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Queue the violins...
...and the let the sob story begin. Go read Rolling Stone's recent article The Record Industry's Decline: Record sales are tanking, and there's no hope in sight: How it all went wrong and have yourselves a laugh. The mainstream music industry still can't admit that they're wrong. Sure they admit tha…… Read “Queue the violins...”
An infrastructure for take-over
UPDATED 5/30/2007 In the world of net audio, much is going on. New netlabels pop up every day. ccMixter's contests draw more and more remixers into their fray. Jamendo continually boasts new CC'd albums. New netlabels/releases are are frequently being added to Internet Archive. I think that it's sa…… Read “An infrastructure for take-over”
Introducing netBloc Volume 5 (The threat at Goliath's feet...)
Welcome back everyone...and thanks for checking back for Volume 5! Well, after a bit of a delay it's finally been released. A couple days late, but it's definitely worth the wait. This finely crafted collection features acts from all over the world — Sweden, Germany, Spain, Columbia, Belgium and th…… Read “Introducing netBloc Volume 5 (The threat at Goliath's feet...)”
Introducing the blocSonic xtra series
Hello everyone, let me introduce to you the blocSonic xtra series. These special collections feature CC licensed tracks that for one reason or another I couldn't acquire official permission to use but I find worthy of attention as they are some of the best net audio available. Since no formal permis…… Read “Introducing the blocSonic xtra series”
EMI's latest scam
So, EMI just announced that they would allow Apple to sell their music without DRM. 'Wow' everyone's saying. I say it's just another scam that's being tested by the mainstream music-product machine. It's been at least a year since I first heard rumblings of the majors wanting to up the price per tra…… Read “EMI's latest scam”
netBloc Volume 3 out Friday
This is just a quick post to let you all know that volume 3 will be released on Friday... just in time for the weekend. Thanks again to everyone for visiting blocSonic and checking out the releases. I hope you've enjoyed them. Peace Mike… Read “netBloc Volume 3 out Friday”