Monday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: ArtistDirect Misfires, TVT & More

Hypebot’s Music 2.0 Week In Review provides a quick overview of last week’s top music industry stories. Make sure you didn’t miss anything important.

> Another blow for ArtistDirect as their MediaDefender division launched a controversial attack that knocked legit P2P distributor Revision3 offline. (cNet) Now innocents are getting caught in the Hollywood/RIAA crossfire.

> Former TVT Sr. VP of Promotion Joey Carvello has opened Upstream Music featuring urban and alternative marketing and promo, several other TVT refugees and an E/A label by the same name. (FMQB) Here is a list of TVT creditors. What does it say about the industry when this post has become one of our most popular ever?

> Virgin Radio has been sold by SMG to one of India’s largest media companies for £53.2m but the Vorgin Brand reverts back to our hero Richard Branson. (Telegraph)

> Making films that achieve critical and commercial success “is not rocket science" says Miramax chief Daniel Battsek. (FT) Record execs could read and learn…choose the night product, act quicly, watch costs, repeat.

> Popular artist services site Reverb Nation has launched Gig Finder to help its members get more live work.