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Toussaint explores life after Katrina, outside the Big Easy
Allen Toussaint never left New Orleans. He spent virtually his entire distinguished career playing piano, singing, writing songs and making records with other people in recording studios in New Orleans. Until Katrina. "I just never found any reason to leave," says the impeccably attired Toussaint, sitting in his hotel room before a performance in San Francisco. (15/05) ReadYou may also like
Music for pets while you're at work
The Dallas Morning News | 11/05/08 
With most of us spending 40-plus hours at work, that leaves less time to pal around with our four-legged friends. We try all sorts of ways to distract ... More
MediaDefender denies entrapment accusations with fake torrent site
Ars Technica | 17/09/07 
Antipiracy agency MediaDefender strongly denies recent claims that it set up an entrapment scheme in order to catch so-called pirates downloading illegal ... Read
The Album, a Commodity in Disfavor
The New York Times | 27/03/07
Now that the three young women in Candy Hill, a glossy rap and R&B trio, have signed a record contract, they are hoping for stardom. On the schedule: shooting ... Read
Syd Barrett leaves £1.7m in will
NME | 22/05/07
Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett has left nearly £1.7m in his will. Many believed the songwriter, who died last year, was poor because of the modest, reclusive ... Read
MediaDefender boss Randy Saaf arrested
p2pnet.net | 23/09/07
MediaDefender boss Randy Saaf (left) and sidekick Octavio Herrera are being questioned by Las Vegas Police. The pair, shown here in handcuffs, were arrested ... Read
Apple ‘falsified' files on Jobs' options
Financial Times | 29/12/06
Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple Computer, was handed 7.5m stock options in 2001 without the required authorisation from the company's board of directors, ... Read
James Brown's 5-year-old left out of singer's will
Sun Journal | 12/01/07
The 5-year-old child of James Brown and his partner, Tomi Rae Hynie, is not included in the will read Thursday to six of the entertainer's children, attorneys ... Read
AllofMP3.com: still truckin'
p2pnet | 12/07/07
AllofMP3.com watcher Fred Reichert who, at the beginning of the year, correctly predicted the demise of the Russian music site so hated and reviled by ... Read
An Incomplete History of the Art of Funerary Violin
The art of funerary violin, alth | 20/04/07
The art of funerary violin, although little known today, emerged during the Protestant Reformation and for almost 300 years was an integral part of European ... Read
Will The Music Industry Pin Its Hopes On Vinyl Records (Or Player Piano Rolls)?
Idolator | 30/10/07
Wired thinks that vinyl is about to "re-enter the mainstream, or at least become a major tributary" thanks to the "uniformly optimistic picture of the ... Read
The good, the bad and the maestro
The Sydney Morning Herald | 02/02/07
FOR many filmmakers, a certain kind of pilgrimage to Rome leads to the opulent parlour of the composer Ennio Morricone. It's a place where he has discussed ... Read
Piano smugglers face the music
Reuters | 13/04/07
Chinese smugglers are suspected of dodging taxes to the tune of $1.3 million in the sale of thousands of imported pianos, with eight separate cases before ... Read
'I'm paying some karma'
The Guardian | 08/12/06
'Would you like the tour?" asks Johnny Borrell eagerly. Razorlight's singer turns and leads the way through his new home, which sits expensively close ... Read
Last Man Standing
The Sydney Morning Herald | 17/11/06
For those whose first contact with rock'n'roll was in the mid-1950s, Jerry Lee Lewis was a god. His frenetic piano playing, wildly raucous vocal delivery ... Read
Symphony world premiere brings together a virtuoso pianist and an ambitious composer
San Francisco Chronicle | 14/11/06
Composer Kevin Volans' new piano concerto, "Atlantic Crossing," is scheduled for its world premiere in Davies Symphony Hall on Wednesday night, and ... Read
Baidu partners up for music service
Variety Asia | 30/06/08
Faced with mounting pressure from international music orgs over alleged piracy, China's top web search site Baidu has announced a partnership with three ... More
All That Jazz doing fine despite doom in music industry
Steamboat Pilot & Today | 30/06/08
For the past 10 years, music magazines have been flooded with articles about the death of the record store.
Joe Kboudi — who opened Wednesday with twice ... More
Music beneath my feet
The Financial Express | 23/06/08
Ever wondered what this underground music is, which is spreading like wildfire? Does it constitute Bollywood or is it just independent artists that we ... More
Warner Tells Kid Rock To Denounce File Sharing; He Denounces Warner Instead
Techdirt | 19/06/08
While Warner Music had claimed that it was getting away from attacking fans who wanted to download, it appears that it still has a long way to go. Atlantic ... More
Music, sex and murder
Jamaica Gleaner | 16/06/08
Like businesses, countries have their competitive advantages, things for which they have a particular propensity. And what Jamaica excels at, or at least ... More
Some retailers give vinyl records a spin
GoErie.com | 16/06/08
It was a fortuitous typo for the Fred Meyer retail chain.
This spring, an employee intending to order a special CD-DVD edition of R.E.M.'s latest release ... More
'Nashville Star' lassos NBC
The Arizona Republic | 09/06/08
John Rich, half of the country music sensation Big & Rich, achieved stardom the old-fashioned way: He earned it.
The Texas native, with pal Kenny Alphin, ... More
Labels eye variable pricing for digital sales
Reuters | 07/06/08
Arguably the No. 1 item on record labels' to-do list for the year is, "Establish variable pricing for digital downloads."
As luck would have it, ... More
A new harmony for music labels, TV
Los Angeles Times | 07/06/08
It's the sobering reality of today's music business -- a record company executive can sign a new act and then tell her, "Keep your day job."
That ... More
Idol Dominates Charts: Is This The Day The Music Died?
Hypebot | 30/05/08
No offense to Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper or Don McLean, but I think we may be witnessing the actual day the music died and this time I can even name the ... More
The music biz's digital flops - a short history
The Register | 26/05/08
Since the record industry first noticed that some of the kids were using the internet in the mid-90s, it's flopped from one puddle to the next. Despite ... More
Rifflet, Like Twitter For Music
Gizmodo | 18/05/08
I like to believe that all of us have rock star alter egos. For most of us, these inner rock beasts sleep latently, awaiting the proper heartbreak or drug ... More
The Cistercian monks being groomed for music stardom
Timesonline | 18/05/08
Within minutes of arriving at the monastery in the Vienna Forest, I see a clutch of men wearing lederhosen, while an oompah band tunes up for the May Day ... More
Music City can turn a citified girl into a country-hummin' gal
Kansascity.com | 18/05/08
The last time I listened to country music was the summer after my senior year of high school when I worked in a sweatshop in Tyrone, Pa., sewing seams ... More
IFPI Advises Kids to Use LimeWire and Kazaa
TorrentFreak | 11/05/08
The campaign's leaflet (pdf) is distributed through schools and colleges, libraries, record stores, teaching portals and websites in 21 countries. It ... More
Music execs stuck in old time rock'n'roll
The Guardian | 11/05/08
It is May 9 1996, and you are a Senior Executive at a Very Big Record Label, in charge of Future Developments. This "internet" thing is being talked ... More
Collectors record Jamaica's music history
Jamaica Gleaner | 11/05/08
Some persons capture special moments on film, others in personal memories, but for some a good record can take them back into that golden moment. Record ... More
Bands are getting into bed with consumer brands
Timesonline | 04/05/08
Gabriel Hubert, horn player with Damon Albarn's favourite street-jazz collective, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, speaks with the unashamed zeal of a convert: ... More
Musician Jay's music is given life after his death
WalesOnline | 30/06/08
A YOUNG musician is to release an album from beyond the grave.
Singer-songwriter Matthew Jay, who drew comparisons with folk legend Nick Drake, died ... More
Average teenager's iPod has 800 illegal music tracks
Timesonline | 16/06/08
Teenagers and students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players, the largest academic survey of young ... More
The next big Ting?
Boston.com | 16/06/08
The British dance-pop duo the Ting Tings are having the kind of year most musicians dream about: hit singles in the UK, a buzzed-about showcase at South ... More
Death of the folk song
Nationmedia.com | 16/06/08
THE TURKANA CULTURAL FESTIval, organised by the German Embassy, debuted recently to showcase the promise of a region that lacks the advantage of numbers ... More
Day the (theme) music died?
Winnipeg Sun | 07/06/08
The CBC is set to launch a song-writing contest open to all Canadians in hopes of finding a new theme song for Hockey Night In Canada, the head of CBC ... More
Virgin warns illegal internet music downloaders
Telegraph | 06/06/08
Teenagers building vast music collections by downloading songs illegally from the internet should beware. Their access to free music faces being cut off ... More
Idol Dominates Charts: Is This The Day The Music Died?
Hypebot | 30/05/08
No offense to Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper or Don McLean, but I think we may be witnessing the actual day the music died and this time I can even name the ... More
Let's face the music
The Guardian | 28/05/08
It's worth entering the Eurovision song contest, and indeed worth losing, just to hear Terry Wogan attempt to have a huff about partiality on his way ... More
New MP3 Revolutionizes Way You Listen to Music
The Korea Times | 23/05/08
If you are a serious guitar-master wannabe and you want to focus on the tune of Brian May's guitar and don't want to hear Freddie Mercury's voice and ... More
Rifflet, Like Twitter For Music
Gizmodo | 18/05/08
I like to believe that all of us have rock star alter egos. For most of us, these inner rock beasts sleep latently, awaiting the proper heartbreak or drug ... More
Enigmatic appeal
The Star | 11/05/08
I HAVE often railed at the fact that music has become more about the visuals than the song itself. Yet, in hypocritical fashion, I'm going to tell you ... More
Cops on song, criminals face the music
Times of India | 11/05/08
Tirhut range DIG Arvind Pandey does not find fighting crime and music contradictory. "A recent report in America suggests that music makes police officers ... More
When DRM detonates your music collection
Timesonline | 11/05/08
Imagine if you had a bedroom full of CDs and decided to buy a new player one day, only to discover that none of your albums would play on the new system. ... More
How much should music cost?
Los Angeles Times | 06/05/08
hree interesting developments today on the issue of music pricing and price elasticity, a subject close to my heart. While one label starts flirting with ... More
Dolly Parton and Lessons on Bad Branding
Wall Street Journal | 04/05/08
There is nothing wrong with the product. But boy, the branding bites.
That's what I thought last night at Radio City Music Hall as I watched one of ... More
Guitar Hero Band Releases First Full Album
Wired News | 02/05/08
Plastic ax-wielding players of Guitar Hero II surely remember the dub/metal hybrid "Elephant Bones" by a band called That Handsome Devil. The song managed ... Read
The music biz's digital flops - a short history
The Register | 26/05/08
Since the record industry first noticed that some of the kids were using the internet in the mid-90s, it's flopped from one puddle to the next. Despite ... More
Musopen puts classical recordings, scores in public domain
Ars Technica | 22/05/08
Pre-twentieth century music all exists in the public domain, but that doesn't mean it's easy to get access either to recordings or sheet music. Want ... More
Amazon's CreateSpace Puts Out-Of-Print Music Back On The Market
InformationWeek | 06/05/08
CreateSpace, a subsidiary of Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), on Monday expanded its print-on-demand CD publishing service in an effort to put an end to the concept ... More
Now hear this: surround sound for MP3
Greater Paramus News | 02/01/08
In the small San Diego County offices of French multimedia giant Thomson, employees crank up Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," a recording laden ... Read
RIAA wiped off the net
The Register | 21/01/08
A lack of security controls allowed hackers to "wipe" the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) website on Sunday. The existence of an ... Read
Recording industry should brace for more bad news
CNet | 17/01/08
Forget about Warner Music Group's plummeting stock price, or the shrinking retail floor space. Forget about EMI's announcement this week that it's cutting ... Read
EMI to exit IFPI
Variety | 10/01/08
In a move designed to get major music trade organizations to reorganize, EMI has made the first step to exit the British trade group IFPI. Top operating ... Read
Trent Reznor is happy to say goodbye
Sootoday.com | 09/10/07
In a short news post on the Nine Inch Nails website, Trent Reznor yesterday announced that his contract with Interscope has been fulfilled and he is now ... Read
Conspiracy Against Shareaza and Open Letter to the Recording Industry
Torrentfreak | 02/01/08
La Societe Des Producteurs De Phonogrammes En France (SPPF), which represents recording labels in France, is suing three P2P software vendors, Shareaza, ... Read
RIAA Defendant to Appeal Jury's Verdict
Wired News | 08/10/07
The woman who lost the nation's first Recording Industry Association of America music pirating trial said Monday she is appealing the $222,000 verdict ... Read
Warner Music May Fall on Report Madonna Will Leave
Bloomberg | 11/10/07
Warner Music Group Corp. may fall following a report that Madonna will leave the company and sign a recording and performance contract with Live Nation ... Read
Universal Music CEO Doug Morris Speaks, Recording Industry in Even Deeper Shit Than We Thought
New York Magazine | 27/11/07
In the December issue of Wired, Seth Mnookin sits down with Universal Music Group CEO/supervillain Doug Morris for a pretty excellent profile (which is, ... Read
Saul Williams Offers Trent Reznor Produced Album For Free
antiMUSIC | 26/10/07
The Fader Label, the recording branch of The Fader, today announced the release of the new recording by esteemed poet, artist and musician Saul Williams: ... Read
Uni Blaze Burns Musical History
Deadline Hollywood | 02/06/08
It looks like more was damaged or destroyed in today's Universal Studios fire than anyone previously thought. I've learned that Universal Music, which ... More
PopKOMM Forecasts A Bright Future For The Music Industry
Undercover | 06/04/07
Between September 19th and 21st, Berlin, Germany will become the centerpiece worldwide for the music industry with the 19th annual popKOMM music conference ... Read
The Who release first album for a generation
Soundgenerator | 25/08/06
The Who's first studio album in over 25 years will also be released alongside a compilation of Pete Townsend's rock opera, 'The Boy Who Heard Music'. ... Read
Ever so Kylie rated
Timesonline | 09/03/07
Calvin Harris, creator of the MySpace hit Acceptable in the 80s and now stardust-sprinkling producer to Kylie Minogue, is squeezing his 6ft 3in frame through ... Read
Music producer Phil Ramone a humble genius
Reuters | 23/10/07
Grammy-winning record producer/engineer Phil Ramone has twiddled the knobs for some of modern music's biggest-selling, most influential performers: Barbra ... Read
Pioneering venture
Haaretz.com | 22/12/06
One of Nahum Heiman's main tools in recent years is cotton ear swabs. Last Tuesday the composer sat in one of the rooms of his home, which he calls "the ... Read
Wild Predictions for a Wired 2007
Wired News | 02/01/07
Here are some predictions for 2007: Google Stock Hits $1,000 per Share Internet Traffic Doubles ... to 5,000 petabits per day by the end of 2007. And 80 ... Read
Suin' safari: Beach Boys' legal hits keep on comin'
SignonSanDiego.com/ | 01/12/06
Good vibrations? Not always. On stage and in the studio, Brian Wilson, his cousin Mike Love and the rest of the Beach Boys produced some of rock 'n' ... Read
Def Jam Brings Musical Fight to Next-Gen
Kikizo | 20/10/06
Melding hip-hop and fighting may seem like an odd idea for a game series but that hasn't held back EA's rapper-blessed Def Jam series from bloodying ... Read
MySpace will block illegal use of music
Boston.com | 31/10/06
News Corp.'s MySpace.com yesterday said it had licensed a new technology to stop users from posting unauthorized copyrighted music on the social networking ... Read
For iTunes hacker, the freedom of the open code
CNET | 24/11/06
He was 15 years old at the time and quickly became known in hacker circles as "DVD Jon," a wunderkind of reverse engineering who tore down cumbersome ... Read
Christina Aguilera's Unreleased X-Rated Song
HollywoodRag.com | 13/02/07
Christina Aguilera has recorded a song about oral sex, but has vowed never
to release it. The 'Dirrty' singer revealed she laid down the X-rated track ... Read
Mike Watt Talks (and Talks) Stooges Recording
Pitchforkmedia | 13/10/06
Iggy Pop and the reunited Stooges (with former Minutemen bassist Mike Watt replacing the late David Alexander) began recording their previously reported ... Read
YourGuitarist Offers Musicians Internet-Based Custom Guitar Tracks
| 18/08/06
YourGuitarist.com announced the launch of its web site, offering Internet based development of custom guitar tracks for artists worldwide. YourGuitarist ... Read
Chaser of Beer, Rock or Bebop With Your Bach?
The New York Times | 16/06/08
YOU might not expect to find a polished young ensemble like the Parker String Quartet playing music by Beethoven, Bartok and Ligeti — or collaborating ... More
Now hear this: surround sound for MP3
Greater Paramus News | 02/01/08
In the small San Diego County offices of French multimedia giant Thomson, employees crank up Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," a recording laden ... Read
Prince Dates Twin Caribbean Twins, Demands All-Black Hotel Room, Acts Generally Crazy
Dose.ca | 01/08/07
This just in: Prince is kind of crazy. The diminutive hit-maker has reportedly demanded a London hotel transform a suite into an all-black liar for him; ... Read
You've Got Thirty Seconds With Michael...
Rolling Stone | 06/03/07
Michael Jackson apparently flew to Japan over the weekend in order to de-jetlag in time for the super special party he's hosting in Tokyo this week. On ... Read
Pioneering venture
Haaretz.com | 22/12/06
One of Nahum Heiman's main tools in recent years is cotton ear swabs. Last Tuesday the composer sat in one of the rooms of his home, which he calls "the ... Read
Wild Predictions for a Wired 2007
Wired News | 02/01/07
Here are some predictions for 2007: Google Stock Hits $1,000 per Share Internet Traffic Doubles ... to 5,000 petabits per day by the end of 2007. And 80 ... Read
Iggy Pop's concert rider funniest in rock history?
The Smoking Gun | 10/10/06
As if you need another reason to love Iggy Pop, the veteran rocker (and his band The Stooges) have the single most entertaining concert rider TSG has ever ... Read