One of the most important, celebrated cult bands of the '70s, Glass Harp, has reunited. We have exclusive tracks!

Lilliputians menace Gulliver: Small Internet radio stations, angered over what they say is the recording industry’s effort to wield royalty rates as a weapon to drive them out of business, say they are preparing to file an antitrust suit against the Recording Industry Association of America. The Las Vegas-based Webcaster …

I am very pleased, proud even, that as we approach our first anniversary, Blogcritics has been able to strike a satisfying balance between intellectualizing and a more visceral approach to popular culture, specifically music. Yeay us. Check out this funny, noteworthy survey of an intellectual summit on pop music from …

Interesting bit of radio from NPR on EVERYONE’S FAVORITE SUBJECT: RIAA vs file sharers: LAURA SYDELL reporting: The Recording Industry of America, the industry’s trade group, announced it would go after individual file swappers on a Wednesday. On the following Monday, OptiSoft, maker of a file sharing software called Blubster, …

Now this is pretty cool, think I may break down and give it a go my own bad self: Cakewalk and Microsoft Windows XP have joined forces with some of the biggest bands on the Lollapalooza 2003 tour to give you the opportunity to show off your skills creating the …

While the recording biz is on the skids, the concert biz is bigger than ever. Besides the ’60s and ’70s icons soaking boomers for their Depends money on the outdoor and arena circuit, there is a whole new avenue open to lesser stars – Indian casinos: Some 80 of the …

Sen. Clinton’s book sells 1 million copies in one month: “What has been particularly exciting is the speed with which it has achieved such unprecedented sales levels,” Simon & Schuster executive Carolyn Reidy said in a statement. The company ordered 1 million copies for the first printing, an extraordinarily high …

Bono is just about ready to write a strongly worded letter regarding the plight of Africa, which is doing an excellent job of wiping itself out: Bono joined politicians in Dublin yesterday to launch the annual UN Human Development report. Bono joined politicians in Dublin yesterday to launch the annual …

Flying in the face of the DMCA and the copyright industry, little Studio 321 keeps putting out the goods: DVD software developer Studio 321 is preparing to launch six new applications, including an enhanced version of DVD copying software that is the subject of a US court case brought under …

The survey wars continue: this UK survey says people are using P2P for sampling purposes, actually INCREASING not replacing CD purchases: The survey’s findings oppose the music industry’s long-standing argument that internet downloading is responsible for a slump in CD sales, with album sales falling 5% in the last year. …