Features tagged with industry

The shifting economics of the music industry have been tough on bands like American alt-rock group Man Man. Here, Dominic James Stevenson talks to the band in Berlin about the challenges they face.

Rounding off No Ripcord's coverage of this year's Bestival, Joe Rivers spoke to singer-songwriter, Mary Epworth, who performed at the event. They talked songwriting, Spotify, Czech gypsy music workshops, and more.

Amanda Palmer has asked fans to join her touring band in order to save her money - just what is she playing at?

In this week's digest: EMI starts the first major label blog, Youtube blocks music videos in Germany and Google offers free downloads in China.

This week in the news: The EU rejects a three strike rule for file-sharers, online music streaming services face up to major losses, and Radiohead's Ed O'Brien seeks a fair deal for new artists.

This week in the news: Spotify grows to iTunes proportions, SXSW laughs in the face of recession, and Bono blasts the file-sharers.

In this week's digest: No Ripcord celebrates its 10th birthday, we moan about not going to SXSW, Youtube squares up to the PRS, and the British Music Experience opens its doors.

Even though the cassette mix tape has been nearly extinct for years, its conceptual appeal remains strong. So when a new Web site, Muxtape.com, launched in March of this year to duplicate the mixed-tape idea in an online setting, an influx of users quickly began uploading to the site.

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