Need new music the moment it is available online, then you probably want to bookmark Did It Leak?

Regular - almost daily - updates of the newest albums available WELL before their official release dates.

Jonny Stevens, for a young guy, seems like he’s been around forever. His last band the New Breed did their thing from 1997 until 2005. When the New Breed called it a day, Jonny started a solo project and has been performing since with a backing backing band The Racket.

In the decade plus he has been pursing music he has experienced all the highs and lows of being in a band, losing a band, starting fresh and - well losing a band. All that experience made him ideal for his new/current position as education coordinator at Music Nova Scotia.

Not only is he a wealth of knowledge, he truly enjoys sharing what he knows (and thinks) - thus leading him to be a perfect addition to this blog.

For his latest video, Jonny took the idea of free music on his site into the real world, and cameras rolling, went looking for a few good homes for some of his albums.

In addition to the new video, scroll down some and you will find two new tracks as well , I don’t think Jonny will be upset if you share them and pass them around either.

Video: You Can’t Take Me

Back in September 07 I had an idea for a music video. I had been giving away free downloads of my record on my website and decided that I would try giving away free copies of my actual CD and video tape it. I was lucky enough to hook up with a great group of young film makers in Halifax and a wicked director named Jason Levangie.

We took to the streets with a couple cameras, 200 cds and an idea and shot this in one day.

I lost track of the footage and due to busy schedules (my new job etc) the video is now available for the first time and I hope you all enjoy it.

Jonny Stevens - Two
Two new tracks from Jonny Stevens you won’t find elsewhere - Enjoy!
Jonny Stevens - Footsteps in Sand
Jonny Stevens - Jenny’s Song

Title is a comment taken from Digg.com regarding the newest Nine Inch Nails`record

Nine Inch Nails presents Ghosts I - IV, a brand new 36 track instrumental collection available right now. Almost two hours of new music composed and recorded over an intense ten week period last fall, Ghosts I - IV sprawls Nine Inch Nails across a variety of new terrain.

Trent Reznor explains, “I’ve been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years, but by its very nature it wouldn’t have made sense until this point. This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective - dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I’m very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference. I hope you enjoy the first four volumes of Ghosts.”

And if you don`t want to buy it or even download it from the official site, but prefer to get it via your usual torrent site, well it is already on private torrent sites. The best part being how clear it is who put them there.

The site is currently UP, but from another comment, pricing details:

FREE DOWNLOAD
Ghosts I - The first 9 tracks from the Ghosts I-IV collection available as
high-quality DRM-free MP3s (320kbps LAME encoded, fully tagged) including complete 40 page PDF. Also includes the digital extras pack - various wallpapers, icons, and graphics tools for your computer, website, profile, etc.

$5 DOWNLOAD
Ghosts I-IV - All 36 tracks in a variety of DRM-free digital formats (320
kbps LAME encoded, fully tagged; FLAC Lossless; Apple Lossless) including a 40
page PDF. Also includes the digital extras pack - various wallpapers, icons,
and graphics tools for your computer, website, profile, etc.

This version is also available from the Amazon MP3 store.

$10 2XCD SET
Ghosts I-IV - 2 audio CDs in a gatefold digipak package with a 16-page
booklet. To be shipped TBD. Includes immediate DRM-free download of the
entire collection in same choice of formats as $5 Download option. Download
will include the 40 page PDF and the digital extras pack - various wallpapers,
cons, and graphics tools for your computer, website, profile, etc.
This configuration will be released to retail in North America (April 8), Australia (April 5), the UK (April 8), Japan (April 5) and most European territories (April 8).

$75 LIMITED EDITION DELUXE PACKAGE
Ghosts I-IV - Hardcover book holding 2 audio CDs, 1 data DVD of all 36
tracks in multi-track format (in .wav files readable by Mac and Windows), and
Blu-ray disc featuring stereo recordings in high-definition 24 bit 96Khz with
exclusive slide show. Includes immediate DRM-free download of the entire
collection in all formats and with all extras mentioned above. Also includes
48-page hardcover of photographs by Phillip Graybill and Rob Sheridan.
Discs and art book both housed in fabric slipcover.

$300 ULTRA-DELUXE LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Ghosts I-IV - Contains all elements from deluxe package, along with
exclusive 4XLP 180-gram vinyl set, and two limited edition Giclee prints
available exclusively in this package. Disc book, art book, and prints are
all housed in a fabric slipcover. 4XLP vinyl set comes in its own fabric
slipcover. INCLUDES immediate DRM-free download of the entire collection in
all formats and with all extras mentioned above. LIMITED TO 2500 PIECES,
NUMBERED AND PERSONALLY SIGNED BY TRENT REZNOR.

“Music2.0″ is now available, finally, both as a ‘real’ printed product, as well as a ‘pay what you want’ - pdf. Music2.0 is kind of like a ‘Best of Gerd Leonhard’ compilation (if I may say so myself), 227 pages filled with the best blog posts and juiciest essays from the past 4 years, slightly remixed and tweaked, riffing on that good old subject of the next generation of the music industry. And this may well be my final riff on music, for a while, too - stay tuned*.

Anyway, the book continues and expands on some of the ideas and models we cooked up in my first book “The Future of Music” (co-written with my colleague Dave Kusek). It describes what the next generation of music companies will look and feel like, and gets even deeper into some of my favorite buzz-phrases such as Music Like Water and the Flat Rate for Music, Feels Like Free (FLF), the Usator, Friction is Fiction, and the People Formerly Known As Consumers. Oooops, yes, sorry for the geek-speak!

* Interesting….

You have two options to read the book:

1. Order a print version
2. Download a free PDF version

He even has a video preview for the book!

What breaks records is repetition.
- Bob Lefsetz

How else can you get that from potential fans if you can’t get on the radio, on Much/MTV, be in Guitar Hero etc?

From Pampelmoose:

Today I came across Aphilas a DJ duo out of Finland who mix electronic and organic downbeat into trip hop mish mash. The interesting part to this music discovery is that the EP is released as MP3s for free from Miasmah a free MP3 record label

Pamplemoose is one of my regular reads, what is it, in his own words:

Dave Allen, bass player for Gang of Four, posts daily on this music blog about well, music. Beyond that the scope embraces popular culture, online distribution, blogs, podcasts, the decline of the music industry and a large dose of what’s going on in the vibrant Portland, Oregon music scene. Pampelmoose also offers free and legal music downloads for your enjoyment.

I have mentioned a blog post about the importance of local in every 8th post I have made and it will be finished soon, but I do appreciate that he feels it is worth covering his own scene where he is residing and that doing so is an important part of his blogging as I feel it is regardless of what else you cover.

Check it out regardless of whether you want local perspectives or not!

Posted without comment: You can now download Brent Spiner’s “Ol’ Yellow Eyes Is Back” from 1991 and hear about his latest project.

The fine folks at Herohill have taken on an interesting project, I will be curious to see the future mixes roll out and what places like Manitoba, which you don’t normally hear a lot about, offer up.

From the project’s introductory post:

Anyway. Back to the post. Shane and I are trying to do a little Canadian based project. The goal obviously is to keep showcasing the splendor that is Canadian music. So the goal is to make a mix for each province, and have you the readers decide who you think deserves to represent each province.

We are going to start with Nova Scotia, as we were born there and really spend a lot of our time trying to highlight the Halifax scene. So next Saturday we will be posting the first installment of this series (tentatively called The Big Doe-nair Rehab). If you have any bands that you think deserve to be added to the NS (or any other province), let us know.

And here is the Nova Scotian* edition: The Big Doe-nair Rehab

* Mainly focused on bands based out of Halifax, while I am sure there are dozen of worthy bands from all parts of the province omitted, Company House Records in Cape Breton deserves a nod at least for being home to Carmen Townsend and the Shaky Deals, Slowcoaster and the Tom Fun Orchestra.

Also Dreamsploitation makes the mix too - sweet - Thanks guys.

Download the entire zip - here