Cambridge-educated economist-... (Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Billy Bragg) Peter Jenner put a figure on how much each music fan who buys music would have to pay in order for access to every song ever recorded while maintaining or increasing music sales. picked by charbarred 1 year ago

Amazon.com, the internet retailer, wants to launch an online music store next month to challenge Apple and is working on plans to sell music with reduced protection against copyright infringement. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Deerhoof has released "Friend Opportunity" to critical acclaim and updated their tour schedule. picked by monkeyman 2 years ago

Great informatio where download music is legal. picked by inakisant 1 year ago

Led Zep, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Britney Spears may have hidden secret backwards messages in their music, but beardy grinning weirdo music man Richard D James (or rather Aphex Twin) went one further and hid pictures in his music. Presumably just because he's clever enough to do it.

A chap who may or may not go by the name of Bastwood goes one further by finding the things. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

The first High Line Festival, an 11-day series of music, film, comedy and art in New York will feature artists that Bowie would like to see perform.

The festival is named for the 1.45-mile elevated train line on the city's West Side. The line has not been used since 1980, and is to be developed into a green corridor . picked by suebe 1 year ago

On August 15, 1969, a farmer named Max Yasgur addressed one of largest assemblies ever to gather when he addressed the crowd at the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in the name of peace, love and music. Mr. Yasgur, now a cultural icon, allowed 40 acres of his 1,100 acre farm in upstate New York, to be used for Woodstock, thus making the musical and cultural event of the century possible. For ... read full post picked by tigertony 7 months ago

This week the UK charts will start taking downloaded music sales into account. One independent band is poised to enter the top 40 and make history. picked by pedestrian 2 years ago

Where Can Get The #1 Top Rated Cheap Music Downloads? This site review few top rated music download sites. You can get Unlimited music Downloads over 80 millions of songs, movies, tv shows. picked by netincome2u 1 year ago

South by Southwest (SXSW) is an interactive, film and music festival and conference that has taken place every spring in Austin, Texas since 1987. The music festival is one of the biggest in the United States, with over a thousand performers playing in dozens of venues around downtown Austin for a week in March. Can't make it? No worries, they are seeding a torrent of 739 MP3s by 739 a... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Here’s a pretty straight forward proposition for both music lovers like me and you and all the indie artists out there. As a music lover I can download free music as much as I want and support the artist financially in the process. How is this even possible, you ask? picked by rustycat 10 months ago

MySpace will start selling songs from nearly 3 million unsigned bands. It hopes to eventually offer copyright-protected songs from major record companies. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

Britain's biggest music festival is a sea of mud for 200,000. With great mudddy photos of Glastonbury. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

One of my favorite bands from when I first started listening to music.
They broke up a while back. It makes me sad, but the music was good while it lasted. picked by Blankspace73 4 months ago

Due to launch later today, Qtrax signifies that the music business is finally coming to accept the reality of free music downloads. Instead of charging you for the music, Qtrax will feed you adverts while you download, but without spyware or any other malicious software required (at least they claim). What makes this really significant is that it has the backing of the major labels and they are... read full post picked by Pocksucket 6 months ago

Want to read and talk better - practice music. A new study found that music exercises improve verbal communication skills. picked by maxriter 11 months ago

One of the owners of a local pub in Huntley, Ill., said the village's annual Turkey Testicle Festival is a thrilling time for all involved. The event includes an abundance of turkey testicles for festival veterans and first-timers to sink their teeth into. Website picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A museum is being put together that will aim to capture the spirit of the greatest music festival of all time. They are also looking for relics of the festival, if any of you should have any that you care to donate. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

In Rainbows, the seventh studio album by alternative rock group Radiohead, has become available for download from their official website. The band have let fans decide what to pay for the 10 MP3 files - from nothing to £100. The future of music marketing? Better hope not if your a struggling musician. An update to Blurmore's original post. http://www.plime.com/entertainment/music/l/37076... read full post picked by Turtle 10 months ago

Despite over 20,000 lawsuits against music fans there is no decline in people downloading music. RIAA continues to try that route, trying to desperately hold on to an outdated business model. Their latest travesty? A lawsuit against a man who had 2000 music files on his personal computer, files that were copies of legally purchased CDs!

Edit: There might be more to this story. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago