Fledgling Web sites help indie musicians
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The next Friendster, MySpace,  Facebook, YouTube: There are millions of dot-coms out there,  all claiming to be the next bonanza.
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By Jens Manuel Krogstad, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 15--WATERLOO -- If record companies have their way, online guitar tabs will soon catch the stairway to heaven.
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At least one online music service without digital rights management restrictions is launching.
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New music sharing network allows users to amass points by referring buyers.
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A survey of artists and musicians in the US has revealed that a large majority have embraced the internet and consider it to be a helpful tool to their careers.
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The music industry is using alternative routes to get new music heard, such as music blogs and 'viral marketing.'
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By Jeff Leeds  For all the disquiet the Internet has fostered in the music business, almost every rock star and record-label executive is intrigued with the prospect of marketing to music fans directly instead of wrangling over exposure with radio programmers and retailers.
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BusinessWeek Online - Francisco Martin had a craving for new tunes. During postdoctorate study at Oregon State University in 2003, the Spanish native was looking to broaden his musical horizons, so he invented a way for the Internet community to help. The Web site and company he started, originally called MusicStrands, taps into the power of social networking to help users discover new songs, artists, or even whole genres.
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Armed with stacks of vinyl, high-speed Internet and a shared conviction, a far-flung contingent of musicians and aficionados is bringing lost jazz back using the WebÂs electronic airwaves.
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The indie rockers celebrate snack culture with custom Wired ringtones. Download them now for free!
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When it comes to music, the Web can be like a giant megaphone that ratchets up the decibel level of buzz to deafening proportions.
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Center for Democracy and Technology notes that some Web sites claim to offer legal music, but don't have the necessary licensing agreements.
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Buying music from your computer over the internet is cool, but buying music from the portable player in your hand is cooler. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
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Through a partnership with GarageBand.com, MSN Music has begun offering users free legal downloads from independent musicians. Initially, 150,000 songs will be made available, which comprise the former MP3.com archive. More tracks from GarageBand.com will be added in the coming months, Microsoft says. In addition, a GarageBand.com page on MSN Music will showcase five up-and-coming musicians. Microsoft is the first major online music store to open its doors to unsigned artists.
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Several new Broadway-related Web sites have arrived with the potential and purpose of bridging the gap between the obsessed and the genuinely interested.
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MADISON, Wis., May 24  /PRNewswire/ -- Musicnotes, Inc. announced today it has engaged the newly formed online advertising firm Rebel Digital to manage ad sales for the world's first free and licensed guitar, bass and drum tablature web site, MXTabs.net.
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Blog: Taking a look at a new entrant into the online music scene.