Monday, December 1, 2008

Ralf Zeigermann Blogs Cyber-Monday (In German) Bah, Humbug.. ..... Weihnachten? Bah! Humbug! [www.derwesten.de/blogs/Weihnachtsblog - Blog (RSS 2.0)] derwesten.de main portal 9:19:22 PM

Podcast and Full Download via Donewaiting.com Jay Bennett's New Album Available for Free Download. MP3: The Engines are Idle Former Wilco mad scientist Jay Bennett has released his latest album, Whatever Happened I Apologize, as a free download from Rock Proper. Click here to grab it free and legally. I was just having a conversation yesterday with my friend Megan about how changes in the industry are real and not just talking points that music geeks obsess over. Bennett might not still be setting the world on fire with sales, but he is a respectable solid name that can certainly sell enough records to make it worthwhile for any small label to work with him. Which makes me think about local bands who don't really tour: why aren't you just releasing your music for free instead of spending $1,500 for 1,000 CDs that you'll never sell... If it's good enough for Jay it's good enough for you. From the press release: Rock Proper is an online music distributor providing free, high quality, album-length downloads with the legal consent of their creators. Please download this music, share it, and enjoy it in any non-commercial way you deem appropriate... In addition to Jay's record, our site features 10 great reissues for your listening pleasure. Many of these records were recorded at Jay's studio, Pieholden Suite Sound and document some of the many collaborations of a close group of friends focused on Chicago's far north side. [donewaiting.com] 7:39:28 PM

Repo! "In the year 2056 - the not so distant future - an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet." "Repo! The Genetic Opera" to Slice Its Way to the Phoenix Area. Classic-Horror.com is based out of Phoenix, AZ, so occasionally we provide horror news specific to that region. The big genre news for the Valley of the Sun right now is that at 10:00PM on December 4th, 2008, Chandler Cinemas in Chandler, AZ will be host a special, one-night-only screening of Repo The Genetic Opera with director Darren Lynn Bousman and screenwriter/composer Terrance Zdunich in attendance. This is part of a special four-city expansion of Repo's highly successful tour of independent cinemas across the United States. read more [Classic-Horror.com - Reviewing the History of Horror Movies] 7:34:35 PM

Digital Media Europe Telecom Italia launches Next Open Innovation portal. Soon to be available also in an international version, the portal allows viewers to test in advance Telecom Italia products and services, and to submit new mobile, broadband, web, IPTV and IT ideas and solutions. [Digital Media Europe - digital media news from across Europe] 7:02:38 PM