Breaking News: AC/DC will release its new album ‘Black Ice’ worldwide on October 20th, in physical format only since the band doesn’t sell its music online. However, the upcoming album has already been digitized by pirates, as it leaked to BitTorrent five days ago. In that time it has taken the trackers by storm, racking [...]
The power of OUR GENERATION GROWS! Last month, the Wal-Mart informed customers who bought its DRM-wrapped music that it would no longer issue keys to unlock songs. That meant music buyers would no longer be able to move their libraries to new computers or players. On Thursday, the company reversed that decision and said it [...]
…..uh should we take the bait? believe the hype?? From the band that has cried “wolf” so many times before? Well, according to Billboard Magazine the long awaited Guns’n’Roses disc will be out in time for Christmas. Awww, I always knew Axl loved family holidays. So let’s celebrate the fact that everyone in America will [...]
I was reading a blog about how John McCain used “My Hero” without the Foo Fighters permission when I noticed an ad in the corner of the page. It was a disc by Dar Williams. I clicked on the link and it led me to Amazon.com where I could purchase the disc for $8.99. There [...]
Awhile back, a friend sent me this YouTube video of this guy (Matt Weddle of Obadiah Parker) covering “Hey Ya” by Outkast. It became viral and everyone was talking about it (over 2 million hits). I thought he was going to be the next big singer-songwriter. What’s surprising is that he didn’t get offered a [...]
Do you have Apple’s Genius on your iTunes? I recently downloaded it and wow! It’s like a more motivated, smarter, and better functioning version of ME that compiled a great list of songs! This is EXACTLY what DIGITAL music needs. Our Generation devours music at light speed. We simply don’t have the time to listen [...]
A group of established artists in the U.K like Radiohead, Travis, and Iron Maiden have all recently banded to form the Featured Artists Coalition. With the power shifting from label to artist, this growing group of U.K artists are taking matters into their own hands and have formed a group representing the rights of artists [...]
A good friend of mine is a pretty stellar bass player and I remember him always talking about Victor Wooten and how amazing the guy is. I remember seeing a Victor Wooten vid at his house and figured it may be on YouTube. Of course it was, with millions of views to boot. It got [...]
I came across this video of Perez Hilton talking about his success as a celebrity/gossip blogger. What blew my mind was that he works 15-16 hours a day (beside weekends) on blogging. I bet he doesn’t consider it work cause he’s really into what he does, but still, that’s dedication. His 3 points for success [...]
BitTorrent: The Thoughts of Many Music Fans
Came across a new post on TorrentFreak about how newer artists are embracing BitTorrent and using it to spread their music instead of focusing on selling it. It’s a good read, but one of the anonymous comments struck a chord in relation to the fan’s perspective. “To alot of people.. we’re just thieves.. Although copying isnt stealing.. [...]