Photo: You Mean Those Speaker Stacks Are Fake?
(UPDATED) Some bands have always used empty Marshall speaker cabinets to make it look like they're turning things up to 11 when it's really the sound system doing all the. Continue reading
Elmo Wants To Play… With Katy Perry’s Boobs
You have to hand it to Sesame Street for trying to stay culturally relevant. Katy Perry and Elmo have teamed up to sing a duet of her former hit single.. Continue reading
Metric Crowdsources Remix With Indaba Music
(UPDATED) Indie rock starlets Metric are crowdsourcing a remix of their Fantasies album using Indaba Music. Members of the group will choose their favorite remix of each of the album’s. Continue reading
Indie Label Asthmatic Kitty To Amazon: Sufjan Stevens Is “Worth More Than The Cost Of A Latte”
(UPDATED) Some record labels would be happy that Amazon was going to give a deep discount on their hot new release. In fact, Amazon usually absorbs losses incurred by any. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: L.A. Reid, Facebook Humor, MySpace, East Village Radio, Eventbrite
(UPDATED) Yesterday's most tweeted and read story on Hypebot was the launch of the almost certainly illegal download site Mulve. It seems to me that the interest in Mulve is. Continue reading
(UPDATE 3) Mulve Music Download Tool: Recorded Music Industry’s Worst Nightmare Comes True
(Update 3) The RIAA and the entire recorded music industry's worst nightmare may have just come true with the launch of Mulve.com. "Almost too good to be true," squealed TorrentFreak.. Continue reading
Music Pirates Have A Special Place In Hell… Or Not
In case you haven’t heard yet, if you’re a fan of the UK group Elbow and have file-shared their music—at a time when you had the money to rightfully pay. Continue reading
Michael Jackson Themed Game & Social Network
Fans looking to immerse themselves in the life and world of the late Michael Jackson now have their chance. Next year, an online virtual world and social network called Planet. Continue reading
The Price of Now: Why I Hate Bookstores
As someone who frequently buys books, I’ve started to notice a few counterintuitive things. Last night, I made a trip to Barnes & Noble, in an attempt to check out. Continue reading
The Gallo Report Adopted; Proclaimed “As A Stab In The Back Of Citizens’ Freedoms.”
Members of the European Parliament have voted on The Gallo report, a non-legislative, initiative report, which calls for harder measures against file sharers; it won. The acceptance of this proposal. Continue reading
