Amazon Prime Adds Fox to List of Streaming Partners
Amazon Prime, which is quickly becoming one of the premiere video-streaming services available, has just announced that they've signed a deal with Fox that will bring their total amount of TV shows and movies to 11,000. The partnership with Fox will bring TV shows like 24, Arrested Development, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X-Files to Amazon Prime members for unlimited stream. read more
Jimmy Fallon to Host Week of Pink Floyd Tributes
Yesterday Billboard announced that next week, comedian and music enthusiast Jimmy Fallon will pay special tribute to the most iconic art-rock group of all time: Pink Floyd. And he isn't just dedicating one Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show to the band — he's setting aside the entire week. read more
Facebook Announces New Music Platform Details
At the f8 conference today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a number of overhauls to the popular social networking site. Aside from the new profile design, Facebook's new music platform is one of the more exciting features announced in the update. read more
Cast of Arrested Development to Reunite at New Yorker Festival
It's not the long-awaited announcement of the Arrested Development movie, but it's the next best thing: The cast of the beloved canceled Fox sitcom will reunite for a special panel at this year's twelfth annual New Yorker Festival, which will be held citywide Sept. 30 through Oct. 2. More specifically, the reunion/panel will occur Sunday, Oct. 2. read more
Polyvinyl Celebrates 15 Years with Concert, Sampler
From their humble beginnings as a fan-zine, Polyvinyl Record Company has always kept their DIY mentality. Matt Lunsford and Darcie Knight started the project while they were still in high school as a way to talk about bands that they loved in the Champaign-Urbana, Ill. area. read more
Netflix Apologizes for Price Increase and Announces Qwikster
After the big debacle last month about Netflix's increasing pricing scheme, CEO Reed Hastings has announced in a blog post that video streaming and DVD-by-mail services will be split into two companies and rebranded. While the instant streaming service will still be accessed through the Netflix website, the DVD-by-mail service will now be known as Qwikster and be headed up by long-time head-of-operations, Andy Rendich. Qwikster will receive its own website and pricing scheme and will also come to include video game rentals for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3. read more
MOG Launches Free Version of Music Service
A press release for MOG announced today that the service launched a free, ad-supported version of its music service. The service launched yesterday, and gives listeners access to a catalog of around 11 million songs. read more
British Record Stores Still Fighting Licensing Fees For In-Store Music
What if you couldn’t advertise the product you were trying to sell within your own store without paying a fee? Digital Music News reported yesterday that this is still the case for British record stores, who have to pay license fees to play music. And retailers are trying to fight back. read more
Radiohead, No Doubt Rumored for Coachella 2012
After Coachella promoters AEG and Goldenvoice announced in May that the 2012 festival would expand to be held over two weekends in April, speculation of which artists will fill the bill has been high. After months of no official word, sources have begun to report that two huge acts have been secured to headline: Radiohead and No Doubt. read more
Kanye West's Womenswear Line Expected to Debut in Paris
Kanye West has always been a pretty fashionable dude. He’s worked with Louis Vuitton in the past and raps about brand name clothes often enough. But "Harper's Bazaar reported":http://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/fashion/kanye-west-will-present-his-ss-12-collection-at-paris-fashion-week.htm that the rapper is taking another step into the fashion world. read more
Abbey Road Studios Launches Online Mixing Service
Clash Music pointed out yesterday that Abbey Road studios — the same studio responsible for classic Beatles, Pink Floyd and Radiohead recordings, and probably the most famous studio in the world — will be launching an online mixing service this year. read more
Michael Jackson's Family Asks for $30 Million Trust Fund
It was revealed in a report from Reuters yesterday that the executors of the late Michael Jackson's estate have requested that $30 million be set aside from the state from its beneficiaries: Jackson's mother Katherine, 81, and his three kids Prince, 14, Paris, 13, and Blanket, 9. read more
Indie Band Breaks Down Spotify, Amazon Earnings
Indie band Uniform Motion gave readers of their blog some pretty interesting insight as to what kind of money they’re actually making on services like Spotify. The answer is: Not that much. In a conclusion on the site, the band said "In most cases, it’s actually more economically viable not to sell the music at all." read more
Gervais to Host Live Golden Globes Podcast?
Ricky Gervais’ tenure as host of the Golden Globes may not be over. read more
Warner Bros. Records Lays Off Employees, Restructures
Things still aren’t looking better for the record industry. As Digital Music News reports Warner Bros. Records has started to lay off employees and restructure its company. The report said that restructuring involves cutbacks and consolidation of the promo units of Warner Bros. and Reprise records. read more
Langerado Canceled Once Again
Langerado, South Florida's premier music festival of the 2000s, appears not to have eluded its recent curse: On Saturday, Boros Entertainment announced the cancellation of the 2011 festival, which was supposed to be held Oct. 8-9 at Markham Park in Sunrise, Fla. read more
Co-Founder of Record Store Day's Atlanta Store Expected to Close
Criminal Records, one of Atlanta’s largest independent record stores, is expected to close as soon as November. The store's owner, Eric Levin confirmed that the retailer, which owes a sizable debt to the IRS, is planning on liquidating its inventory. Levin is very active in the record retail community; He's one of the co-founders of Record Store Day and the founder of the Alliance of Independent Media Stores, and his name even appears on that letter from independent retailers to Jay-Z and Kanye West. read more
Jane's Addiction Announces Small-Scale Launch Shows
Jane's Addiction haven't had an album since 2003's Strays, but there has been no shortage of activity from the band or its members in the time since. read more
More Details on the Gibson Guitar Raid Emerge
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Gibson Guitar Corporation was raided by federal officials. The raid resulted in a confiscation of wood, guitars and files. At the time of the raid, Gibson responded immediately. And the the pressing issue was environmental: read more
Title Plus More Details of Upcoming Bond Movie Revealed
A Blic Online article from Monday, which interviewed a cellist involved with the newest James Bond movie, alluded to the title and basis for the upcoming film, which has since spread like wildfire across the Internet. read more
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