Posts by davesonic
Japan sinks P2P pirates
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If there's one thing you can say for Canada, it's the recording industry here hasn't played the heavy like they have in the U.S. But in America, people have been sued up the ying-yang and found liable for millions of dollars. And in Japan, they've begun arresting people.From variety.comPolice have launched a crackdown on illegal use of the P2P software Share, the Anti-Counterfeiting Assn., an indu
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Nickelback Voted Worst Band In The World
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From www.chartattack.comWhat do Savage Garden, Razorlight and Maroon 5 have in common? Not much, none of them are the worst band in the world. Instead, that distinction belongs to Nickelback, according to readers of the U.K.'s Word Magazine. In a recent poll, nearly 20 per cent of Word Magazine's voters elected the pride (or shame) of the prairies as the worst band in the world. Only Lighthouse Fa
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Blur - No Distance Left to Run
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From timesonline.co.ukNo Distance Left to Run, a new film about Blur's 2009 reunion, will show up in British cinemas on January 19th.A common complaint about the music industry is that major record labels think only in the short term and, by dropping many bands and artists before they have truly found their voice, strangle huge untapped potential at birth. Think of David Bowie, regularly cited as
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15 years of music on the web
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From www.telegraph.co.uk15 years after the launch of Telegraph.co.uk, the digital revolution has left the music industry gripped by uncertaintyOnce upon a time (as we might one day tell our children) we bought music in record stores, listened to it on the radio, read about it in magazines and watched it on Top Of The Pops. All of which already seems archaic, the lost era of 20th pop culture, of hi
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Chuck D to musicians: Cut out the middleman, deal directly with fans
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Say what you will about the legacy of Chuck D and Public Enemy, the man makes a good point.From cbc.caChuck D, front man of Public Enemy and a major supporter of file sharing, has nothing good to say about major record labels.He warned Canada against following the lead of the U.S. in drafting its copyright legislation. That legislation favours the established recording industry, which is out of to
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Radiohead Blasted By Veteran Rockers KISS For Giving Their Music Away For Free
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Bassist Gene Simmons says the British rockers - who gave fans the choice to download last year's album 'In Rainbows' for free or pay a sum of their choosing - says their decision is contributing to the demise of the record industry and insists his band would never follow suit.Gene - who starred in reality TV show 'School of Rock' - said: "The record industry is dead. It's six feet underground and
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Your One Big Break - Success in today's music industry
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Love him or hate him, sometimes Bob Lefsetz nails the point. Will probably never happen.Chances are, even if you're supporting yourself playing music and have a hard core fan base, most people in your neighborhood will have no idea who you are.Used to be there were markers. Getting signed. Hearing your song on the radio. Going to #1 on SoundScan. All those things can still happen, it's just...
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HitPredictor.com: Radio's Secret Weapon
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So it's their fault!!From mi2n.comRadio stations across the nation are utilizing a remarkable tool when deciding what songs to play; specifically a company called HitPredictor. HitPredictor has become the undisputed #1 brand of predictive music research in the nation, with charts featured in Billboard magazine and Radio and Records. HitPredictor performs online predictive music research with a hug
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How to save the album By Quincy Jones
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From Yahoo.comLOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Ever since Shawn Fanning launched the original Napster -- and even more so now that legitimate downloading has taken off via iTunes -- I've been hearing lots of talk about the death of the album. It's getting louder and louder, and it has our industry running scared. As you all know, single tracks -- whether they're purchased legitimately or downloaded illeg
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