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Band Boot Camp!

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:33:03 GMT

Are you serious about getting signed? Do you only want a career in music? If someone told you exactly what you needed to do to accomplish this, would you listen? If your answer is YES to all of the above, then this opportunity is for you! By all means, read on! There is an event in Los Angeles, called Band Boot Camp, that is put on by Loren Israel. Here is the website www.bandbootcamp.com Log on and check out Loren�s Bio...

Amazon's Charge Into Digital Music Seen Boosting Apple iPods

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:32:45 GMT

Brain surgery helps woman listen to music again

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:32:28 GMT

The Guy to save the music industry?

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:32:27 GMT

BMI, Sundance Film Fest Host Music/Film Roundtable Discussion

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:32:01 GMT

Record Industry Proves Again How Much They�ve Lost The Plot

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:51:54 GMT

The latest brainwave from an industry that continues to bleed revenue is the Ringle: a product that combines the single format with ringtones.

Apple's music business remains strong

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:45:37 GMT

Apple's music business remained strong during its June quarter to help the company post record-breaking revenue, with music-related sales accounting for 40 percent of the Cupertino-based company's total revenue during the quarter.

Compact Disc's Outlook Worsens

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:49:53 GMT

The compact disc, for years the music industry's dominant format, appears to be falling out of favor with consumers faster than industry observers had predicted. Digital music? Another story.

Why New Music Doesn't Sound As Good As It Did

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:35:30 GMT

Never mind that today's factory-produced starlets and mini-clones just don't have the practiced chops of the supergroups of yesteryear, pop in a new CD and you might notice that the quality of the music itself�maybe something as simple as a snare drum hit�just doesn't sound as crisp and as clear as you're used to. Why is that?

Led Zeppelin to reunite?

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:39:06 GMT

Led Zeppelin are in talks to reunite for a memorial concert.

Internet radio "day of silence"

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:07:45 GMT

Yahoo, as well as Pandora, MTV, Real/Rhapsody and many others are honoring the �day of silence� today in protest of the ridiculous new royalty rates for Internet radio stations.

Googling for Downloads

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:54:59 GMT

Music downloaders are circumventing P2P restrictions at universities by using Google instead.

An Obituary for Weedshare

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:54:38 GMT

A radical way to buy and share music that never took off.

DRM-Free Sales Boom

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:54:29 GMT

EMI reports that sales of some albums are up as much as 350% now that MP3 tracks without DRM are available.

iTunes No. 3 music retailer in U.S.

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:29:44 GMT

Market research firm NPD Group says that Apple's iTunes was the number 3 retailer in the United States.

Lala.com offers unlimited music for free

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:07:02 GMT

Challenging iTunes' pay-per-song model, Lala.com is looking to revolutionize the digital music business by offering unlimited songs for free.

Maroon 5 album breaks iTunes sales record

Wed, 30 May 2007 15:44:32 GMT

A&M/Octone recording act Maroon 5's sophomore album, "It Won't Be Soon Before Long," has broken an iTunes Store sales record amidst predictions of a chart-topping debut week.

Music CD, I'm just not that into you

Wed, 30 May 2007 12:00:23 GMT

There's a fascinating if flawed story in the WSJ today about the decline in sales of music CDs. There's much to and fro about what's behind the drop. The industry as always wants to blame piracy. Critics want to blame poor quality of product, bad marketing tactics and digital rights restricting technologies. There's even some far-sighted commentary about changing business models.

JamJunky: Project Management For Song Writing

Tue, 29 May 2007 13:20:43 GMT

A place for song writers to write their lyrics, upload songs in progress and share them with friends. Artists can also write notes about their work. Friends log in and view the work and comment on it blog-style. The artist can then incorporate feedback into the song.

40 Albums That Deserved Rolling Stone's 5 Stars

Wed, 23 May 2007 04:29:15 GMT

In celebration of Rolling Stone's 40th Anniversary, here are 40 albums they got wrong. Each and every one of these gems deserved their greatest praise: 5 Stars.

40 yrs ago today: With 'Sgt. Pepper,' the Beatles changed rock forever

Sun, 20 May 2007 23:04:21 GMT

When "Sgt. Pepper" appeared, it was as if a massive block party had appeared outside your window. And it wasn't just the music. The album cover itself was breathtaking...

Antares Auto-Tune 5 Reviewed

Fri, 18 May 2007 12:37:31 GMT

Stop wasting valuable time over a few minor pitch problems, get Auto-Tune 5 and let it fix your pitch woes and be done with it. Antares Auto-Tune has built a solid reputation for providing fast, accurate pitch correction with minimal artifacts. Auto-Tune 5 adds significant new features, including an improved pitch detection algorithm, as well as a sleek new user interface.

The Beatles appear in more mp3 collections than any other artist

Wed, 16 May 2007 14:05:38 GMT

Unearthed facts about The Filter community: - 23% of their members have over 5000 songs - The Beatles appear in more members� collections than any other artist - 5% of thier members own both Kylie and Metallica

They Might Be Giants� new album �The Else� to be iTunes exclusive

Tue, 08 May 2007 23:31:13 GMT

They Might be Giants have announced their new album, entitled �The Else� will be an iTunes exclusive (for a couple months, anyway). The album will hit stores on July 10th, but will be an iTunes exclusive starting May 15th.

BMI to Host Songwriter Pitch-A-Thon

Thu, 03 May 2007 13:59:53 GMT