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
UMG’s Jim Urie Issues A Call For Industry To Drown Out “The Copyleft”
Given the global nature of the net, it's unclear how effective the actions of any one country to shut down "rogue" internet sites may be. But that hasn't stopped Jim. Continue reading
Starving Artists Find Food At Illegal Pete’s In Denver
If your group is touring through the Denver Metro Area in Colorado, Illegal Pete’s will feed you. In hopes of making the road a little more comfortable for artists, the. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: MySpace Refresh, YouTube Not Liable, Twitter, CDBaby + Ping & More
Over the last few days we've written a lot about the ongoing changes at MySpace and alluded to an October 15th relaunch. A spokesperson reached out yesterday to let me. Continue reading