Reuters - Spin magazine is going crazy with its July issue, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Prince's "Purple Rain" with a comprehensive oral history of the film and album and a free downloadable tribute that features nine bands doing song-for-song covers of the record's classic tracks.
AP - Aerosmith may be nearly 40 years old, but the group is staying connected with younger audiences.
Jon Lech Johansen, who as a teen cracked and published the code to unlock the DVD, is rankling the establishment again. His company, doubleTwist, has placed a huge, mocking advertisement outside the San Francisco Apple store.
A group, including a number of DJs, are accused of making hundreds of thousands of pounds by buying their own music online with stolen credit cards.
Read the whole article: DJs cash in on their own music using 'stolen cards'
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Ticketmaster agreed Monday to change its online ticket sales process after butting heads with Bruce Springsteen and his fans, but an Ontario lawsuit against the company will go ahead.
I had an email from a musician today who said he was struggling a little with the idea of giving away mp3s. It’s a really common issue, and so I thought I’d share my response.
1) You’re not giving away music, you’re giving away RECORDINGS of your music;
2) Don’t try to make money from your music, make money BECAUSE of your music;
3) Economics works differently for bits than it does for atoms.
