The Weekly DiScussion: mp-free for all or right click to save the industry?

So DiS will be the first regular one :)

"In an age where local specialty record shops are biting the dust, a network of blogs has sprung up online, which maintains a vibrant and well-rounded range of new music."
Sad. :(

because the instant reaction we had from a lot of labels was "we'll give you a stream..." and they seemed much more backward than we anticipated.

also quite a few very muso people i know have never used an mp3 blog. one of whom is still in the office!

I am aware of such things... ish. I just do not USE them, for they do not work with my record deck ;o)

level is rebalanced. good man.

that lots of majors feed new stuff directly to the bigger american blogs.

I never used to use blogs, just kinda avoided them, but have started looking at them a bit more now- have had to bookmark a few, as otherwise I'd just forget.

http://www.getecho.blogspot.com/
is a good one which has led to me finding a fair few unknown bands (although the last two posts are about 'biggies' Beirut and Efterklang). He seems to have stopped posting as much over this last month or two though, which is a shame.

http://www.swedesplease.net/
Is a good place for lots of Scandinavian greatness. Which is handy, as the Scandinavians are pretty cool. Ooh, actually, quite liking their latest post also. Japan + Sweden = 2 greatnesses together.

and I think I may like this blog also:
http://shakeyourfist.blogspot.com/
but only been looking at it recently, so will have to pay more attention.

& a few other blogs which I check just on the offchance they have something good amongst their 'meh' stuff. Would be great to have more blogs that I know I'd be able to generally trust and like their recommendations though. (sorry to say, I'm not expecting drownloads to be a favourite, but will happily give it a chance and see).

http://fieldrecords.blogspot.com

one day.
but i'm well lazy, and thus, it might not.

i used to scour different blogs when in actual fact just from scrolling through the most recently updated and from searching names that are mentioned on DiS it's possible to hear and often download (or Audacity') the tracks.

excellent resource.

Good times.

are just trying to make the Internet illegal.

about blogs? One guy on the Guardian website sounding off about them does not a media storm make. Generally the mainstream media ignore blogs, probably deliberately. There's a lot of good writing on many of the blogs I visit, so it's not just about the free music either.

Basically mp3 blogs are the ideal way to find out about music. You can read about it and then listen right away. There's only so much people can write about about music...

but don't really have any regular haunts.

Looking at it as a label rather than a consumer, however, I think they're brilliant! I've sent a few new tracks out to a bunch of blogs in the past and had some really nice responses. The writers are generally really passionate and enthusiastic, which is always a pleasant discovery

It's not strictly an MP3 blog but I do post them from time to time on http://blogscarymonsters.blogspot.com

'signed' to Tigertrap after me hearing them them via 20 Jazz Funk Greats, and them just happening to have a gig that very same night. TIMING.

the label that has helped to put the likes of... Kaiser Chiefs... on the map"

Drowned in Sound is responsible for Kaiser Chiefs prevalence?

I don't know what to feel any more.

the first kaisers single. i thought that was common knowledge?
mind, claiming they "put them on the map" is a bit rich

www.betterpropaganda.com

tons of new stuff
then click on the band
and see the
if you like this, try these links

the catalogue is Huuuuuuge