The Bronx and TV on the Radio announce American tours, and the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona comfirms over 80 bands of the highest quality. Check out the next live performances: Continue reading...
21.2.09
Tour News: TV on the Radio, The Bronx, Primavera Festival
Albums Sold As Apps Bypass iTunes
The Presidents of the United States have released all their albums on the iPhone, not via iTunes, but through the iPhone Apps store. The app, called ‘The Presidents’ Music — PUSA,’ sells for $2.99 on the App Store offers users access to four full albums, including the band’s early “lost” recordings. Read more...
20.2.09
MSTRKRFT Set to Release ‘Fist of God’
MSTRKRFT’s much awaited second album Fist of God is set for release on 17 March. Members Al-P and Jesse Keeler have kept busy in the two years since debut album The Looks, remixing tracks for Wolfmother, Chromeo, Brazilian Girls, Kylie Minogue, Usher, and John Legend, but are now looking to shake up the electronic house scene with their newest effort.
The Pirate Bay Trial Day 3: The King Kong Defense
After half of the charges were dropped against The Pirate Bay’s operators yesterday, the third day of the trial was marked by the prosecution presenting amended charges and the defense globally calling for an acquittal. Notably, Carl Lundstrom’s lawyer presented an argument that has been dubbed the “King Kong” defense, which already has a (contested) Wikipedia entry that delves into the new uncharted legal territory. Continue reading...
Touch and Go Records Ends New Signings and Distribution
Chicago indie label Touch & Go Records will stop signing new artists and distributing new albums, and will be continuing forward as a catalog label. A source told Billboard that all planned albums for this spring will still be released, but also that the label will lay off 20 employees in the coming weeks and that their distribution company will shut down. Continue reading...
19.2.09
Lars Horntveth of Jaga Jazzist goes Classical with ‘Kaleidoscopic’
When Lars Horntveth launched Norway’s avant-garde jazz collective Jaga Jazzist in 1994, he probably didn’t expect it to end up influencing American prog-rock bands like The Mars Volta. At the time, the saxophonist and composer was a young teen, but now with his newest solo project Kaleidoscopic, he combines classical music with electronica, ambient, indie and jazz to produce a 37-minute masterpiece influenced by a wide range of artists. Continue reading...
YouTube Allows Video Downloads
YouTube is allowing downloads of its hosted videos, giving authors the option to charge a small fee, and thus creating new revenue for online filmmakers and musicians. To apply, the author must sign up to be a YouTube partner, and have a good amount of viewers to be accepted. Read more...
Portishead Asks Fans For Future Release Ideas
Portishead’s contract with Island Records has come to an end. With the release of last year’s much awaited album Third, the band completes its obligations with the label, and is now asking fans for ideas on how to distribute their music in the future. Geoff Barrow writes on the Portishead Myspace blog:
“We spent the day discussing the future of the P, as we are free. If you lot have any bright ideas of how we should sell our music in the future, lets us know, why not!”
The producer/instrumentalist also says that the band won’t be “giving out music away for free” because it “takes ages to write…We have to heat our swimming pools,” he jests. Continue reading...
18.2.09
Trent Reznor Announces NIN Hiatus, Tour with Jane’s Addiction
Nine Inch Nails will tour with Jane’s Addiction across the globe during 2009, and then go on hiatus indefinitely. Trent Reznor posted on the Nine Inch Nails official site:
“In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I’ve been thinking for some time now, it’s time to make NIN disappear for a while.”
So this will be our last chances to see the band. Reznor also says that the performances will be “much more raw, spontaneous and less scripted,” in comparison with the “Lights in the Sky” tour last year. Continue reading...
Pirate Bay, Twisten.fm, Roland on iPhone
The Pirate Bay gets a break in court, Twisten.fm scours the sea of Tweets for music, and the newest iPhone app lets you use Roland synths and drum machines. Check out the news: Read more...
Liberty Saves Sirius XM From Bankruptcy
Liberty Media Corp has agreed to lend $530 million to Sirius XM Radio Inc. in exchange for 40 percent of the satellite radio provider. The deal effectively saved the company from bankruptcy, and sent the value of its shares up 100 percent. Continue reading...
17.2.09
Follow The Pirate Bay’s Spectrial
The Pirate Bay is in court today, as previously reported, and the “spectrial” is being transmitted live. You can follow the proceedings via live audio feed and twitter. Read more...
16.2.09
‘Internet Blackout’ Protest Against Law in New Zealand
The New Zealand law that will allow authorities to summarily cut Internet connections is being contested widely on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, an initiative from The Creative Freedom Foundation. As previously reported, the law will be implemented on 28 February, and now you can join the protest by simply blacking out your profile image on popular social networks. Continue reading...
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