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  • Music Thing: Plug-and-play studio for £500
    Gizmodo ran a piece about how to build a 24-track digital home studio for $5,000. I wondered if I could do the same thing for £500 – bearing in mind that Gizmodo didn’t even include software. So, my rules are: You already have a decent PC (1ghz, 256mg ra
  • Buzznet Gets Investment From Interscope-Universal Music; Buys Stereogum; Acquisitions Coming? | paidContent.org
    Pop culture-focused social media site Buzznet, based in Los Angeles, has raised a big-ish third round of funding, as much as $25 million, we have learned, and that Universal Music-owned Interscope has invested a few million in it.
  • Analysis: SoundExchange to Audit Last.FM – What is the Value of Music? | Digital Media Wire
    Under the compulsory license for the use of sound recordings – the license which allows Internet radio services to use all legally recorded sound recordings by paying a royalty set by the Copyright Royalty Board – the designated collection agency can, onc
  • Will Musicians’ Custom Networks Create Disarray On Social Web?
    Want to network with rapper 50 Cent? How about befriending Kylie Minogue? Or Ludacris, or the Pussycat Dolls, for that matter? If so, perhaps you should look elsewhere than, say, MySpace, the default service for most things musical on the social Web.
  • Connecting With Your Fans: Ideas For Blogging Musicians | Evolvor Media
    If you are reading this article, it’s because you are a musician looking to build a fan-base that one day will enable you to make a decent living off of your talents.
  • 10 Ways to Get More Out of Friendfeed
    Friendfeed.com just opened its doors for everyone… you don’t need an invite anymore to use this site, which can act as your feed reader, social network, and twitter-style mini blog all in one. Here are some tips & tricks for Friendfeed.
  • Music Tax Details From Source: “Pay Us Not To Sue You”
    We learned (March 27th) that Warner Music, the third largest music label, is gunning for a $5/month music tax on U.S. residents.
  • Jeff Price: The Democratization of the Music Industry – Entertainment on The Huffington Post
    As I write this, iTunes ranks as the 2nd largest seller of music in the U.S. — only Wal-Mart’s physical stores sell more. Digital revenue is real, and there is a lot of it being earned. Sales from iTunes alone can provide a band enough revenue to achieve
  • Popjustice – The Newsdump, Mar 31 from X Factor being back to Amy’s follow up to ‘Back To Black’
    The Newsdump, Mar 31: from X Factor being back to Amy’s follow up to ‘Back To Black’.
  • Rage Against The Machine – washingtonpost.com
    Bob Lefsetz is cranking the outrage to 11. Again. This time, Lefsetz — one of the music industry’s most influential analysts, and certainly the loudest — is seething about the state of the concert business.
  • 10 Tips and Tricks for Private BitTorrent Sites | TorrentFreak
    The first thing to notice when you join a private BitTorrent site is the eye-popping quality of the torrents. Each one is carefully culled, hand-picked through a strict moderation process. However, before you start hammering away on that download link – h

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