30th Nov 2010
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Independent UK label Sunday Best has secured the global rights for a single release by legendary American filmmaker David Lynch (pictured).
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The founders of peer-to-peer file-sharing site The Pirate Bay have lost an appeal against conviction for copyright theft and are now facing huge fines and jail sentences.The four founders of the notorious website, Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Carl Lundstrom were appealing an initial ruling made in April 2009 .
25th Nov 2010
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The annual Music South West convention is drawing to a close with organisers and delegates celebrating another successful event, bringing expert speakers together for a packed two days of seminars, panels, keynotes and networking. Following last year’s sell out series, this year has built on the relationships formed and on a period of consultation with musicians and music businesses in the South West, seeking to define support required for the region.
24th Nov 2010
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Prominent live music ticket outlet Ticketmaster has added some new features to its website, with an emphasis on social networking and integration with Facebook.
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The Music South West series of conferences, workshops and live shows is happening on Wednesday (24) and Thursday (25) this week in Bristol.
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Newcastle's premier purveyors of power pop STAN will launch their fourth album, "These are the days" with a special live show in the City next month.
23rd Nov 2010
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The winners of the UK festival awards have been announced, with Kendal Calling, Bestival and Glastonbury all walking away with plaudits.
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Influential American music industry conference CMJ, which takes place each year in New York, have announced that applications are now open for artists hoping to play the 2011 event.
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The three key independent music companies in the UK have announced that they are pulling their entire catalogues from streaming site eMusic, following pricing restructures and deals that the site has made with major labels.
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An unlikely partnership between Myspace and Facebook is seeking to rival Apple’s ‘Ping’ serviceby creating a personalised stream of entertainment activity for users.
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