More New Music Industry News: Music Hack Day, Open BitTorrent Still Open, Vinyl, Indie India & More
The next Music Hack Day takes place in Stockholm Sweden on January 30-31. Swedish Court Refuses To Order Shutdown of OpenBitTorrent – Last month, the Swedish ISP Portlane was sued. Continue reading
MySpace Music Launches In UK
As rumored for months, MySpace Music finally launched in the U.K.on Wednesday evening. The site offers the same features as U.S. and Australia including free ad supported song and video. Continue reading
MOG: A First Look
I'll be writing a longer post tomorrow morning that includes my interview with MOG.com CEO David Hyman. But before today gets away from me, I wanted to share a few. Continue reading
Interview: Scott Kirsner of Fans, Friends & Followers
From Kyle Bylin: Today, I spoke with Scott Kirsner, author of Fans, Friends and Followers: Building an Audience and a Creative Career in the Digital Age. Scott shares his perspective. Continue reading
Leaked Memo Shows U.S. Gov’t Supports 3 Strikes
In recent weeks, privacy advocates and others have been encouraging the U.S. government to make public it's secret "Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement", but so far the Obama administration has refused on. Continue reading
Too Much Joy’s Absurd WMG Royalty Statement
(UPDATED) There is a long and illustrious list of artists who have complained about major label accounting practices; and almost every audit or lawsuit that I've ever been aware of. Continue reading
50 Cent’s 4 Rules Of Fan Engagement
Even as his success has reached mega-proportions, 50 Cent has maintained a level of engagement that leaves his fans feeling that he is still one of them. Their loyalty now. Continue reading
MOG Launches $5 Music Streaming Today
UPDATE 2: MOG.com is live. Read my "first look" here. MOG's All Access premium music service goes live in the U.S. today (12/2) at 7 AM PST. MOG promises a. Continue reading
Video: Six Female Rock Journalists Share Stories
Women Who Rock from Caitlin Wittlif on Vimeo. What is it like being a female in the music journalism industry? 6 women in the field share their experiences in this. Continue reading
