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Blogcritics – contact me if you are interested in this: EMUSIC OFFERS TWO NEW FRANK BLACK ALBUMS IN MP3 Former Pixies Leader was the First Artist to Partner with Pioneer Downloadable Music Service SAN DIEGO, August 20, 2002 — EMusic.com, the Internet’s most popular MP3 subscription service, today announced the …

Information Wave Technologies is a regional service provider providing Internet access, network consulting, colocation, and hosting solutions to the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut tri-state area: Information Wave Technologies has announced it will actively deny the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) from accessing the contents of its network. Earlier …

Steve Hochman on Luther Wright & the Wrongs’ redo of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” as a country album: A wall made from hay bricks? When Luther Wright & the Wrongs used that prop in a few shows last year in Canada, it was a wink at the massive structure (non-hay) …

In a few years, Americans may not be able to copy a song off a CD, watch a recorded DVD at a friend’s house, or store a copy of a television show for more than a day. Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission approved regulations that would require television …

Interesting comparison between Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle by Don Hazen in Alternet: As the first anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches, the starkly contrasting reactions to two new albums — one by Bruce Springsteen, the other by Steve Earle — offer a dramatic example of unresolved national feelings that have …

A member of the Pho mailing list has an interesting question: how many bands there are in the US? signed, unsigned, garage bands, whatever? What do you think? Make your estimates in the comments section and give your rationale. I think 1% of the country is in a band, divided …

We’ve had a tremendous first week here on Blogcritics, with excellent link penetration and over 40,000 pageviews: averaging almost 6,000 per day. Don’t forget to mention the Ira Robbins online interview coming up Thursday. Also, don’t forget to add Blogcritics.com to your permanent blogroll. Thanks for all of your help.

More proof of the viability of the web as a primary marketing tool: Targeting a legion of online music fans, the latest video from multi-platinum, Grammy award winner Eminem will make its exclusive world premiere today on RollingStone.com , the Internet’s leading authority on music news and popular culture. The …

Thanks to you all for making the first week of Blogcritics.com a rousing success. We had excellent traffic, links from around the world and down your street, and very good response from the record labels as well. We should start to have new CDs for you to review shortly. I …

Via Rock and Rap Confidential: An important new film: “The Ultimate Song” “If musicians could help put an end to poverty, that would be the ultimate song.”–Fredo Ballesteros, Boxing Gandhis Rock A Mole Productions has just finished a documentary film, The Ultimate Song, that highlights the great importance of music …