As of this minute, Coldplay has 392,819 friends on MySpace and 43,156 fans on Facebook. MySpace’s Coldplay page has four songs on it; Facebook’s one. MySpace’s are embeddable on your page; Facebook’s are not, yet. MySpace supports for-pay downloads (they’re priced absurdly high, but that’s not MySpace’s fault); Facebook does not. MySpace’s page has some personality; but Facebook’s has a user video and a discography. They both have band info and touring info.
http://iden.tify.us/
If you know a ridiculious amount of music, you may enjoy challenging yourself at this site who’s stated intention is “to provide a place for people to help other people identify music.”
Still in beta but it does what it says it does.
http://www.howmanyfiveyearoldscouldyoutakeinafight.com/
You know your curious!!
My only complaint is the lack of science backing that site. But apparently I am safe as long as I am not swarmed by more than 26 five year olds.
http://muxtape.com/
Saw this this morning on locals and then again on the Listening Post, fun for listening purposes. Read the Listening Post post for a mix making review. Selected some random mixes and found a few new bands to look into and had my childhood blasted back at me unexpectedly [and just about every period of my life I have forgotten- when was the last time I listened to the Judgment Night soundtrack?!?].
http://www.finetune.com/ is a more complicated looking version of a mixtape site that I have never used but have book marked if you want to compare.
“Now the majors are what they used to think I was: history”
On decision [and ability] to self release her latest album.
Love that attitude.
Such ventures still remain the realm of past or current superstars but if such artists continue to self release it will eventually [hopefully] force labels to adjust for the better the deals they offer artists at all levels. Trickle down effect i guess.
More Dolly DIY Details Emerge; Album Sales Top 50,000 via Digital Music News
More details are surfacing on a direct-to-fan, do-it-yourself album release by country legend Dolly Parton. The recent release, Backwoods Barbie, has now surpassed sales of 50,000, according to information shared with Digital Music News on Monday.
Specifically, sales reached 50,894 on March 19th, based on data offered by Parton digital partner INgrooves. The album was originally released on Parton-controlled Dolly Records on February 26th.
You need buttons for your band or business?
Well they make buttons. That is why buttons is in their name. For reals.
Who are they, well you will need to visit their site to find out, but at least one of them has been the focus of hate spewing posts here before over their hatred of the local music scene.
Chances are if you aren’t emo, you hate emo. But you likely don’t hate this straight-haired, massacre-lined subculture as much as the Mexicans do. In recent weeks, a wave of emo bashings has swept across Mexico, several news agencies have reported, fuelled by punks, rockabillies, goths, metalheads and basically anyone who’s not emo.
According to Daniel Hernandez, who’s been covering the anti-emo riots on his blog Intersections, the violence began March 7, when an estimated 800 young people poured into the Mexican city of Queretaro’s main plaza “hunting” for emo kids to pummel.
In talking about this I have received a wide range of reactions – most start with laughter, and while definitely surreal it would almost be a great thing if I didn’t feel bad for the emo kids getting their asses kicked for liking music [everyone else hates].
But they still love music right, shouldn’t that count for something?
More at Exclaim from whom I also snagged the Spanish news report below [kind of insane].
Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have been taking turns giving the music industry the finger. The British band made headlines last October for releasing In Rainbows without the support (read: control) of a record label, and Trent Reznor’s group followed suit with last month’s Ghosts I-IV.
The two bands have also been busy one-upping each other with their innovative promotion strategies. We were tempted to let the groups coexist peacefully at the forward edge of digital distribution until Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor accused Radiohead of betraying fans by selling them low-quality files. In light of Reznor’s accusations, we put together a 10-round, voting-enabled smackdown to find out which band is really blazing the trail of innovation.
Wondering how to access funding? Having difficulty with applications? Music Nova Scotia is pleased to present two workshops on how to write grants on April 21th and 22th at the Sport Nova Scotia building in Classroom A-B, 2nd floor, 5516 Spring Garden Road, Halifax. Get help from the administrators of the programs!
The Monday night workshop is for the Emerging Music Program and FACTOR Demo Award and the Tuesday night workshop is for the Export Development Program.
The workshops are free for members, but you must RSVP to jonny@musicnovascotia.ca by April 20th. Non-members will be charged $10 at the door.
Grant Writing for the Emerging Music Program and FACTOR Demo Award:
Monday April 21th, 2008 at 6PM-8PM
Music Nova Scotia
Learn the format and “how-to” on writing your application for the Emerging Music Program offered through the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage. Program officers Mickey Quase and Christine Buiteman will go over the criteria that defines emerging, the dos and don’ts of writing successful grant applications and give exact information on what must be included in your application and when you are ready to move on to the EDP. Additional focus will be put on writing funding applications for the FACTOR demo award program. Q and A period will follow this presentation so if you are going to be applying for the Emerging Music Program this is a must attend workshop.
Space is limited so please RSVP to Education and Events Coordinator:
Grant Writing for the Export Development Program
Tuesday April 22th at 6PM-8PM
Music Nova Scotia
Learn the format and “how-to” on writing your application for the Export Development Program administered through Music Nova Scotia. Program officers Christine Buiteman and Mickey Quase will go over the criteria that define export ready and exporting artists, the dos and don’ts of writing successful grant applications and give exact information on what must be included in your application. Focus on how juries are conducted and what some deciding factors are that make juries deny or approve applications. Additional focus will be given on writing funding applications for the FACTOR Recording and Marketing programs. Q and A period will follow this presentation so if you are going to be applying for the Export Development Program this is a must attend workshop.
Space is limited so please RSVP to Education and Events Coordinator:
Report says Apple considering unlimited music for Ipod and Iphone users:
The Financial Times says the computer company is talking with record labels about giving iPod and iPhone customers access to the entire iTunes music library.
Apple is talking with record labels over a deal to give iPhone and iPod customers free access to unlimited music bundles, according to The Financial Times.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is negotiating with record labels over a deal to give iPhone and iPod customers free access to the entire iTunes music library if they pay extra for the devices.
The Financial Times is reporting that the sticking point in the talks is how much Cupertino-based Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) will pay the record labels for the access. The newspaper cites unnamed music industry sources for Wednesday’s report.
Apple declined to comment.
The newspaper reports that Apple is looking at offering the unlimited music bundle with for the iPod and iPhone, and also a monthly music subscription service only for the iPhone
