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Interview: Ali Partovi of iLike (Part One)

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ali Partovi, who is the CEO of iLike.  In this interview, Ali talks about the future he imagines. Continue reading

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People’s Music Store Adds 300K Universal Tracks To Fan Retail Offering

Universal has become the first major label to embrace fan powered download retailer People’s Music Store. Using the UK based site, fans in set up online stores, choose music, write. Continue reading

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Music Piracy Circa 1897

Substitute "Swedish" for "Canadian" and "ISP" for "post office" and the similarities are striking. Read the full original New York Times article here. (Boing Boing via Techdirt)

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Harmonia Mundi – An Indie Classical Label That’s Thriving In Tough Times

Classical Record Industry Down 30% In '09, Harmonia Mundi Up 9% All this week on Hypebot, we're exploring how the double whammy of falling sales and the global economic downturn. Continue reading

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Video: The Branding Of Sub Pop

This clip from the documentary “Hype” about indie powerhouse of Sub Pop explores how they branded the label. (via Center Of The Indie Label Universe)

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Tuesday’s Music Brief: More MySpace Execs, Verizon iPhones, Bookers Merge, Spotify Soars & More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: MySpace Adds Two More Top Execs From Tech Interview: Ali Partovi of iLike (Part One) People's Music Store Adds Universal To Fan Retail Offering Harmonia Mundi – Indie. Continue reading

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Trouble At BuzzNet? Idolator Staff Slashed To 1

Blog network BuzzNet (renamed Buzz Media earlier this month) admitted to laying off 20% recently including staffers at Stereogum and Idolator. But when part-time and outside contributors are included, the. Continue reading

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Music & The State Of The Economy

The music industry has been hit with a double whammy. Sales continue their decline and the global economy is in the midst of the the deepest recession since World War. Continue reading

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Seeqpod Down But Vows To Return

MP3 search and play site Seeqpod has been down since Friday, but vows to return.  "SeeqPod is in the process of moving a few servers… We'll be back up shortly",. Continue reading

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Lucinda Williams: High Ticket Fees And Tough Times Just Don’t Mix

Lucinda Williams says she knows how tough it is out there. She also knows that the fees attached to her concert tickets are making things even tougher for fans. Since. Continue reading

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Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Rough Music For Rough Times

The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band and the growing audience that comes to see them could care less about the stock market crashing. But they do know what it's like. Continue reading

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