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# Wednesday’s Music Brief: Free “Free”, Martin Atkins, Slump Continues, iLike & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/wednesdays-music-brief/
- Published: 2009-07-08T00:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-07-08T00:05:00.000Z
- Description: HYPEBOT FEATURES: Read Chris Anderson's New Book "Free" For Free The End Of The Era Of Celebrity? Internet Holds Up Under Jackson Onslaught Martin Atkins Wants To Teach You To. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/07/wednesdays-music-brief.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

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HYPEBOT FEATURES:  

- **[](https://www.hypebot.com/read-chris-andersons-new-book-free-for-free/)[![Free book](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2011570e51eb3970c-100wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2011570e51eb3970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com) Read Chris Anderson's New Book "Free" For Free**
- **[The End Of The Era Of Celebrity?](https://www.hypebot.com/the-end-of-the-era-of-celebrity/)**
- **[Internet Holds Up Under Jackson Onslaught](https://www.hypebot.com/internet-holds-up-under-jackson-onslaught/)**
- **[Martin Atkins Wants To Teach You To Thrive In The New Music Industry](https://www.hypebot.com/martin-atkins-might-just-be-able-to-teach-you-to-thrive-in-the-new-music-industry/)**
- **[Follow Indie Artist X Project Via Twitter](https://www.hypebot.com/indie-artist-x-via-twitter/)**
- **[c/o pop Convention Gathers Momentum](https://www.hypebot.com/co-pop-convention-gathers-momentum/)**
- **[Pandora, Other Webcasters Reach Royalty Deal](https://www.hypebot.com/pandora-other-webcasters-reach-royalty-deal/)**

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- **UK Govt Says Needs More Time to Reduce P2P** ([ZeroPaid](http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86612/uk-govt-says-needs-more-time-to-reduce-p2p/?ref=hypebot.com))
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- **[![ILike new logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2011570e51bc2970c-100wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2011570e51bc2970c-pi?ref=hypebot.com) iLike** has a 24 hour advance exclusive of **The Dead Walkers. Jack White** joined forces with Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs) and Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age) to form the new band. Listen [here](http://www.ilike.com/thedeadweather?ref=hypebot.com).
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- From Nashville's recent **Leadership Music Digital Summit:** The music industry's prime mission is to service the consumer – and, while they're at it, to think of that person primarily as a fan rather than, at least initially, a targeted potential buyer. As stated by **Duncan Freeman, President, Bandmetrics**, at 'Drastic Measures: New Metrics in the Music Business,' "It's not mainly about sales anymore. **Sales are a byproduct of that meaningful relationship" between artists and fans**." ([Cybergrass](http://www.cybergrass.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6509&ref=hypebot.com))