More Music News 8/19/09: Bandit.fm, iLike, Radiohead, Hastings, Amazon & More

• Sony is launching a $10 per month music streaming service in Australia on behalf of all four major at bandit.fm. (Sydney Morning Herald) Could the non .au url hint that they may make the service available in other territories?
• Why buying iLike could benefit MySpace. (Music Ally)
• Radiohead Leak Their New Track To BitTorrent – During the last few days a new Radiohead song was mysteriously released onto the Internet. The track is called “These Are My Twisted Words” and until today it was unclear where it had come from. Now, thanks to a post on the band’s blog, it seems the boys could’ve had it planned all along, as they are now linking to the song on Mininova. (TorrentFreak)
  
• The Harry Fox Agency announced that Microsoft, RealNetwork’s Rhapsody, la la, Last.fm, and Slacker are now using HFA as their primary mechanical licensing provider for interactive streams and limited and permanent downloads at the new statutory rates. 
• Hastings Entertainment lost $400,000 on revenue of $117M last quarter. (SEC filing)
• Despite several pending lawsuits for non-payment of bills, ad supported music service Qtrax is going live in Asia  onOct 29th. (Billboard)
• China to Appeal Trade Ruling on Media Products (NY Times)
• Amazon’s Digital Music Store Takes a Tiny Step Forward, Still Trails Apple by Miles (ATD MediaMemo)