Selling out or just selling? (how bands will cope with the changing industry in one convenient blog post)

As the business model for the record industry changes, major labels are more frequently signing bands to 360 deals, contracts that emphasize revenue streams other than album sales (in case you hadn’t heard, album sales are sad). These streams can include things like ringtones and commercial tie-ins. If you’re J Lo, this is [...]

Killswitch Engage on success: tour til you die

After touring non-stop since “As Daylight Dies” dropped, including a stint on The Warped Tour as one weapon in the arsenal of Mozes artists, Killswitch Engage has decided not to mess with a good thing; they’re going to keep touring forever. Or until the end of next year. Whichever comes first. “Daylight” [...]

New Otep video, “Breed”

While we may be recovered and totally over that whole “giving thanks” thing this week, Otep is paying tribute to their predecessors in their new video. They’ve taken Nirvana’s “Breed” and Otep-ified it, more so in the creepy visuals than the actual cover, which is pretty close to the original. The choice was [...]

Chad Gray / Mudvayne release demos “for the people”

Chad Gray, aka Chadness, might be the busiest man in Metal these days (he’s at least the busiest man in digital Metal news, probably a less cool but still worthwhile distinction in the eyes of lowly music bloggers). On the heels of hosting an us-sponsored Battle of the Bands contest, releasing a DVD with [...]

Rise of the camera phones!

Professional photographers have a new enemy. Gone are the days when a mere bludgeoning from Sean Penn was the worst occupational hazard. No, in an age where our cell phones can do just about anything, the new threat to photogs is the rise of the camera phone. Apparently, the professionals are suffering [...]

Lil’ Romeo signs with USC, hypes Mozes

If you’re wondering what Lil’ Romeo’s been up to lately, try making videos recording playing ball? At a press conference yesterday, he announced that he’s signed on with the USC Trojans as a member of their 2008 class, making him the first hip-hop star turned full scholarship player at a big-name university. It [...]

R.I.P. email / viva la text message!

We’ve speculated about it for a while, and now The Telegraph (via smstextnews) is finally confirming it: email has been killed, while texting thrives (Darwinism, y’all). The article reports that people emailed 6% less in September than they did at the same time last year. And by contrast, texting/IMing are up 34%. [...]

The birth of the Mobisode

If you’ve been looking for a way to combine your passions for celebrities, mobile phones, and desks, your time has finally come! Touted by ITV as the first made-for-mobile program, The Hot Desk is an on-location talk show, featuring two hosts (members of the act, All Saints), celebrities and musicians, and a desk (the [...]

Yeah Mobile Universe

Today marked Under the Radar’s Mobility event.  Made up of 42 start-up and 20 panelists, Mobility was your chance to see, hear and VOTE on key players in the mobile universe. Attendees at Mobility used Mozes to vote on the best presentation in each of the following categories: Publishing Platform, Search and Discovery, Messaging/Sharing, Voice [...]

New Chris Brown video, “This Christmas”

It’s official: the new holiday songs have arrived, folks. Seems a little late actually, since at least one radio station switched to the “all holidays, all the time” format on Halloween! But I won’t hold it against Chris Brown and his cover of “This Christmas.” The video shows Breezy performing a kind [...]

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