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The Recording Industry Association of America has halted all attempts at modesty and concealed rage when attacking ex-file-sharing giant LimeWire, which was shut down in late 2010; claiming they’re owed $72 trillion in damages. That is, in layman’s terms, literally all the money in the world. Judge Kimba Woods, who is presiding over the case, unsurprisingly called the [...]
“Bearded Folk” heroes Fleet Foxes are set to release their second album ‘Helplessness Blues’ – and will release it on May 2. The title track is streaming and is available to download free from the band’s website, Fleetfoxes.com. The album is a follow-up from their self-titled break-out debut in 2008 and was co-produced by the [...]
While the United States is desperately attempting to crack down on piracy, according to Gigwise the amount of people illegally downloading music in the UK has risen to 7.7 million. The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI) said 1.2 billion tracks were illegally obtained this year, at a cost of £219 million to retailers. The figures [...]
‘Tis the summer for free indie rock downloads, I’m convinced. Spin Magazine has a couple of compilation albums floating around. Most notable, editors’ picks contrive a 16-song collection of Bonnaroo bands. Local Natives, Phoenix, Gossip and The Young Veins contributed to this one. Indie bands releasing one-off’s is the new hype, too. New Young Pony [...]
Read about the newly released free iPhone application & watch the new video, “Day and Then the Shade” by Sweden’s progressive metal act, Katatonia.
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