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 | Games and TechnologyRecent NewsNine Inch Nails release new album for free Nine Inch Nails have released a brand new full length, this one is non-instrumental and have opted to make the entire album available for free. Band mastermind Trent Reznor noted: Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one's on me. Since parting with…Frenzal Rhomb's Lindsay McDougall's claims anti-piracy group defamed him in new video Frenzal Rhomb's Lindsay McDougall was asked to appear in a video which he was told, would represent the lives of working and touring musicians. However, later he discovered the video was part of a propaganda piece developed by the music industry to show to school children to discourage file sharing. McDougall was outraged by the misrepresentation, saying: I was lumped in with this witch hunt [and] completely taken out of context and defamed. I have never come out against internet piracy and illegal downloading and I wouldn't…Radiohead's donation-suggested promotion a "one-off" Radiohead's now-famous donation-suggested release of In Rainbows will not be repeated with the band's next album. The group spoke to the BBC about it, saying: The "honesty box" idea was a one-off response to a particular situation. It was one of those things where we were in the position of everyone asking us what we were going to do. I don't think it would have the same significance now anyway, if we chose to give something away again. The news may…Pixies, Cars, Judas Priest to have full albums in "Rock Band" The Pixies' classic album, Doolittle is one of the first three albums that will appear in their entirety in the popular video game, Rock Band. Along with The Cars' self-titled album and Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance, the albums will be available for play in the popular multi-user game. The release of full albums via the system is an interesting development, particularly because of how popular singles on the service have been. As of last month, more than…Microsoft to release Joy Division-themed Zune According to a report from Wired, Microsoft is gearing up to release a limited edition Joy Division-themed version of their less-than-ubiquitous MP3 player, The Zune. The Joy Division Zune will feature an adaptation of the cover art from the band's 1979 debut, Unknown Pleasures, which artist Peter Saville created using a graph of one hundred pulses from pulsar CP 1919 (apparently the first radio pulsar ever…Grand Theft Auto IV to feature punk/hardcore station hosted by Jimmy Gestapo of Murphy's Law The ridiculously hyped fourth edition in the Grand Theft Auto series will apparently feature an all-punk/hardcore radio station to be hosted by one other than Jimmy Gestapo of Murphy's Law fame. Along with some colourful commentary from Jimmy himself, the station promises plenty of punk and hardcore tracks. No word yet on which tracks will appear but you can preview the station by clicking Read More. The game hits on April 29th, 2008.…95% of people copying music, says new study; Undertones frontman comments According to a new Guardian report, 95% of people 18-24 are copying music in some form or another. Surprisingly, not all the copying is through file sharing networks with some copying CDs directly and others are (still) recording music from the radio. The article talks to Feargal Sharkey of 70s-era punk act The Undertones who is now chief of the British Music Rights organization. Sharkey remarks: For somebody who has spent 30 years in the music…Warner pushing for mandatory Internet tax According to a report from the Conde Nast Portfolio, Warner is putting significant effort into pushing for a mandatory Internet tax to receive unlimited access to any recorded music. The company has hired Jim Griffin to spearhead the effort. Griffin commented: Today, it has become purely voluntary to pay for music. If I tell you to go listen to this band, you could pay, or you might not. It's pretty much up to you. So the music business has become…Nine Inch Nails' "free" release nets more than $1.5M While precious little has been revealed about Radiohead's success with the donation-suggested model, Nine Inch Nails' recent experiment has proven quite successful. Despite no marketing and no label, the donation-suggested 36-track album netted the artist a stunning $1,619,420 US. The album can be purchased, completely DRM-free in both…Iron Maiden tries the "free album" thing Iron Maiden is the latest major act to try something new with regards to music distribution. According to an NME report, the veteran metal band will be releasing their greatest hits album, 'Somewhere Back In Time, as a free high-quality download from their website. The catch is the 320kbps WMA format files will self-destruct after three listens after which point… |
