Comments on: The Exploding Online Music Ecosystem http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Fri, 25 May 2012 18:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rockbandpromotion http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-65592 rockbandpromotion Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:21:59 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-65592 <p><a href="http://jefitoblog.com" rel="nofollow">jefitoblog.com</a> was definitely and awesome pick. Thanks for the recommendation!</p> jefitoblog.com was definitely and awesome pick. Thanks for the recommendation!

]]> By: rockbandpromotion http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-61929 rockbandpromotion Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:21:59 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-61929 <p><a href="http://jefitoblog.com" rel="nofollow">jefitoblog.com</a> was definitely and awesome pick. Thanks for the recommendation!</p> jefitoblog.com was definitely and awesome pick. Thanks for the recommendation!

]]> By: rockbandpromotion http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-60429 rockbandpromotion Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:21:59 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-60429 <p><a href="http://jefitoblog.com" rel="nofollow">jefitoblog.com</a> was definitely and awesome pick. Thanks for the recommendation!</p> jefitoblog.com was definitely and awesome pick. Thanks for the recommendation!

]]> By: eee_eff http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-53601 eee_eff Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:35:54 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-53601 <p>This is quite true. Some bands I like can never be found at stories, and are mostly not on itunes.<br><br>Also, the live streams that came pre-loaded in Amarok (one SuSE 10.1) play stuff that you can't find anywhere else...</p> This is quite true. Some bands I like can never be found at stories, and are mostly not on itunes.

Also, the live streams that came pre-loaded in Amarok (one SuSE 10.1) play stuff that you can’t find anywhere else…

]]> By: enigma_foundry http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-35089 enigma_foundry Thu, 21 Sep 2006 03:35:54 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-35089 <p>This is quite true. Some bands I like can never be found at stories, and are mostly not on itunes.</p> <p>Also, the live streams that came pre-loaded in Amarok (one SuSE 10.1) play stuff that you can't find anywhere else...</p> This is quite true. Some bands I like can never be found at stories, and are mostly not on itunes.

Also, the live streams that came pre-loaded in Amarok (one SuSE 10.1) play stuff that you can’t find anywhere else…

]]> By: Tim http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-53600 Tim Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:41:33 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-53600 <p>I'll check them out. Thanks!</p> I’ll check them out. Thanks!

]]> By: Tim http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-35088 Tim Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:41:33 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-35088 <p>I'll check them out. Thanks!</p> I’ll check them out. Thanks!

]]> By: eric http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-53599 eric Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:47:10 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-53599 <p>1.Best blog I know: <a href="http://www.jefitoblog.com/blog/">www.jefitoblog.com/blog/</a><br><br>This blogger's taste is more mainstream than some of the indie-obsessed efforts, but it is an invaluable aid to musical education, with frequent "idiot guides" profiling the entire catalog of a selected artist, the good, bad, and the ugly, with downloadable examples. Jefito also covers live, out-of-print, rare b-side material, plus embarrassing yet nostalgic shlock and schmaltz.<br><br>2. aurgasm.us<br>Mostly oriented toward artists from other nations. Madeleine Peyroux was a recent feature. Check her out on the August 20 post before the links go dead.<br><br>3. For third place, a tie between <a href="http://womenfolk.net">womenfolk.net</a> devoted to "women in music" and The Late Greats, <a href="http://staergetaleht.blogspot.com">staergetaleht.blogspot.com</a>, offering a wide mix of "pop tarts," indie-folk, jazz, soundtrack, and live radio performances.</p> 1.Best blog I know: http://www.jefitoblog.com/blog/

This blogger’s taste is more mainstream than some of the indie-obsessed efforts, but it is an invaluable aid to musical education, with frequent “idiot guides” profiling the entire catalog of a selected artist, the good, bad, and the ugly, with downloadable examples. Jefito also covers live, out-of-print, rare b-side material, plus embarrassing yet nostalgic shlock and schmaltz.

2. aurgasm.us
Mostly oriented toward artists from other nations. Madeleine Peyroux was a recent feature. Check her out on the August 20 post before the links go dead.

3. For third place, a tie between womenfolk.net devoted to “women in music” and The Late Greats, staergetaleht.blogspot.com, offering a wide mix of “pop tarts,” indie-folk, jazz, soundtrack, and live radio performances.

]]> By: eric http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-35087 eric Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:47:10 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-35087 <p>1.Best blog I know: www.jefitoblog.com/blog/</p> <p>This blogger's taste is more mainstream than some of the indie-obsessed efforts, but it is an invaluable aid to musical education, with frequent "idiot guides" profiling the entire catalog of a selected artist, the good, bad, and the ugly, with downloadable examples. Jefito also covers live, out-of-print, rare b-side material, plus embarrassing yet nostalgic shlock and schmaltz.</p> <ol> <li><p>aurgasm.us Mostly oriented toward artists from other nations. Madeleine Peyroux was a recent feature. Check her out on the August 20 post before the links go dead.</p></li> <li><p>For third place, a tie between womenfolk.net devoted to "women in music" and The Late Greats, staergetaleht.blogspot.com, offering a wide mix of "pop tarts," indie-folk, jazz, soundtrack, and live radio performances.</p></li> </ol> 1.Best blog I know: http://www.jefitoblog.com/blog/

This blogger’s taste is more mainstream than some of the indie-obsessed efforts, but it is an invaluable aid to musical education, with frequent “idiot guides” profiling the entire catalog of a selected artist, the good, bad, and the ugly, with downloadable examples. Jefito also covers live, out-of-print, rare b-side material, plus embarrassing yet nostalgic shlock and schmaltz.

  1. aurgasm.us Mostly oriented toward artists from other nations. Madeleine Peyroux was a recent feature. Check her out on the August 20 post before the links go dead.

  2. For third place, a tie between womenfolk.net devoted to “women in music” and The Late Greats, staergetaleht.blogspot.com, offering a wide mix of “pop tarts,” indie-folk, jazz, soundtrack, and live radio performances.

]]> By: Peter Suderman http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-53598 Peter Suderman Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:37:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-53598 <p>Actually, the labels recently sued two MP3 bloggers for posting tracks from a not-yet-released album (Ryan Adams, I think, but I could be wrong and couldn't find a link to a story in the 30 second search I did).</p> Actually, the labels recently sued two MP3 bloggers for posting tracks from a not-yet-released album (Ryan Adams, I think, but I could be wrong and couldn’t find a link to a story in the 30 second search I did).

]]> By: Peter Suderman http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-35086 Peter Suderman Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:37:08 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-35086 <p>Actually, the labels recently sued two MP3 bloggers for posting tracks from a not-yet-released album (Ryan Adams, I think, but I could be wrong and couldn't find a link to a story in the 30 second search I did).</p> Actually, the labels recently sued two MP3 bloggers for posting tracks from a not-yet-released album (Ryan Adams, I think, but I could be wrong and couldn’t find a link to a story in the 30 second search I did).

]]> By: Tim Lee http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-53597 Tim Lee Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:39:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-53597 <p>Eric: What are your three favorite MP3 blogs?</p> Eric: What are your three favorite MP3 blogs?

]]> By: eric http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-53596 eric Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:26:33 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-53596 <p>I'm glad you mentioned MP3 blogs. They are a wonderful resource. I'm surprised the major labels haven't turned their lawsuit machines on them yet. They offer a mix of major label and independent tracks, in MP3 format (obviously), non-DRM by nature. Often I can sample top hits -- out of curiosity, because my taste does not run toward Justin Timberlake or Nelly Furtado or Fergie -- and at least get a sense of what's "happening" in the music world.<br><br>The free tracks from these blogs have resulted in my purchasing several CDs so far (notably albums by Feist, Brookville, The Cardigans, and even Blossom Dearie). MP3 blogs are the new radio for me.<br><br>While the Big Four continue to sue dead people, grandmothers, and poor black teens for "songlifting" music from peer-to-peer services, they seem to be tacitly endorsing the giveaway occuring daily in the blogosphere, even actively promoting such activity at times. As such, they are being dragged into the free music model of promotion already embraced by the indie world.<br><br>By the way, I don't think this blog has mentioned the phenomenal success of Sufjan Stevens on the indie Asthmatic Kitty label. Sufjan's material is ubiquitous on free MP3 music blogs. Does anyone think he would have reached the recognition and level of sales he did, without wide circulation of free, DRM-free MP3 tracks? He isn't my cup of tea, but many people have bought into him (literally) in a big way. His album Illinois sold so many copies, it spawned a second release of out-takes.</p> I’m glad you mentioned MP3 blogs. They are a wonderful resource. I’m surprised the major labels haven’t turned their lawsuit machines on them yet. They offer a mix of major label and independent tracks, in MP3 format (obviously), non-DRM by nature. Often I can sample top hits — out of curiosity, because my taste does not run toward Justin Timberlake or Nelly Furtado or Fergie — and at least get a sense of what’s “happening” in the music world.

The free tracks from these blogs have resulted in my purchasing several CDs so far (notably albums by Feist, Brookville, The Cardigans, and even Blossom Dearie). MP3 blogs are the new radio for me.

While the Big Four continue to sue dead people, grandmothers, and poor black teens for “songlifting” music from peer-to-peer services, they seem to be tacitly endorsing the giveaway occuring daily in the blogosphere, even actively promoting such activity at times. As such, they are being dragged into the free music model of promotion already embraced by the indie world.

By the way, I don’t think this blog has mentioned the phenomenal success of Sufjan Stevens on the indie Asthmatic Kitty label. Sufjan’s material is ubiquitous on free MP3 music blogs. Does anyone think he would have reached the recognition and level of sales he did, without wide circulation of free, DRM-free MP3 tracks? He isn’t my cup of tea, but many people have bought into him (literally) in a big way. His album Illinois sold so many copies, it spawned a second release of out-takes.

]]> By: Tim Lee http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-35085 Tim Lee Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:39:39 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-35085 <p>Eric: What are your three favorite MP3 blogs?</p> Eric: What are your three favorite MP3 blogs?

]]> By: eric http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-35084 eric Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:26:33 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/09/20/the-exploding-online-music-ecosystem/#comment-35084 <p>I'm glad you mentioned MP3 blogs. They are a wonderful resource. I'm surprised the major labels haven't turned their lawsuit machines on them yet. They offer a mix of major label and independent tracks, in MP3 format (obviously), non-DRM by nature. Often I can sample top hits -- out of curiosity, because my taste does not run toward Justin Timberlake or Nelly Furtado or Fergie -- and at least get a sense of what's "happening" in the music world.</p> <p>The free tracks from these blogs have resulted in my purchasing several CDs so far (notably albums by Feist, Brookville, The Cardigans, and even Blossom Dearie). MP3 blogs are the new radio for me.</p> <p>While the Big Four continue to sue dead people, grandmothers, and poor black teens for "songlifting" music from peer-to-peer services, they seem to be tacitly endorsing the giveaway occuring daily in the blogosphere, even actively promoting such activity at times. As such, they are being dragged into the free music model of promotion already embraced by the indie world.</p> <p>By the way, I don't think this blog has mentioned the phenomenal success of Sufjan Stevens on the indie Asthmatic Kitty label. Sufjan's material is ubiquitous on free MP3 music blogs. Does anyone think he would have reached the recognition and level of sales he did, without wide circulation of free, DRM-free MP3 tracks? He isn't my cup of tea, but many people have bought into him (literally) in a big way. His album Illinois sold so many copies, it spawned a second release of out-takes.</p> I’m glad you mentioned MP3 blogs. They are a wonderful resource. I’m surprised the major labels haven’t turned their lawsuit machines on them yet. They offer a mix of major label and independent tracks, in MP3 format (obviously), non-DRM by nature. Often I can sample top hits — out of curiosity, because my taste does not run toward Justin Timberlake or Nelly Furtado or Fergie — and at least get a sense of what’s “happening” in the music world.

The free tracks from these blogs have resulted in my purchasing several CDs so far (notably albums by Feist, Brookville, The Cardigans, and even Blossom Dearie). MP3 blogs are the new radio for me.

While the Big Four continue to sue dead people, grandmothers, and poor black teens for “songlifting” music from peer-to-peer services, they seem to be tacitly endorsing the giveaway occuring daily in the blogosphere, even actively promoting such activity at times. As such, they are being dragged into the free music model of promotion already embraced by the indie world.

By the way, I don’t think this blog has mentioned the phenomenal success of Sufjan Stevens on the indie Asthmatic Kitty label. Sufjan’s material is ubiquitous on free MP3 music blogs. Does anyone think he would have reached the recognition and level of sales he did, without wide circulation of free, DRM-free MP3 tracks? He isn’t my cup of tea, but many people have bought into him (literally) in a big way. His album Illinois sold so many copies, it spawned a second release of out-takes.

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