Tuesday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: US Dominates UK Chart, OiNK Piglets Multiply & Radiohead Fans Like Free & Much More

>>> Think the music fans in the UK are so damn hip?  The Eagles and Britney Spears have grabbed #1 and #2 on the British charts. (BBC)

>>> "OiNK’s new piglets proof positive that Big Content’s efforts often backfire."  (ars)The title says it all. Read our story yesterday on the growing reach of PirateBay.

>>> Another study shows no connection between file sharing and CD sales. (Billboard) This one’s by the Canadian government.

>>> A comscore report says the bulk of Radiohead fans grabbed their latest CD free. (cNet) But read the fine print.  The band still made money and I think by the time all sales are counted a year from now, its more money then they would have made with EMI. But none of this has stopped EMI from trying to capitalize on the PR with an aggressive catalog release campaign including all things Radiohead on a USB drive for $160. (Wired)

>>> I stumbled across Columbia and RCA accepting demos and publically discussing submissions on a group of Voxx blogs. (here)

>>> NPR has launched its new expanded NPR Music site and custom player. (press release)

>>> PassAlong Networks has bolstered their MP3 Catalog with Sub Pop, Epitaph, Saddle Creek and Downtown Records. (press release)

>>> Want to consider yourself smart for resisting the temptation to buy an expensive iPhone?  Here comes the open source Google phone…