This ruling was aimed at benefiting the small collection of label-backed artists that constitute the entirety of what is played on existing broadcast and satellite radio channels. Shutting down internet radio suits them just fine because it's not a medium they monopolize - it drives people back to broadcast which is their bread and butter. That quote is from an email that I got from Tim Westergren, founder ...

by James Hervey While it probably registered but a blip on the radar screen of the general public, those of use who follow this sort of stuff religiously are all a-buzz about the recent announcement by Google of the creation of Google Apps Premier Edition. It is probably no surprise to any of you that I have spent quite a bit of time thinking about this. (Actually, I ...

by James Hervey I can't stop watching this video that was created by Mike Wesch, a professor of digital ethnography (there is a mouthful) at Kansas State University. Apparently I am not alone either since it has been viewed more than a million times since Wesch uploaded it to Youtube on January 31. It is the 20th most watched video on all of Youtube for February and ...

by J.Herv Last week I wrote about how blogs are altering the landscape of music marketing. Sure, it's still word-of-mouth, but its word-of-mouth writ large. The truth is that a good blog gives an amateur music fan access to a readership base in the millions. Not saying that it will find you, but if I Google a band I see on a playbill and get a ...

by James Hervey Let me tell you about how I came to fall into a deep and passionate love with the Atlanta-based experimental rock band Manchester Orchestra. I had written a post one day on the Atlanta Metroblog about something I don't really remember and this guy named Rich posted a comment. I followed the link to his site and ended up on a pretty damn amazing ...

by James Hervey Answer me these few questions: Do you have a Gmail account? When i say feed reader, do three letters come to mind? Can you name 3 social networking sites other than MySpace you have accounts on? Did you hear the music on the last album you bought on the web first? Is Firefox your web broswer? If you already know where i am going with these questions than you probably answered yes ...