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
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
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
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
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
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
Judge Denies New Request To Broadcast RIAA Trial. Harvard Team Fights On
A request by Harvard law professor Charles Nesson and his student team for an expedited decision overturning the court's denial to broadcast the upcoming RIAA file-sharing trial against Joel Tenenbaum. Continue reading
A Meat Puppet On “The State Of The Album”
As part of our ongoing look at the future of the album, Curt Kirkwood of The Meat Puppets shares his….unique point of view: "The artist is the goose, the songs. Continue reading
