LimeWire Moving Towards A Paid Platform, Recommended Listening, and New Video Stream
Posted August 27, 2008 — in Music News
Neil Diamond’s Offer Called ‘Unprecedented’: Neil Diamond who is suffering from acute laryngitis apologized to his fans and offered refunds to 11,000 people who attended his concert. Diamond is a true rock n’ roller because he went on stage and gave it his all yet still offered refunds because of a subpar performance. Some industry veterans said they’d never heard of a performer offering refunds because of the quality of the show.
Recommended Listening: Listen to Proud To Be and Its Just Business by Hand Me Down Buick. The band hails from Atlantic City, NJ and they don’t stray to far away from the multitude of bands on purevolume. Although musically they may be on top of the heap it still won’t propel them to national status. We are hoping that some of the talented bands will let go of ‘Emo’ and renew their spirit of experimentation and musical innovation that will hopefully result into a new exciting scene.
New Video Stream: Glam band Hinder has posted the video for their current rock single ‘Use Me’. Seems to be a big budget video with a cast full of girls, but they definitely pulled it off.
LimeWire Moving Towards A Paid Platform: File sharing site LimeWire is moving towards a paid platform. According to Digital Music News Lime Wire finalized a content agreement with The Orchard, a deal that adds approximately 1.2 million songs to the LimeWire Store. Pricing options would include:
25 monthly downloads for $9.99
50 downloads for $14.99
and 75 songs for $19.99.
Songwriting Competition: ISC (International Songwriting Competition) has announced its line-up of judges. This year’s judges include Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20), Tom Waits, Ray Davies (The Kinks), Ricky Martin, McCoy Tyner, T-Pain, Loretta Lynn, Chaka Khan, Robert Smith (The Cure), and many more. To enter, go to www.songwritingcompetition.com
Music moving towards a PLAID platform? That’s too bad bc I prefer paisley. haha. i kid, i kid.
Comment by Colin — August 27, 2008 @ 11:23 am
pretty funny. I mean, we pay for this super editing spell checker and it misses that. Obviously, we are complete idiots as well for missing such an obvious mistake. How funny. But at least spelling mistakes are less humiliating on blogs than in mags, because blogs can be easily updated.
I just to got the News Week mag and they spelled Obimas instead of Obama. But once a mag is delivered, it’s delivered.
Comment by koar — August 27, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
Hand Me Down Buick?
Really?
Comment by david — August 28, 2008 @ 7:23 pm
thats a funny band name.. cool sound though
Comment by tim — August 28, 2008 @ 8:53 pm
I’m sick of hearing about the lack of good music. For years the record companies have TOLD you what good music is. They release 3 artists, monopolize the radio airwaves, and move heaven and earth to make sure noone else gets a chance to be heard. They could pluck a band almost at random from obscurity tomorrow and suddenly you would like them because you’ve been conditioned to need the industries stamp of approval before you accept them. I’m just glad the whole pathetic, rotten, miserable structure is crumbling before our eyes.
Comment by Brett — September 1, 2008 @ 10:58 am
Brett - it seems your the kind of guy who is against advertising. Unforunately, nothing has changed since then. Radio waves are still dull (not labels fault), same web banners can be found on all the popular web-zines/news blogs, and with a million artists on myspace,facebook, and purevolume - the chances of being hears are slim to none.
The structure still exists, welcome to the internet!
Comment by koar — September 1, 2008 @ 11:48 am
I’m with Brett.
It’s not advertising that we have a problem with. It’s the shear lack of taste. Big labels, despite being propelled by some of the hardest working individuals on the planet, are just plain lazy. There was a time (get in the ol’ way-back machine with me) when the public dictated what was and wasn’t popular music. That was a loooong time ago. Now, FM radio wants to know where all of it’s listeners have gone? Why listen to Fuel, Creed, Staind, Puddle of Mud (ugh, really) when almost anyone can program their own listening for the day using a handy-dandy ipod?!
We’re not so different, KOAR. You don’t think too highly of the current mainstream artists, and neither do we. But to insist it’s because there just isn’t anything good out there is like peeing on our shoes and telling us it’s raining. There ARE people who know how to write melodies, and you’ve got to understand that we’re just angry with the big guys for holding out on us. Every time you point out to us that album sales are down, it just reinforces my theory…
Major labels have forgotten the most important guideline to building a successful business: adapt and change. They haven’t adapted and no longer have anything to offer the worthwhile artists, and I for one am glad. Indie labels are flurishing. They don’t need to spend as much money to make a good record, and they understand how to use the web to their advantage(hooray Net Neutrality). Why do you think Warner hired Slim Moon?! Because he was running a successful indie label. It’s just unfortunate that Warner’s ship is sinking so quickly, laying people off left and right.
In closing, Creed sucks. Staind sucks. Emo sucks. Please stop putting out crap and assuming that people like it. We’re not stupid. Eventually, people explore the web and find music that they like better, and those people are getting young and younger. Wait. Did you just hear that? It’s the sound of your target demographic slipping away.
Speaking of bands that the big guys insist we must like (when nobody really does)- I take it you’re familiar with the high point of Buckcherry’s press lately: http://stereogum.com/archives/buckcherry-blame-their-popularity-on-fake-pirates_011501.html
Proof that nobody actually likes or gives a damn about this kind kind of music. These bands are becoming parodies of themselves!
Sorry for such a long comment.
Comment by david — September 2, 2008 @ 6:41 am
David - I agree everything you said except for your extreme disliking of Buckcherry. I completely agree with your perspective on labels and radio.
To put it in perspective, Buckcherry sold more records than panic at the disco, forever the sickest kids, metro station, and There For Tomorrowcombined. Don’t forget, that these emo bands were extremely hyped.
The band spent 91 weeks on the Billboard top 200 and I agree with Nikki Sixx who said “Few bands are savvy enough to write hit songs that aren’t just the flavor of the week”.
I can’t say I am a die hard cherry fan, but they write good bluesy based rock ballads ala Aerosmith. Of course that’s my opinion.
Comment by koar — September 2, 2008 @ 8:32 am
So, if Buckcherry is so well-liked, why are they leaking their own material for press?
Comment by david — September 2, 2008 @ 9:15 am
Every band wants press David
Why does Madonna use images comparing McCain to Hitler in her live show? for press…
Why does John Mayer pose in funny outfits? for press..
Why did My Chemical Romance write a blog saying the Black Parade is Dead? Who the heck knows, for press maybe?
Buckcherry isn’t one of the bands that little kids are going to search for on the internet like the jonas brothers or miley cyrus. They won’t be talked about in gossip mags, but neither will plenty of artists.
Comment by koar — September 2, 2008 @ 1:05 pm
LimeWire going paid? Yeah, good luck catching up to iTunes’ enormous market share and undeniable user experience.
Comment by Daniel Hollister — September 2, 2008 @ 1:38 pm