Why Matthew Ebel Is Leaving SellaBand
Last week's bankruptcy and resurrection of fan to artist funding site SellaBand caused many to take a closer look at the model. Indie artist Matthew Ebel, familiar to Hypebot readers. Continue reading
Talks With Film Execs Point To iTunes In The Cloud
Last month there were rumors that Apple was in talks with labels about storing iTunes purchased music in the cloud. It's a logical extension of Apple's Lala.com purchase and their. Continue reading
The State Of The Internet
This video barrage of stats on internet usage and the state of the internet includes some info you may have seen before and quite a few new gems. JESS3 /. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: NPR On Spotify, Music 4.5 Confab, Real Settles, The Music Place & More
Online Music Service Spotify Prepares For U.S. Launch – NPR's sharp technology correspondent Laura Sydell takes a look at what's in store. I was interviewed briefly for the story. (NPR). Continue reading
An Apology To Camper And 2 Questions For Readers
Any one who knows me or reads Hypebot regularly knows that I'm far from being the kind of mean and angry music guy who goes all Lefsetz on people. So. Continue reading
Apple Finally Notices Amazon MP3 & Declares War
(Updated) iTunes has always done things its own way. What its competitors did was not Apple's concern. After all, ITunes controls the vast majority of the download market. But that's. Continue reading
OK GO Goes Viral Again With Help From State Farm
OK GO was one of the first bands whose success could largely be traced to YouTube and a self-made viral video. So bloggers went wild when a new OK GO. Continue reading
Interview: Yan of Jedi Mind Tricks and Enemy Soil
Kyle Bylin (@kbylin), Associate Editor Recently, I spoke with Yan, who is the manager the hip-hop group Jedi Mind Tricks and now partner in Enemy Soil, a full-service music company, with. Continue reading
Are Fans Turned Away At Your Virtual Front Door?
As the internet browser wars continue, Firefox growth appears stalled, Internet Explorer usage is dropping and Google Chrome is on the rise. Does your web site work well on all. Continue reading
Gabriel’s Filter Partners With Video Hub Dailymotion
The Filter, a white-label provider of recommendation systems created by Peter Gabriel has cut a deal with popular video web site Dailymotion. The Filter will deliver video-to-video recommendation services to. Continue reading