Just in case we missed anything last week, here is a round-up of things found around the web.
Sammy Hagar explains an alien abduction... (yahoo)
Over in Germany a protest group calling themselves, "Bust All Major Labels", is putting up a fight against rights holders blocking music videos on YouTube. (kerascene)
Did you know that AOL streams complete albums for new releases? (aol new music)
Well, we all know that MySpace is working its way toward a slow and painful death.... is it time for the artists to abandon ship? (side-line)
Universal Music has announced a new way to promote its new talent.. (musicindustryreport)
Over at Music Think Tank the challenges with subscription music is discussed. (mtt)
And finally, for now, A group of hackers have attacked the website for BMI. (rollingstone)
As another crazy week ends... here we go again.
What is the RIAA Hoping To Change? From Hypebot: 'In a recent interview, Joel Tenenbaum was asked what he had hoped to change when he stood up against the RIAA and refused to agree to a settlement. He fired back, “I’m not ‘hoping to change’ anything… Maybe the better question is: What is the RIAA hoping to change?'
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Do you think Michael would have wanted this? From Yahoo!News: 'The Michael Jackson estate has entered a licensing deal with a Los Angeles company that will create an online virtual world based on the King of Pop called "Planet Michael." ' READ MORE
Myspace has lost so much over the last few years. It looks like they are ready to give it another try to win back our hearts. TechCrunch: 'It’s no secret that embattled MySpace is working on a complete redesign of its site in hopes of reversing the staggering loss of users and traffic over the last couple of years.'
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So, you may think that terrestrial radio is dead... well, by the looks of things presented, that may not be so. READ MORE
And finally, because I felt this was an important article for twitter users. It made me think about my use.
UNEXPECTED LESSONS -- from BIG METHOD
Producer Flying Lotus is on tap to mix an edition of the very successful 'DJ Kicks' series. Also, it is rumored that there will also be a mix from, UK producer, Burial. There is no firm release date for either at this time.
Burial has been receiving praise for his debut album 'Burial' released in 2006 and his second 'Untrue' released in 2007. He recently was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
Flying Lotus has been receiving acclaim for his second full album 'Los Angeles'(warp records,2008).
His first album '1983' and follow-up ep 'Reset EP' were released in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
For more info on Burial check out: Burial Myspace Page
For more info on Flying Lotus check out: Flying Lotus Myspace Page
A new track from Celldweller from the upcoming album/project named “Soundtrack For The Voices In My Head Vol 01” (SVH01) has recently been added to his Myspace page. The track, titled “Solaris” follows “Through The Gates” posted from the release.
The SVH01 album will be available for Pre-Order at the new FiXT Store by the end of October.
For a first look/behind the scenes on the project check out the video here.
Currently Take It & Break It Vol 3 – “Switchback” Remixes is available now at FiXTstore.com.
