>>> allofmp3.com promises to be back in action soon.
>>> Expect some hot additions to the iPod line to be announced next Wednesday.
>>> Sony is shutting down its Connect music download store.
>>> Check out the Top 200 CD’s at indie retailers last week here.
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If you care about the behind the scenes workings of the people that bring you music, the fourth largest label group in the world EMI (home to the Beatles catalog, Coldplay and many other top acts and labels like Capital and Virgin) is undergoing some heavy changes today.
An investment company Terra Firma has bought the company and is shaking up the top management. More detailed coverage can be found on Hypebot.com.
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The first single from Bruce Springsteen’s upcoming CD “Radio Nowhere” is available as a free download all week via the Guardian UK here. iTunes is also offering the download “exclusively” in the US.
The album which hits stores Oct 2nd unites him with the E Street Band. And here’s the official announcement of the tour and album.
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You’ve bought the latest mp3 player, spent hours on putting together playlists with your favorite music, but there is still one more step to maximize your audio experience - finding your audio fingerprint.
Every person has a unique audio fingerprint as no two ears are the same. Even your right ear hears music and sounds differently from your left. The answer has been to search hard for the best sound for your ears and your music, looking at brand X for the best bass or Y for great high notes.
Now Sleek Audio has developed the VQ (Variable Equalization) system, giving listeners …read more
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Notorious Russian download site allofmp3.com – hated by the record labels because it used a dubious loophole in local laws to sell downloads at deep discounts without paying the artists – is promising to be back online soon after a recent court ruling that cleared the founder.
Stay tuned here for details. In the meantime, its equally dubious sister site allTunes is carrying on the tradition.
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Think of it as a free jukebox. The catalog of songs is 200,000 deep, but far from complete.
If Deezer has what you want to hear, you can listen free whenever you want and organize your favorites in playlists to share with others. Check it out here.
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In a move to challenge the iPod Shuffle, SanDisk will introduce the Sansa Clip. This very small wearable music player is barely bigger than a pack of matches and comes with memory of 1 and 2GB for $39.99 and $59.99 respectively. Tthe 1GB version comes in black. But the 2GB model will be available in red, pink, and blue.
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Every day there are deals and announcements from the music industry that will effect how you buy and enjoy music. Once a week we’ll try to give you a round-up of the news that will effect you weeks and months from now.
>>> MTV is dropping its URGE download store deal with Microsoft and partnering with Real’s Rhapsody and Verizon in a new multifacted music venture dubbed Rhapsody America. It could give iTunes a run for it’s money and we think it’s about time.
>>> Wal-Mart has added DRM-free mp3’s from Universal and EMI at great low prices.
>>> Your favorite …read more
One of the biggest attractions on the Grateful Deads’ Dead.net has always been the Taper’s Section where each week a new gen was pulled from the band’s legendary vault and made available for download as a free mp3.
Not anymore. Thanks to the folks at Rhino Records, who now controls most of the Dead’s catalog, the shows are only available streamed directly from the site.
“Please note that beginning today all Taper’s Section audio streams are served via a new media player in both Windows Media Audio and QuickTime Audio formats.”
No more free downloads. No more continuing the Deadhead tradition of sharing …read more
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