> Ticketmaster debuts as an independent company on the stock exchange...just a few months beofre it looses Live Nation as a client. (LA Times)
> Sheryl Crow is giving away album downloads to the first 50,000 people who get three others to register to vote. (AP)
> Blender's publisher is ousted. (Daily Swarm)
> I missed this one while on vacation but Dmitri Vietze from rock paper scissors pointed it out: D.I.Y. isn't just for the indie set. Reggae legend Burning Spear is grabbing control of his copyrights and his career. (Listening Post) For years this act has done management, booking and new recording in-house and doing a decent job of all three. It's good to see them successfully taking control of his older income streams as well.
