Tuesday’s Music Brief: More MySpace Cuts, Bylin’s Best, Irish Troubles, Flamming Lips, LiveStub & More

Kyle Bylin weighs in today with what is probably his best post to date Killing Itself to Live: How the Record Industry Conceived It’s Own Demise. It's a must read and worth sharing with your peers. I also think you'll find that the Ian Roger's NARM video is a must watch. Ian & Co. understand the shift of power from the labels to the artists and fans and are building the tools to support it. And does anyone know the folks behind #MusicMondays. I'd like to interview them and help spread the word. That info and any juicy news tips are always welcome via hypebot (at) skylineonline (dot) com. Onward to a great day!  – Bruce Houghton

HYPEBOT FEATURES:

• MySpace Cuts 66% Of International Staff
• Kyle Bylin Essay – Killing Itself to Live: How the Record Industry Conceived It’s Own Demise
• Topspin's Ian Roger's On Music Marketing & Direct To Fan Sales
• UPlaya Cuts Multi-Tiered Alliance With The Orchard
• Our list of artists finding success outside of the major label system continues to grow.

MORE MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS:

• Even as the major labels are suing Irish ISP's to get them to enforce a three strikes policy, others in the industry are asking the broader question of where is digital music headed in the country. (Silicon Republic)
• Fans that buy tickets online to this summer's Flaming Lips tour will get a free three song download teaser of an upcoming release. (press release)
• Ticket marketplace LiveStub closes its doors but hopes to restructure in the future (Ticket News)
• First look at music startup Tunezee: Looking to make music search and discovery more effective. (Vator News)
• Ticketmaster Fires Back At Springsteen (FMQB)
• The UK cracks down on pre-release leaks with an early morning raid. (TorrentFreak)
• 2.0 Chinese music label MicroMu is celebrating a 1 year anniversary (Outdustry)
• Connecting With Fans, Offering A Reason To Buy Works For Movies As Well. (Techdirt)
• Fluid Music Canada's Trusonic has signed a deal with US mall owner General Growth Properties to deploy in-mall music and messaging solutions. (press release)
• MusicHackday is coming to the UK. (Music Machinery)