Today I was out surfing the tubes, realized it’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog. I had written last with renewed enthusiasm for getting back into the regular habit of writing, and human laziness / a busy schedule kept me from sticking to that. I’ve also had a lot of personal developments in … Read more
Okay, so we’re not talking about Rhapsody or Napster, or Lala.com where you hear all the big RIAA-controlled artists and the artists receive a tiny portion of the profits. Today I was introduced to a site called Kerchoonz (sounds a little bit like Kartoonz, a rock/metal/emo music club that used to be open here in … Read more
Since the legitimate sales of digital music downloads began, record labels and recording artists have been looking for ways to protect their intellectual (ha, if you can call it that) property. Copyright law alone was not enough to enforce rights protection, so before many would let their music be sold online, they required a system … Read more
The shoes that every kid used to nag his parents over when I was a child, British Knights (or BK) were discontinued, sometime shortly after the likes of MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice put down the microphone in the ’90s. I don’t know the exact date or time, but they seemed to fade out in … Read more
So, maybe not all of you are Nine Inch Nails fans – but maybe you have an eclectic musical taste like me. If so, take a minute and visit the Nine Inch Nails download site to get your free mp3 of their new single “Discipline” – just put in your name and e-mail address and … Read more
This morning I received an e-mail telling me that new HD music video / social networking site PluggedIn launched in beta today. PluggedIn is apparently a venture by actor / recording artist Will Smith in association with Sony, EMI, and other big name record labels. What immediately one me over when I loaded up the … Read more
April 8th, 2008 saw the release of Payable On Death (P.O.D.)’s new album, “When Angels & Serpents Dance” featuring the return of Marcos Curiel and a return to the band’s original guitar sound. Marcos left the band when they signed with Atlantic Records, stating he had been kicked out of the band over personal and … Read more