i got the confirmation email last week, and ive just checked the itunes store, and my new album is up !!
the physical cd is available through cdbaby.com aswell =)
so ive added a new slot to the sidebar and put in both of the cds with links to biy them and links to the itunes store, ive also included them in this post so that they will show up in…

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found this article on business week, makes for an interesting read

Andersen got the piracy case against her dropped; now she’s going after the RIAA for conspiracy
by Heather Green

When Tanya Andersen opens the door to her modest apartment in suburban Portland, Ore., her Maltese-terrier mix, Tazz, runs over and wags his tail in a friendly hello. The 45-year-old…

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w0ooot

my second album is out now!!!

cdbaby.com/cd/machinima2

This is the first full album release by the Scottish black metal band Hybrid Machinima, formed from their love of metal and rock in mid 2006. This is an altogether different experience from their debut ep which was released last year, showing more varied style and progressive trends. it is their first release to feature vocals, leading the band away from the…

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ooooh, rancid are gonna (hopefully) release a new album
i just ripped this from some site that i subscribe to, and ive just fired up rancid on my winamp

Rancid is working on a new album that is expected to drop around the same time the punk-rockers dive into their first North American tour since 2006.The band, which is currently wrapping a short tour of Japan, will kick off the…

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http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/04/myspace-partner.html

It seems that myspace are going to start paying the majors for their music on its site (or a spinoff site) through subscriptions (which wont work - the argument being ‘why should i pay for something i can download for free, even if you are telling me its illegal, its still free’)
what might be a better thing to do is to share some of the 20 million (ish) USD PER…

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well, ive had this on my mind for a few weeks now

http://ghosts.nin.com/main/order_options

nine inch nails have released a 4 cd set, the first of which you can download for free, from their site (see above link)
this is another of the free legal downloads, im getting it right now, purely cos i want to mess about with it and create some nice remixes (they released it under a creative commons -…

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so, i downloaded the new pennywise cd from myspace a couple of days ago
go grab it form myspace.com/pennywise

this is the second time ive listened to it now, the first time i listened i thought ‘wow’ they have made a good job, the production is clean compaired to previous pw cd’s, the songs are still the same (which isnt a bad thing - its kinda like goin to mcdonalds - the…

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a wee bit about the music industry, from a college essay i wrote

Record company – record companies sign artists and then finance them to make sound recordings of intellectual properties they have written. The record company then seeks to exsanguinate these recordings by duplicating and manufacturing delivery mechanisms (cd’s, downloads, vinyl, etc ) and distributing

firstly i have a band, called hybrid machinima

http://www.myspace.com/hybridmachinima

we have a video on youtube - click the pic to see it

our old cd - click it to get more info…

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