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 3 years 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 3 years ago

Mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets (and pay for them at $50 to much more). picked by indierockcafe 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

The hot indie math-rock band that gained fame from their music and their "Shred Down" with Stephen Colbert announce concert schedule. picked by phil 3 years ago

The Black Keys are on tour. I'm stoked. Are you? Here's where they'll be. picked by donteatpoop 3 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 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

Michael Jackson may have made a vital decision that could help his career and that is to join the Jackson’s on their comeback tour picked by themeat 3 years ago

Now that you’ve signed your loyalty oath, let’s get started! Welcome to the George W. Bush Presidential Library’s Automatic Self-Guided Audio Tour. Please note you cannot pause during the tour, turn down the volume, or ask any questions. picked by Bornbad 10 months 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

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

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

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

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

The concept couldn’t be simpler. Put a record sleeve or CD case in front of your face, make sure your body aligns with the person on the cover, get a friend to take a photo — then send it to www.sleeveface.com. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The album, entitled "My Longing for You", contains 10 songs that he wrote. picked by Proverb 2 years 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 2 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

A band has released an album on the near-obselete floppy disk format, managing to cram 74 minutes of music into 1.44MB of space. picked by gratheo 2 years ago