The Daily MP3

The media on which the music is distributed and the technology behind it has always been a backstage process. The .mp3 revolution has changed the rules of a game no one knows how to play yet.

Kid Rock Boycotts iTunes, Champions P2P
Kid Rock has to be unconventional, its his style. He not only manages to slam down the labels, but also iTunes which he says is on its way to becoming another money hogging distributor.

Radiohead Blasted By Veteran Rockers KISS For Giving Their Music Away For Free
Gene Simmons - “The record industry is dead. It’s six feet underground and unfortunately the fans have done this. They’ve decided to download and file share. There is no record industry around so we’re going to wait until everybody settles down and becomes civilised. As soon as the record industry pops its head up we’ll record new material.” We think you’ll be waiting a long, long time Gene.

Pearl Jam offers streaming ‘bootlegs’
And this week’s Media Whoring Award goes out to Pearl Jam. They are selling concet performances and calling them bootlegs because they’re DRM-free.

Judge rejects music industry’s promo CD copyright claim
There is somethign about the labels that just makes us think they want control over the world. First they asked for levyng a ‘piracy tax’ on every blank CD sold, and now this.

Top 45 Music Websites That Deliver the Greatest Free Music
A well suited closure, be sure to check out a few of these, which include quite a few unknowns.

Demonstealer R2cords Give Away Music for Free
Sahil Makhija, The Demonstealer gives away amazing extreme metal music way for free. Quite a treat.