Fret Buzz

Fret Buzz 018: Where've I Been, China Rejects Yahoo’s Appeal, Sony BMG MP3s, and More

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:50:04 -0500

Weekly water cooler recap of the rapidly changing trends and stories that are shaping the digital music and media revolution, or, as I like to call it, the mubiz sickness.
In this week's show:

Where Have I Been?
Gotham Radio dot org wants Fret Buzz

Main Riff
China Court Rejects Yahoo China's 'Deep Linking' Appeal; Sony BMG Embraces MP3s

Leading Licks
Verizon Lines Up Guitar Hero Exclusive; Live Nation Enters Ticketing World

Rock News
More on Zeppelin Tour?; The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; Slash vs. Bill Gates

The Fastest Two Minutes in Rock

Quick Licks
Shop Boyz Top AT&T's Best Selling Ringtone List; Mac Users Better Digital Music Citizens

Closing Comments

Fret Buzz 017: Warner Music/Sinatra, Starbucks Preps John Lennon Video Album, and More

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:49:31 -0500

Weekly water cooler recap of the rapidly changing trends and stories that are shaping the digital music and media revolution, or, as I like to call it, the mubiz sickness.
In this week's show:

Main Riff
Warner Music and Sinatra Estate Sign Deal; Starbucks Prepares John Lennon Video Album

Leading Licks
Reznor Resurrects Project; Rock Band Defects

Rock News
Van Halen Ringtones; New Santana Album; Extreme Reunion: Quiet Riot Frontman Passes

The Fastest Two Minutes in Rock

Quick Licks
Passalong Networks OnTour Widget; UMG's Deutsche-Grammaphone DRM Free; and Guitar Hero III

Mega Bites
HD Radio, Satellite Radio and the American Automobile

Listener Feedback and Closing Comments

Fret Buzz 016: Yahoo and Sony BMG Video Deal, UK Retailers Demand DRM-Free, and More

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:36:57 -0500

Weekly water cooler recap of the rapidly changing trends and stories that are shaping the digital music and media revolution, or, as I like to call it, the mubiz sickness.
In this week's show:

Main Riff
Yahoo and Sony BMG Video Deal; UK Retailers Demand DRM-Free

Leading Licks
Jay Z Explores New Platforms; Universal Pulls the Plug on NIN Remix Project

Rock News
Lenny Kravitz; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Van Halen; Velvet Revolver; Led Zep Tickets

Quick Licks
Freehand Lands EMI Catalog; and TuneCore Adds Music Video Distribution

Mega Bites
MySpace Ad-Supported Content; AT&T/Napster Mobile Device

Closing Comments

Fret Buzz 015: Jay Z Says No to iTunes, EMI Has a Controversial Week, and more

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:26:05 -0500

Weekly water cooler recap of the rapidly changing trends and stories that are shaping the digital music and media revolution, or, as I like to call it, the mubiz sickness.
In this week's show:

Main Riff
Jay Z Says No to iTunes

Leading Licks
EMI Has Controversial Week

Rock News
Radiohead Backlash, More Led Zep News, and Is Tommy Lee Still Drumming for the Crüe?

Fastest Two Minutes in Rock
Digital Beatles, Alice in Chains New Album, Queens of the Stone Age Get Thrown Out of Rehab, New Who Album, Clapton and Winwood Shows

Quick Licks
Premier Guitar Mag, XM and Sirius Merger Official, Wendy's/Rhapsody Combo Meal, UMG Classics and Jazz DRM-free

Mega Bites
Google TV and AT&T/Pandora Offer

Listener Feedback and Closing Comments

Fret Buzz 014: Radiohead Numbers Emerge, Sony Ericsson, Red Bull in the Music Industry?, and more

Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:14:10 -0500

Weekly water cooler recap of the rapidly changing trends and stories that are shaping the digital music and media revolution, or, as I like to call it, the mubiz sickness.
In this week's show:

Main Riff
Radiohead Numbers Emerge and Sony Ericsson Makes Waves

Leading Licks
Red Bull in the Music Industry? and Copyright Royalty Board Suggests Cable Rate

Rock News
More Digital Zep and Page Broken Finger, Prince Pisses Off Fans, Eagles Soar Over Britney, Ozzy News and Rock Movie Updates

Quick Licks
Pirate Bay, MySpace, TicketMaster, and the Orchard

Mega Bites
MTV and Harmonix Unleash iPod Game, and Guitar Hero III Breaks $100M

Fret Buzz 013: Streaming Video, The NBC/Apple Fallout, Warner Music and iTunes Deal

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:59:33 -0400

Weekly water cooler recap of the rapidly changing trends and stories that are shaping the digital music and media revolution, or, as I like to call it, the mubiz sickness.
In this week's show:

Main Riff
Hulu, VOD Streaming, and the Story Behind the NBC/Apple Fallout

Leading Licks
Warner Music Group to Mirror Month-to-Month UMG Deal with iTunes

Rock News
VH Tour Extension; Jim Morrison; New Eagles Album; Bon Jovi World Tour; The Who Online; Santana Debuts at No. 8; Britney to Debut at No. 1; New Heaven & Hell Album; Pink Floyd Celebrates 40th with New Box Set; Trent Reznor Remixes; Physical Radiohead

Quick Licks
NPR Revamping Online Music Site; Walgreen’s DVD Burning Kiosks

Mega Bites
Google Et Al Gang Up on FaceBook; Qloud, Socially Interactive Music App; Real Networks Rhapsody

Last Licks
The Big Video Picture, More Download vs. Subscription Models, and Nikki Sixx’s Project

Listener Feedback & Closing Thoughts

Fret Buzz 012: Amazon vs iTunes, USB Drive Replace CD, FTC to Shakedown P2P, Canadian Music Tax and more

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:08:14 -0400

Weekly water cooler recap of the rapidly changing trends and stories that are shaping the digital music and media revolution, or, as I like to call it, the mubiz sickness.
In this week's show:

Main Riff
Amazon MP3 vs. iTunes Store; Will Flash USB Drives Replace the CD?

Leading Licks
FTC to Shakedown P2Ps; Canadian Music Tax

Rock News
Digi-Led Zep; Sixx AM; Ron Wood & Slash Autobios; Kurt Cobain Flick; REM Live CD/DVD; More Radiohead

Mega Bites
Lots of Mobile Media News

Quick Licks
Get Your Red Hot iPod; Microsoft Acquires Small FaceBook Share

Last Licks
The Apple/Amazon Big Picture and The a la Carte Download vs. Subscription Models

Listener Feedback & Closing Thoughts

Fret Buzz 011: Madonna Deal Official, Radiohead Numbers & Backlash, TotalMusic

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:54:38 -0400

Weekly water cooler recap of the week’s news and stories from the ever-changing digital music and media revolution.
Main Riff
Madonna Announces Deal and Artist Nation Is Born

Leading Licks
Radiohead Numbers and Backlash; TotalMusic

Rock News
Led Zep Goes Digital; Britney Sues Perez; ACDC DVD; Slash’s Autobiography; Metallica Working on New Album; Foo Fighters Setting Up Full 2008 Tour

Mega Bites
Nokia N95; Beyonce's bPhone; Sony Wailkman Phone; Sony & KDDI Download Service

Quick Licks
Napster's Subscription Platform and Apple Drops DRM-Free Prices

Last Licks
Recap of this week’s news and the bigger picture

Listener Feedback & Closing Thoughts

Fret Buzz 010: The 123rd AES Convention and Interview with eSessions

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:10:11 -0400

Weekly water cooler recap of the week’s news and stories from the ever-changing digital music and media revolution.
In this special edition: a recap of the 123rd AES Convention plus an interview with Ryan Chanovich the Director of Talent at Esession.
Esession is an an online music production collaboration service. So if you’re a music creator, singer.songwriter, producer, engineer, etc. you’ll certainly want to check this out.

Fret Buzz 009: The Mubiz Sickness

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:12:10 -0400

Weekly water cooler recap of the week’s news and stories from the ever-changing digital music and media revolution.
Main Riff
The Radiohead Ripple Effect on the Mubiz Sickness
Leading Licks
Terra Firma/EMI Announce a New Strategy; Time Warner Announces Road Runner Music
Rock News
Janis Joplin Biopic; Randy Rhoads Rock Doc; Ozzy Shouts Back; New Police Album???; Britney’s Blackout Pushed Up
The Songwriter Show Promo
Mega Bites
FaceBook’s New Music Store; Google’s gPhone; Rock Band Video Game; iPods in Schools
Listener Feedback