The SaveNetRadio coalition today applauded Jay Inslee (D-WA) for introducing legislation that could save thousands of webcasters from bankruptcy. “The Internet Radio Equality Act” would reverse a March 2nd ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) that increased the fees webcasters pay to play music online by a stunning 300 to 1200 percent. “Since the CRB’s March 2nd decision to dramatically and unfairly increase webcaster royalty rates, millions of Internet radio listeners, webcasters and artists have called on Congress to take action,” said Jake Ward of the SaveNetRadio coalition. “Today Congress took notice, and we thank Mr. Inslee for leading… Read more »
The All-American Rejects will be honored with ASCAP’s Vanguard Award at the 24th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards, which will also salute the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed pop songs of 2006. The invitation-only event will be held on April 18, 2007 at The Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. The band’s principal songwriters Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler will also receive two ASCAP Pop Awards for “Dirty Little Secret” and “Move Along,” and will perform during the awards ceremony. Other 2007 ASCAP Pop Award-winning songwriters scheduled to perform are: The Fray’s Joe King and Isaac Slade (“Over… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 11. Originally aired May 10, 2007. Special French Only Episode. Tell Pete Wentz happy birthday on June 5. It’s also the birthday of some guy in Simple Plan… Music by Vulgaires Machins, Dumas, Accrophone, Jean Leloup.
Season 3, Episode 10. Originally aired April 19, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Jack Johnson & Matt Costa, G. Love, One Republic, Adam Sandler, Sublime, James Blunt, Bedouin Soundclash, Money Mark, and Afterburner.
Apple today announced that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano and two generations of iPod shuffle. Along with iTunes and the iTunes online music store, the iPod has transformed how tens of millions of music lovers acquire, manage and listen to their music. “At this historic milestone, we… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 9. Originally aired April 5, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Linkin Park, Butch Walker, The Academy Is…, Paramore, Mickey Avalon, Hawthorne Heights, A Permanent Holiday, Augustana, and Eddie Vedder.
Season 3, Episode 8. Originally aired March 29, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Each On Set, Madina Lake, Head Automatica, The Format, In Theory, The American Analog Set, Tim Armstrong, Timbaland ft Fall Out Boy, and Korn ft Amy Lee.
Like Al Pacino in “The Godfather Part III,” just when eco warrior Al Gore thinks he’s pulled himself free of Washington, D.C.’s partisan politics, he gets pulled right back into the muck. Former Democratic Vice President Gore, one of the organizers behind the July 7 global-climate-crisis-awareness concert Live Earth , has run into opposition from Senate Republicans over his plans to have one of the eight worldwide shows take place in D.C. And, depending on who you believe, the objection to the concert is either a matter of simple parliamentary procedure or just politics as usual. Oklahoma Republican Senator James… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 7. Originally aired March 22, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Sherwood, Three Days Grace, The Used, Secondhand Serenade, Holiday Parade, Test Your Reflex, Faber Drive, The Black List Club, and The Scene Aesthetic.
Get Loaded in the Park will return for another year this August, with this year’s event headlined by Mike Skinner’s The Streets. The urban poet has announced plans for his only confirmed shows of 2007 at the urban-themed rock festival, which takes place in both Clapham Common in London (August 26) and Cardiff’s Bute Park, on August 25th. More acts are expected to be announced soon, with tickets going on sale this Friday, March 30th at 9am.
