Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 5-01-05
Label Pos. Artist|Title COL 1 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|DEVILS & DUST OHB 2 PRINE*JOHN|FAIR & SQUARE INT 3 BECK|GUERO EPIC 4 FOLDS*BEN|SONGS FOR SILVERMAN WAR 5 NEW ORDER|WAITING FOR THE SIRE VAGR 6. Continue reading
MVYRadio Launches “Adopt-A-Band” Initiative
In a move that we wish other radio stations and internet broadcast would immitate radio staion and internet stream WMVY-FM of Martha’s Vineyard, MA "will launch their new "Adopt-a-Band" initiative. Continue reading
Yahoo! Expands Email to 1GB,Google Expands To 2GB With Huge Music File-Sharing Implications
Even as the RIAA announces another round of lawsuits and important P2P lawsuits reach the US Supreme Court, music (and film) fans wanting to share files are switching to new. Continue reading
Pearl Jam Supports Indy Record Stores With In-Store Concert
PePearl Jam played a surprise show Friday at Easy Street Records in West Seattle on Friday night, in support of the Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) and in celebration. Continue reading
Linkin Park Demands Release From WMG
(CelebrityAccess MediaWire) Linkin Park is not happy with the proposed Warner Music Group IPO, which they feel will not benefit the band. They have asked to be immediately released from. Continue reading
DIGITIAL MUSIC NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW
RealNetworks made the biggest news this week, announcing a new portable subscription service. The company also improved its Harmony transcoding software, promising that its downloads are once again compatible with. Continue reading
Canada’s Indie Pool And Sounscan Unite To Help Indy Acts
Canada’s Indie Pool and SoundScan have agreed to expand their relationship in order to more accurately track and report Canadian independent music sales. SoundScan understands that most unsigned music sales. Continue reading
CD Sales Weak. Can Springsteen And The DualDisc Save It?
From Digital Music News: "Soundscan figures for the most recent week showed a slight improvement, inching up 4% over previous week numbers…with weekly units approaching 10 million without a major. Continue reading
Nokia Announces New Music & Video Enabled Phones
At least 10 times a day we hear stories of music and entertainment companies scrambling to take advantage of what is certain to be the next wave of music delivery. Continue reading
RealNetorks Vs. Apple: The Portability Wars Continue
RealNetworks has "quietly been updating its Harmony interoperability software..,. (and) Real a-la-carte downloads will once again work with every iPod model, even after various Apple firmware upgrades." according to Digital. Continue reading
