– A new album of Beatles music mixed by original producer George Martin and described as a new "way of reliving the whole Beatles musical lifespan" will be released in. Continue reading

Today has been declared a "Day Against DRM" and here are 10 suggestions for easy protest from organizers Defective By Design: Email your friends and family, use our prepared text.. Continue reading

In a wonderful series of podcasts new LA Times pop music critic Ann Powers talks music and the music industry with her predecessor, the legendary Robert Hilburn. Episode 1: Ann. Continue reading

– Last weekend’s annual Farm Aid concert in NJ draws a positive review. (Billboard) Raises $1.5 million. (AP) – Listen to full length streams of new releases by Beck, Lindsey. Continue reading

UK based IndieStore (owned and operated by 7 Digital) offers a simple and inexpensive way for independent artists to make music available for download, connect with fans and keep most. Continue reading

No amount of money, pressure, cleverness, ‘viralness’, advertising, MySpace pandering, p.r., community building, or ‘story’ telling, etc. can save a crappy product. People don’t give a flying snake. No matter. Continue reading

– One analyst sees only moderate success for Zune and predicts Microsoft will loose $50 per player sold. (AP) – This year’s Farm Aid concert aims to educate about good. Continue reading

We opened the Hypebot inbox this morning to find this note from Microsoft Zune central that read simply: Slight error in the release we sent this morning. FM Tuner –. Continue reading

"…the management team hired a guy from Vegas to teach us choreography. We were to wear suits with velvet collars and do dance steps. We didn’t go along with it,. Continue reading

Strong sources have managers Arthur Spivak (Vanessa Carlton, Paul Reiser) and Jeff Rabhan (Michelle Branch) exiting mega-management conglomerate The Firm with their clients. Irving Azoff was reportedly seen scurrying down. Continue reading