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Sigur Ros new album, have a listen

Those Islandic classical/chill/rock/other worldly noise bringers are letting people hear their new album, Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust,and therefore so will I.

Dry County free downloads

Dry County are giving away free downloads. There are three tracks: Static Kids (B-side to Attention), Carol of the Bells (new track), Mannix (Nothing Stays In Place EP) two remixes: Another Idea - Jimmy Behan Remix (Another Idea B-side) and Fell into an Etch Bew remix feat. Anne Sophie (Nothing Stays In Place Remixed EP) and the video for Another Idea. free music
They have had a good year,being nominated for the Choice Award,touring the country extensively and just finishing up a UK tour. The live show is a master class in performance by the way and well worth the look.  You can catch em supporting  Giveamanakick in  ALT on May 2nd ,Liquid Lounge Cork on the 17th supporting Skeletons & the Kings of all Cities, Roisin Dubh 31st supporting Cars In Walls and Whelans on June 26th where they headline.

No more Ash Albums

Ash have said that their upcoming album Twilight of the Innocents is going to be their last.
Why, why would the Downpatrick Rockers do that? 
Here is that Tim has to say for himself
"The way people listen to music has changed. With the advent of the download the emphasis has reverted to single tracks.
I believe our new album is the pinnacle of everything we've done thus far, and I'm proud that this will be remembered as our last album. The future lies elsewhere and we can have a lot of fun by changing things up.
"When you're tied to the album format, you find yourself waiting six months between finishing a record and releasing it. By leaving this behind we can enter a new phase of spontaneity and creativity. We're the first band to do this, but I very much doubt we'll be the last."
It Does not mean they are splitting up by the way, well you wouldn't would you when you have an album to promote.
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Check this out

Playrewind really is a spring board to success for many of todays best artists. Why when I think back to all the artists we’ve broke, all the careers we’ve moulded well it makes me feel all warm inside. So with that I present to you the latest find by Playrewind, Daz Furey, who releases his new single No One Like You this week. Just follow the link and enjoy.

Daz is an up and coming London based musician who has a special place in the hearts of all those at Playrewind, well in mine anyway.

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The Chemical Bro's Return

The Chemical Brothers forthcoming album 'We Are The Night' is out on 2nd July. The first single from the album 'Do It Again'  is available for purchase as a digital download on 4th June, while 18th June sees the release of the track on CD, 12" and 7" single.

You don't believe me look here .

NIN Removes the Middleman?

As most of you know Trent Reznor's new Nine Inch Nails album "Year Zero" has done rather well, one of the main reason for this has been his viral marketing campaign for the album and his attitude towards the record labels. Reznor never one to keep his opinion to himself, has been very outspoken about how unhappy he is with his record label. In the past day he has taken this one step further and if he keeps his work, he could seriously change the way in which the record labels exist and how music is produced.

Reznor told The Hetald Sun"I've have one record left that I owe a major label, then I will never be seen in a situation like this again, "If I could do what I want right now, I would put out my next album, you could download it from my site at as high a bit-rate as you want, pay $4 through PayPal."

He also goes on to discuss an option for those people who like a physical piece of merchandise. "Come see the show and buy a T-shirt if you like it. I would put out a nicely packaged merchandise piece, if you want to own a physical thing." Whih sounds wuiet nice and is certainly a preferable option than spending 20 odd euro on an album and a further 20 on a t-shirt.

The most groundbreaking piece of information contained in the article, the one quote that will if Reznor carries true seriously change music forever. "And it would come out the day that it's done in the studio, not this 'Let's wait three months" bulls---.'"

Finally an artist who knows that the fans don’t enjoy waiting years between albums only to read that its finally finished but wont be instores for a few more months, while the record label builds anticipation.

Look at it this way, at 4 dollars a download if Reznor sells 250,000 albums the day he uploads it then he’d make a million big ones over night.

Anyone can make promises, but few actually carry true on theirs. So please Trent, stay true to your word and make music buying just that little bit more enticing for not only your fans but all music fans.

Free Downloads legal in Spain

In a bold move a Spanish judge has deemed that there is nothing illegal about downloading music for personal use stating that "criminalizing socially admitted and widely practiced behavior where the aim is not to gain wealth illegally but to obtain private copies."
This is sure to add fuel to the debate on copyright law and P2P file swapping.
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