Sony Music, IODA Create Digital Network

Sony Corp's Sony Music Entertainment, the second largest music company in world, said on Wednesday it made a strategic investment in IODA, a digital distributor of independent music. The move is a sign of a trend by major music companies to tap into the indie music sector's grow

New Album “In This Place” Available in Select Stores Nationally- Today!

After almost  8 and a half years we have reached the day when our album, In This Place, hits select stores nationally! For those of you who have shared this incredible journey with us we are grateful and happy to share this joyous day! This is a milestone in our career that we a

Drake Signs With Young Money

Via Mtvnews.com Mixtapes are a movement. For some, giving away music could mean much more than trying to sell their tunes — but Drake played the game right. He started giving away his mixtape So Far Gone earlier this year, and the word of mouth spread with fans, his peers and

Shorties (Michael Jackson, Tiny Vipers, and more)

RIP, Michael Jackson Decider New York interviews Jesy Fortino of Tiny Vipers about her new album, Life on Earth. Decider: You sound more at home than ever over your new, bare-bones songs. What changed for you in approaching this record?...... (

Information About Music Internet

Using the Internet to find music you like to listen to and build your music collection in any style of music is an easy and affordable way to add to your music library as you may easily burn your own CD's or download mp3's to your iPod or other music player. It is likewise a [...

40 Sons and Daughters

How many? Actually, the name of this alternative-rock group from Hamilton, Ontario isn’t all that significant once the listener gets into a song or two. 40 Sons and Daughters puts out some quality rock-and-roll. “My Perfect Enemy” has all that is needed to capture the ears

Indie Trades Groups Join Forces

US independent music trade organization A2IM is joining forces with its UK counterpart AIM to provide members access to databases, contacts lists, "how to" guides and other resources from both markets. The groups are members of the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) and hope to

For Wussy Wednesday this week, I am posting “Me and...

For Wussy Wednesday this week, I am posting “Me and Mia,”  by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, off their 2004 album, _Shake the Streets_.  This is the best known song by this Bloomfield, NJ band, whose latest album, _Living With the Living_ was released in 2007.  This band is ab

Twin Cities Independent Music Week on MTV2: Soundset 2009 Highlights + More (Videos)

Rhymesayers just announced that MTV2 is currently putting on Twin Cities Independent Music Week. I remember hearing that they were getting some footage at Soundset 2009, but I was unsure of what it was all going towards. MTV2 just put up about 8 videos on their website, and becau