Bon Jovi, Counting Crows sign up for LEGO Rock Band

LEGO and Rock Band. It's just a natural fit, right? At least, it must seem that way to EA's accountants; both are franchises with multi-hojillion-selling videogames behind them. The crushingly inevitable result? LEGO Rock Band, due out ... continue

Jay-Z’s new single “Run This Town” dropped today

This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance! Jay-Z (Brooklyn, stand up!) dropped a new track at 9:11 AM today- titled Run This Town and featuring Hov's protege Rihanna and frequent Jay-Z collaborator Kanye West. Run This Town ... continue

Pointless, much? Drumming add-on unveiled for DS

Happily ignoring the fact that the Nintendo DS has a touchscreen RIGHT THERE, Activision plans to bundle a "drum grip" add-on alongside Band Hero DS when the game launches later this year. The silicon grip slips over ... continue

Is there finally light at the end of the dark music industry tunnel?

The music industry in general likes to paint all young music listeners as nothing more than downloading pirates out to destroy the music business as we know it. They have been labeled as the ... continue

Printing to the music

There are all kinds of interesting stuff being these days when it comes to advertising products, especially from recognizable brands like HP. All it takes is a bunch of people with some unique ideas ... continue

Video tributes to Michael Jackson

There is no denying, regardless of his recent hardships, that Michael Jackson was an incredible influence on music, musicians and dancers. Michael changed our concept of what music videos were and elevated them to ... continue

Michael Jackson finding new life on BitTorrent

While most of the world’s attention regarding Michael Jackson is now being centered around the cause of his death the online world is celebrating his music and life the one way they know how ... continue

Is U2 heralding in a new concert going experience?

There is no doubt that very few enjoyable experiences can equal the memories we might have of our first concert. Mine was Jethro Tull’s War Child Tour at Maple Leaf Garden back in the early ... continue

Aussie nightclubs and gyms get told to bend over

Ever wonder why people can like the musicians and their music but literally hate the music industry? Well if what is happening in Australia is any example it’s not all that hard to ... continue

I guess the fat lady sang as the founders left Last.fm

It’s not all that unusual to see happen in the tech world. Startups – well start up, they get some big buzz, end up getting bought by a company with big wallets (if they don’t ... continue

Music industry set to suck even more blood

Just as the newspaper industry is facing a collapse of their business model so to is the music industry. While it is the falling advertising spending on traditional print media that is severely hurting ... continue

Mininova helps musicians monetize their BitTorrent downloads

Everyone has pretty well heard of that other BitTorrent site but even though it might be one of the largest BitTorrent sites on the web Mininova is right up there with The Pirate Bay site. As ... continue