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A prominent group of musicians and artists, breaking with colleagues and the major entertainment studios, is urging the Supreme Court not to hold online file-sharing services responsible for the acts of users who illegally trade songs, movies and software.
The group, which includes representatives of Steve Winwood, rapper Chuck D and the band Heart, said in [...]

Podcasting is in the same place today as the Web was in 1994. These personal radio broadcasts, designed to be downloaded to an iPod or similar MP3 player, are homespun, rough-edged, and — let’s be honest — not all that riveting.
Some of the best podcasts so far are recordings of speeches and roundtables from high-priced [...]

FireWire is still Apple Computer’s baby, but the proud parent is cutting the cord.
With the latest crop of iPods, Apple is no longer including a FireWire cable in the box. The music players will still work with FireWire, if a cord is purchased separately, but only a USB 2.0 cable comes with the device. The [...]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Apple Computer Inc. released new versions of its popular iPod digital music player Wednesday, cutting prices and expanding memory capacities.
The price of the 4-gigabyte iPod mini was cut $50 to $199. A new 6-gigabyte version will sell for $249.
The battery life of the second-generation mini models has also been improved. [...]

“… He’s gone from MTV to MP3, and now he’s leading a grassroots rebellion called podcasting. Why amateurs may soon rule the airwaves (begin download now).”
Wired

NY Times:
“Enthusiasts of all sorts are creating their own broadcasts, or “podcasts” on computers and then posting them to a Web site.”

“Even sick as a dog, John Taylor remembers his manners. …”
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You can watch the new Tears For Fears video for “Closest Thing To Heaven” on VH1. You have to have a Windows PC. Mac or Linux users are out of luck, now I remember why I don’t go to the VH1 website.
TFF on iTunes

Martha And The Muffins Bake Up A Reunion:
“Ever read a Best Canadian Albums Ever list and say, “Huh?” when you invariably reach Martha And The Muffins somewhere in there?
That’s right — after Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, but before The Guess Who and the Hip, falls our country’s best contribution to the new wave movement [...]

Wanna be a podcaster? Then read this article at Playlist

iTunes Music Store have available from Surfdog 13 live shows – some partial – from the Stray Cats European tour last year. I don’t know why more artists don’t this, a download music service is perfect for this.
Stray Cats on iTunes

New Order’s new video Krafty is now online at NewOrderOnline, in real media format (reg. required).
New Order on iTunes

The iTunes Music Store is offering $2.00 off all Grammy nominees.
iTunes

After the Pixies and Dead Can Dance, another band from the cult label 4AD has reformed: the Cocteau Twins. The band will debut live for the very first time since 1996 at the Coachella festival in Los Angeles, CA that takes place on April 30th and May 1st. Liz Fraser,… [Side-line]
iTunes

Radio to the MP3 degree: Podcasting
Podcasting: It’s all over the dial

From iPodlounge: Apple adds 1,000+ Chinese tracks to 15 iTunes stores: “Apple and Universal Music are expanding their range to online music consumers by selling Chinese-language pop music for the first time in North America and Europe,” …..

Dave Winer on Scripting News wrote the following:
A heads-up about an upcoming change. Since I’m not pursuing a podcasting business at this time in conjunction with Adam Curry, he’s going to move his sites off my servers, on or before the end of this month. That includes ipodder.org and curry.com, but not audio.weblogs.com, which will [...]

Yahoo News has a story on Podcasting …. same ‘ol stuff
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