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Lykke Li + Bon Iver

I like these two...pretty rad that they collaborated on this live version of "Dance, Dance, Dance" fountainside in LA.

Save Pandora and Internet Radio..!

The music industry is notorious for being slow to innovate, and again is trying to kill one of the best things going in their industry. Pandora randomly streams music their users are interested in, introducing them to new artists and more of the record label's product. Below is a letter from Pandora's founder, with information on how you can help...

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Hi, it's Tim from Pandora;

Today, thanks to the extraordinary support of many Pandora listeners, we took a giant step forward when the House of Representatives supported Pandora and Internet radio and passed the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008.  Now we need your help so that the Senate will pass it also - and quickly... The finish line is in sight!

After a yearlong negotiation, Pandora, SoundExchange and the RIAA are finally optimistic about reaching an agreement on royalties that would save Pandora and Internet radio.  The legislation would give us the extra time we need to finalize the deal.

Please call your Senators Monday morning starting at 9:00 (Eastern) and ask them to support the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008.

The person who answers the phone in your Senator's office may ask for the bill number - it's H.R. 7084 (if they ask for a Senate bill number, you can assure them that in this unusual case, the Senate is actually voting on the House bill number).

Senator Barbara Boxer: (202) 224-3553

Senator Dianne Feinstein: (202) 224-3841

If the phone is busy, please try again until you get through. These calls really do make a difference. Thanks so much for you ongoing support.

Tim

MVM: Tommy Seebach

Zack sent me this vid of Tommy Seebach's "Apache"...

It's pretty awesome.  There's nothing quite like leather fringe and synchronized dancing in the morning..

Myspace and the 4 Majors band together

The ever changing music industry has something new up its sleeve.  All four major labels have backed Myspace Music's new all you can eat, music buffet.  Whole catalogs have been released on bands' profile pages, and users are now able to compile larger playlists instead of adding one song to their page.  Music is streamed for free, tracks can be bought from Amazon, and labels share in the Ad revenue driven from the new joint venture.  Here is a blurb from Tech Cruch

"Labels make more money every time a song is streamed. 20 billion or so song streams are initiated per month on MySpace today (many of them from auto-plays when profiles are loaded). That number is going to go way, way up. Streams are calculated based on complicated contracts that look at full plays and partial plays, so it’s nearly impossible to determine fees that will be paid to labels. But it’s certainly likely to be in the tens of millions of dollars annually, and possibly a lot more. Labels also get a cut of ad revenue brought in to the joint venture, and when ringtones and downloads are sold they get a piece of that, too. Some of this money may even make its way to the artists."

Let me repeat that last line, some of this money MAY even make its way to the artist...!  This is such a crock, and is not the long term solution the music industry needs.  More and more bands are producing their own albums, booking their own tours, and thinking of innovative ways to get their music out there.  Support real Musicians, buy their albums at shows, take out the middle man.

read the whole article here...

MVM : The Sea and Cake

Here's a video from The Sea and Cake for their song Weekend.

I'm going to miss summer...