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This is an interesting business model. Reunited hardcore veterans, Biohazard have announced they will be giving away their next album, Reborn In Defiance for...
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Dave Mustaine and Cory Brennan of 5B Artist Management are duking it out in court.
CD sales didn't do so hot, though.
Is this the future of the music business or the end of authenticity?
This is an interesting business model. Reunited hardcore veterans, Biohazard have announced they will be giving away their next album, Reborn In Defiance for...
Lemmy must really need some cash. First, Motorhead wine, now this? A Swedish distilling company announced the new brand of vodka, "made from 100%...
Here's a bright story to end the week on. Everybody loathes going to Ticketmaster and paying ridiculous convience fees that come sometimes equal 50%...
I have no idea how this came about but it looks like Zakk Wylde has agreed to contribute a solo to Phil LaBonte's favorite...
Bands can't make a living off record sales anymore. That seems to be a forgone conclusion. So, now these bands and their representation are...
Here is a pretty fascinating interview with Ben Weinman, guitarist of The Dillinger Escape Plan. Weinman is not just the guitarist and crazy guy...
Mutiny Within were living the dream, or so we thought. The band got picked up by Roadrunner, were signed and then placed on a...
We've all been there before. Perhaps you missed out or want to re-live a concert experience, so you head over to Youtube, make yourself...
Does Rob Zombie need cash? Probably not. Then why the hell is he directing Woolite commercials? Maybe his friend works at an ad agency...
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is one of the few artists at the top of the pyramid who don't seem to have...
The San Francisco Metal Examiner had an interesting conversation with All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte about among other things, their experiences in Tokyo...
Every year, when talking about the Grammys, we always mention how lame and irrelevant the who thing is. Every year the nominees in the...
I certainly applaud this business model! Earache Records is currently offering a completely free download (in exchange for your email address) of Wormrot's awesome...
I thought something was up when Sumerian Records head Ash Avildsen started a tirade on illegal downloaders with "hey all you jobbers…," which sounded...
UPDATE: This was all just a prank! Details here. Illegal downloading. Pirating. Call it what you will, it's been around for a while. Which...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJwMlcgydRU[/youtube] My new addiction is the iPhone game Angry Birds. It's the simplest of games, you launch a bird into a structure which contains...
There is no question, when it comes to print magazines (or analog blogs as I like to call 'em), Decibel rules all. It's the...
If you don't check out Earache Records head honco Digby Pearson's blog, Ask Earache, you're missing out on some candid knowledge. Just recently, he...
It's official, Roadrunner Records has been fully dissolved into Warner Music Group. The acquisition started in 2007 when Warner bought 73.5% of the company,...
Well this is news to me. Limewire sitll exists! Well, I guess I should say existed. A court injunction has forced the company to...
Have you been keeping up with Every Time I Die's web series, Shit Happens? If you haven't, do yourself a favor and check it...
by: Robert Pasbani and Darren Delgado [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qi1ZVk_TeU[/youtube] Victory Records hired Gilbert Gottfried of all people to star in an anti-piracy PSA, which you can...
Update 1/4/2016: This story was written in 2010. A more recent detailed breakdown of how much a band can expect to make can be...
