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 3 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 3 years ago

These 5 stellar services will transform your music listening experiences into music learning courses, and help you expand your auditory horizons. picked by cactushair 10 months ago

Deerhoof has released "Friend Opportunity" to critical acclaim and updated their tour schedule. picked by monkeyman 3 years ago

Want to read and talk better - practice music. A new study found that music exercises improve verbal communication skills. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Where has all the elevator music gone?
Like so many other cultural reference points, the elevator-music has faded away. And barely anybody noticed.

The breaking point came in February, when Muzak, the company that introduced us to elevator music, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Music could one day be used as a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and heart patient rehabilitation, according to a new study.

Previous studies have shown that music with faster tempos resulted in increased breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Breaking down terrestrial boundaries, speaking the international language of rhythm, samurai.fm is your gateway to a new international soundscape.Not sticking to one kind of music we simply play anything we think is new and exciting. With 24 hours of new shows every week, cooked up by the artists themselves especially for samurai.fm or recorded at live events, they're sets and shows you won't be ... read full post picked by Turtle 2 years ago

The unofficial SXSW 2009 torrent compiles every song freely available on the SXSW Music web site into three downloads. Previous years' torrents available as well. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

Music performers could see a big boost to their lifetime earnings under planned changes to music rights proposed by the European Commission.

Because thats just what the world needs: richer rock stars [read recording industry]. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

We all know that the traditional music business is a dying industry. The records companies and artists need to make changes to their business methods. Here are 5 business plans that might do the trick. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years 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 2 years ago

Pandora is a music discovery service designed to help you find and enjoy music that you'll love. Submit one of your favorite songs or artists and we'll launch a streaming station to explore that part of the music universe. picked by thetick 3 years ago

I stumbled across this page and thought my fellow Plimers would enjoy it as much as i did. No registration - No downloads

Pretty cool if you like music as much as me. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Definitely something for all music fans. The sound clip links don't work on this site, but you can hear the samples here or on iTunes. Everyone should own this. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Personalized news portal Spotback's team of experts managed to map a huge amount of music resources. As a result you can get a personalized fix of music news and MP3's. Think Pandora for music news. picked by charbarred 3 years ago

The new Copyright Royalty Board ruling increases fees for all internet radio. The founder of Pandora asks for help. picked by Fascha 3 years ago

HAL's inspiration is the last track from Bell Labs in 1963. picked by suebe 3 years ago