Subject: Internet Music Services

• I-Video Killed the TV Stars

  Internet filmmakers make with the funny

  March 26, 2009

• University of Arizona's Mars Mission Videos on iTunes

  June 4, 2008

• Metallica goes diva on the Internet…again

  June 9, 2008

• The new Metallica album leaks onto the Internet; singles available for download

  September 3, 2008

• Cute Is What We Aim For

  July 17, 2008

• Weezer Releases Holiday Songs

  Today Weezer digitally released six Christmas songs originally recorded for the recently released iPhone app "Tap Tap Revenge Christmas With Weezer.""For the first time ever a band recorded music for an app but demand was so great from non-iPhone users that the band decided to make the songs available at places like iTunes and Amazon.com. This also marks the first time Apple released App music on iTunes. The songs on the EP are: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", "Silent Night", "O Holy Night", "T

  December 16, 2008

• Strung Out singer appears on track from Valley's Intrinzik

    Strung Out singer Jason Cruz lends his vocals on Valley hardcore/hip-hop artist Intrinzik's "Live Fast, Die Young," a track from Intrinzik's latest disc Fall Guy: Resurre6t7on. The single and the disc can be found on iTunes. Intrinzik will open for (hed)p.e. at the Marquee Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 14 and will perform at The Sets on Tuesday, Jan. 23. -- Kelly Wilson

  January 3, 2009

• Up on the Sun's Top 5 Entries of 2008

  Happy New Year, Phoenix. Here's one last look at 2008 with the top five blogs as determined by the sheer number of eyes that read them. Catch the top three slots after the jump. 5 - The Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to play mini games. I wish that I didn't mind waiting three months between releases for another game worth playing. I'd like to embrace casual gaming as a new video game direction, but after visiting the N

  January 5, 2009

• Janet Napolitano at DHS Equals Russell Pearce with Skunk Hair and Shoulder Pads

  Embedded video from CNN Video What's the difference between neo-Nazi hugger, and forwarder of white supremacist e-mail, state Senator Russell Pearce and Gov. Janet Napolitano on immigration? Well, to judge by this CNN excerpt from Nappy's DHS confirmation hearings yesterday, I'd say, not much. A lot's being made in the national press concerning Napolitano's "shift" in focus, promising to bust employers of illegal aliens for a change. But that doesn't mean she won't be parading illegal immigrant

  January 16, 2009

• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Punks Out in Meet with Janet Napolitano

  Rep. Raul Grijalva: According to The Hill, He's just wild about Nappy... I had been hoping that the Congressional Hispanic Caucus would take a thick paddle to Janet Napolitano's ever-generous backside when they met with the new DHS head for the first time today. But, alas, some of our congressional leaders are as worthless as a week-old bowl of menudo. If they took anything to their private get-to-know-ya session with our skunk-coifed former Guv, it was a feather to better tickle her tuchi

  February 26, 2009

• Sony Ruins eMusic's Indie Credibility, Raises Rates

  eMusic adds Sony and pisses off its indie rock-savvy clienteleThese troubling financial times call for belt-tightening across American society. We all know what's going on with the auto industry, and the record industry is not safe from this recession. As announced Monday, online music retailer eMusic -- one of the largest on the web -- made a deal with Sony Music Entertainment to feature Sony Music tracks through their service. eMusic, a New York-based company, has some 400,000 subscribers, gen

  June 3, 2009

• Willie and Wailin'

  Outlaw icon’s daughter displays some serious, er, chops

  January 29, 2009

• Willie and Wailin'

  Outlaw icon’s daughter displays some serious, er, chops

  April 9, 2009

• Stimulus Package

  Hillz Thrillz par-tay scintillates the senses

  December 25, 2008

• When every song ever recorded fits on your MP3 player, will you listen to any of them?

  June 5, 2008

• iTunes Price Hikes Hurt Some Track Rankings

  The big music news today is a report from Billboard on iTunes price changes and their negatively affecting chart positions for the top 100 songs.Last week, iTunes introduced variable pricing, with some newer and more popular singles priced at $1.29 while other songs remaining at 99 cents and some older songs reduced to  69 cents. (Some have pointed out the difficulty in finding tracks at the lower price). The price increase is something the major labels had long wanted. Shortly after the increa

  April 13, 2009

• Everyone Gets a Deal!

  The son of Napster moves to sign every unsigned band on Earth

  March 22, 2007

• Big in Japan

  Tempe rapper Intrinzik's journey from the Valley of the Sun to the Land of the Rising Sun

  December 21, 2006

• Burning the Faithful

  New copy-protected CDs screw over the only honest customers the music industry has left

  October 27, 2005

• The Download

  "Do They Know It's Halloween?"

  October 20, 2005

• Overseas MP3s

  For pennies a tune, you can build a primo music library and support free enterprise in Russia

  September 22, 2005

• Mt. Egypt

  Contact high

  August 11, 2005

• iTunes Update: Sales May be Down, but Revenue is up

  On Monday I wrote about a report from Billboard on the initial effects of iTunes increased prices. That report showed that the increased prices hurt a song's chart positions on iTunes top 100 singles charts compared to those songs that did not see a price increase. Well Billboard has a new report on the price increases. In my first report I cautioned that "a small decrees in sales because of the raised prices could generate more revenue..." Well that is exactly what the new Billboard article fo

  April 17, 2009

• Rock Royalty

  January 22, 2004

• Entry Level

  O.A.R. traveled instantly from Ohio State University to touring nationally. They have only their fans to thank.

  October 31, 2002

• When Online Got Off Base

  Or: How Mark Cuban would have and could have saved the music biz

  April 11, 2002

• File Shearing

  After whacking Napster, the labels needed their own digital download alternatives, and fast. It shows.

  February 7, 2002

• Ransom Notes

  Can one man persuade millions of people to pay for their 'free' music?

  November 16, 2000

• Ransom Notes

  Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their 'free' music?

  November 9, 2000

• Pirates of the Cyberspace

  Music, money and mayhem clog MP3 download sites

  May 11, 2000

• Virgin, Universal to Offer Unlimited MP3s

  Can Virgin - with the help of Universal Music - effectively end online music piracy? We'll have to wait and seeIn an effort to help and curtail online music piracy, Universal Music will partner up with U.K. telecommunications ("telco," if you're British) provider Virgin Media to launch an unlimited downloadable music service. This service will set users back anywhere from $16 - $24 (10 - 15 pounds) a month and it allows them unlimited access to Universal's entire catalog. Users can either downlo

  June 15, 2009

• A.A. Bondy

  June 25, 2009

• New Air Single -- "Do the Joy" Free Download

  "Do The Joy," the new single from French electronic duo Air, carries the band's tradition of spacey, undeniably French electronic musicThose fine French folks that call themselves Air have offered their newest single, "Do the Joy," from their forthcoming album Love 2 (awesome title) on iTunes for free. All you have to do is go to the band's website at www.aircheology.com, wait for the little animation and sign up for your free iTunes download code. What are you waiting for? Go download and

  July 6, 2009

• Big Four Music Labels to Launch New CMX Album Download Format

  Music's big four are launching CMX in the hopes of offering fans more for their digital music download bang -- will it work?​As announced Saturday, the Big Four music labels -- Sony, EMI, Warner and Universal -- are all planning a new technology that will allow an album sleeve to be included in digital downloads of their music. The technology (which attempts to rival Apple's similar plans) has been named "CMX" and is most easily described as a digital album sleeve. Due in November, CMX will in

  August 10, 2009