recording industry body IFPI, describing it as "the single most important initiative to help win...
Game|Life (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
We (Chris) were live on the actual radio this morning, talking about how Rock Band and Guitar Hero are changing the music industry. You can stream the 20-minute segment, from WNYC's show Soundcheck, using the embedded player below, or hit...
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | yesterday
MySpace’s upcoming music joint venture with 3 of the 4 major labels, first announced in April, will launch in September (EMI is still a holding out, but from what we hear they may be ready to fold soon). Chris DeWolfe, CEO of MySpace, mentioned that date and gave other details about the joint venture in [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warner Music Group and Live Nation Inc shares rose significantly on Wednesday as investors' views of the music industry appeared to improve for the first time in months.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | yesterday
Legendary U.K. lo-fi indie rocker had American albums on Sympathy for the Record Industry . . . First U.S. release with the Brokeoffs celebrated with fall tour dates Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, heralded by NME as "a glorious example of what rock 'n' roll should be," have signed with Transdreamer Records (distributed by MRI Distribution/RED) and are preparing their first American release as a...
