Donald Duck Is a Music Pirate, and His Nephews Too
torrentfreak.com — The latest issue of the Donald Duck magazine in The Netherlands features Donald and his nephews as music pirates and (who else) Uncle Scrooge as the big boss of a record label threatening with fines. Has the anti-piracy lobby infiltrated the Donald Duck magazine?More… (Music)
BeeMp3.com - Makes it easy to find mp3 files!
beemp3.com — small mp3 search engines with big base and relevant search results. very cute designMore… (Music)
10 Worst Hit Songs of 2007
doubleviking.com — If this wasn't the worst ever year for popular music, then there's some other year that I probably lived through and feel painfully sorry for in retrospect. Here, though, we present ten separate case studies as evidence that our mass culture music is sinking deeper and deeper into a panoply of stinky sh*tMore… (Music)
Top 7 Hip-Hop Songs Honoring Moms
coedmagazine.com — Donda West, mother of outspoken hip-hop auteur Kanye West, passed away over the weekend from complications during cosmetic surgery. With big-name MCs like Jay-Z offering up condolences we figured today would be a good day to honor the greatest dedications to mothers in hip-hop.More… (Music)
Recently Reunited Led Zeppelin to Headline Bonnaroo 2008
coedmagazine.com — It has been reported that Led Zeppelin will be headlining 2008’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival in Manchester, TN. Over 20 million fans from all over the globe requested tickets to the December 10 show. It will cost $2,000+ dollars to buy a ticket on the resale market.More… (Music)
The Sea Organ of Croatia
oddmusic.com — The Sea Organ is located on the shores of Zadar, Croatia, and is the world’s first musical pipe organ that is played by the sea. Underneath the elegant steps carved in white stone on the quayside, there are 35 musically tuned tubes with whistle openings on the sidewalk. The movement of the sea pushes air through to create random harmonic sounds.More… (Music)
Amazon to Give Away 1 Billion Free MP3s in Superbowl Promotion
readwriteweb.com — Sources are telling Billboard that Amazon and Pepsi will team up to give away 1 billion MP3s for free in 2008, starting with a Superbowl kick off in FebruaryMore… (Music)
Hijinks Ensue: Universal Music CEO is Old, Fat, and Clueless
hijinksensue.com — It’s not really fair to poke fun I suppose. Our kids will laugh with we’re 60 and we don’t know which button turns on the garbage disposal and which one vents plasma from the starbord nacelles.More… (Music)
Music Search Engines Tread Fine Legal Line
techcrunch.com — Music search engines are just one of the many ways to get free music on the Internet (BitTorrent and MP3Sparks, formerly AllofMP3, are other popular ways). But for some users they are a near perfect way to listen to music on demand, and/or round out their music collection.More… (Music)
Judge tells record labels to cough up download expenses
arstechnica.com — A federal judge has ordered the RIAA to divulge its expenses it has incurred for each of the 38 songs cited in a copyright infringement lawsuit. Defendant Marie Lindor hopes to convince a judge that the damages sought by the RIAA are unconstitutionally excessive.More… (Music)
Recording Industry in Even Deeper Shit Than We Thought
nymag.com — In the December issue of Wired, Seth Mnookin sits down with Universal Music Group CEO/supervillain Doug Morris for a pretty excellent profile. In it, Mnookin paints the 68-year old Morris as a crotchety executive who's upset that he can't focus more on simple product and artist development because he's too busy worrying about iPods, MP3s, etcMore… (Music)
Sometimes you just have to say.... .remix.nin.com is UP!!!!
remix.nin.com — In another step towards resistance, Nine Inch Nails again pushes the -screw legalities- idea and puts up their awesome remix site. Check it out! There is some pretty neat stuff!More… (Music)
Why the RIAA may be afraid of targeting Harvard students
arstechnica.com — The RIAA has targeted over 4,000 students at 160 colleges and universities with its prelitigation settlement letters. None of them attend Harvard. What gives?More… (Music)
The Pirate Bay to Release New Music Section
thepiratebay.org — We're currently coding it and the user interface looks awful at the moment so this is being fixed. We will tell you when it's finished :-)More… (Music)