New Column: You Can Always Go Back to School
Starting this Friday, Hypebot will debut a new column by indie label entrepreneur Virgil Dickerson. "You Can Always Go Back to School" is the title he has chosen for his. Continue reading
“Free” Thinker: Music Xray’s Bruce Warila
As part of a week long exploration into the meaning and value of "free", Hypebot asked some of the music industry's most forward thinkers the value and future of free. Continue reading
Moonalice To Tweet Each Track Of Live Set
Moonalice, a Bay Area act that features GE Smith (Saturday Night Live houseband) and Barry Sless (Phil & Friends) will post live tracks from their April 3rd CD release show. Continue reading
Thursday’s Music Brief: Free Music, MySpace Local, SellABand, Choruss & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES: FREE WEEK CONTINUES "Free" Thinker: Music Xray's Bruce Warila "Free" Thinker – The Orchard's Greg Scholl Tommorow: A Free Suburban Home Records download sampler to celebrate Hypebot's Free. Continue reading
Amazon MP3 Expands Into Germany
Amazon's MP3 music download store is now online in Germany with many top selling mp3 album releases priced at 4.89 EU during the launch. After a successful year in the. Continue reading
“Free” Thinker: Alligator Record’s Bruce Iglauer
As part of a week long exploration into the meaning and value of "free", Hypebot asked some of the music industry's most forward thinkers the value and future of free. Continue reading
YouTube Yanks Music Videos In Germany
First in the UK and now in Germany, YouTube is yanking all music videos over new royalty rates that the Google owned company sats are unsustainable. Local rights body GEMA's. Continue reading
The Music Business Is A Crap Shoot, So Why Not An EMI Music Lottery?
This is not an April Fools joke. I swear. EMI has teamed with Pollard Banknote, a producer of instant lottery tickets, to launch a global music-themed lottery. Pollard Banknote manufactures. Continue reading
Online Listening Replacing Music Aqusition
Teens age 13-17 bought 19% less music in 2008 than they did in '07 according to a new NPD survey. CD purchases declined 26% and paid digital downloads fell 13%. Continue reading
