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# New Music Business Briefing: Looney Tunes Borrows $1M, Moby Gives It Away & Much More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/new-music-bus-6/
- Published: 2007-10-08T04:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2007-10-08T04:00:00.000Z
- Description: >>> EU indie labels lash out about the Sony BMG merger. (Ind.UK) >>> Indie retailer Looney Tunes was destroyed by fire but the owner has taken out a $1 million. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/10/new-music-bus-6.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

\>>> EU **indie labels lash out about the Sony BMG merger**. ([Ind.UK](http://arts.independent.co.uk/music/news/article3028729.ece?ref=hypebot.com#2007-10-05T00:00:01-00:00))

[![Looney_tunes_logo](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/10/08/looney_tunes_logo.jpg "Looney_tunes_logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/08/looney%5Ftunes%5Flogo.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\>>> Indie retailer **Looney Tunes was destroyed by fire** but the owner has taken out **a $1 million loan to build** the "biggest and best independent record store in the entire country. ([Newsday](http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-p2guz5399653oct04,0,4806031.column?ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> **imeem** to allow users to use some **music as background for personal slideshows**. ([Wired](http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/10/imeem-to-offer-.html?ref=hypebot.com))

\>>> **Moby** is smartly offering **free music to indie filmakers** via [mobygratis.com](http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html?ref=hypebot.com).

\>>> Just for giggles, here is some video from **Michael Jackson’s interview** with Martin Bashir