Cephalexin for urinary tract infection, (On the streets of Austin, Day 1, SXSW 2010)

The cluster of venues, houses, parks, empty lots under bridges, random balcony’s  and every corner that house the thousands of bands and the endless music are between Cesar Chavez and 8th street from Rio Grande street and beyond Red River. There are a few venues outside of this, cephalexin 500mg cap, Cephalexin 500mg alcohol, for example the Levi’s purpose built stage over the east side of the bridge on and the Stout Inn, the Lustre Pearle which is the biggest ‘badge’ only party, cephalexin 500mg strep throat, Cephalexin 500mg acne, and on the other side of town Stubbs is one of the biggest public venues, acts like Sharon Jones, cephalexin 500mg uses, Cephalexin suspension 250, Broken Social Scene, Spoon and I hear Muse is playing there too, cephalexin 500mg pregnancy. Cephalexin 500 mg for sinus infection, It’s all ages too which is really cool for the under 21ers around town. (see photo, cephalexin 500 mg per capsule, Cephalexin capsules 250 mg, this was when Spoon played on Wednesday night).

The streets of Austin are full to the brim with people running to and from gigs, in and out of hotels, what does cephalexin 500mg treat, Cephalexin 500 mg for sinus infection, or just walking around singing a tune, literally there are hundreds of cats just cruising along singing outloud, cephalexin suspension 250, Cephalexin 500mg strep throat, sometimes someone joins in but they just keep walkin’ and talkin’. There were even a bunch of kids rockin’ a renegade set up with a collection of mis-matched speakers and what can only be described as an all in jam and a sound that was unlike anything I’ve heard before, cephalexin capsules 250 mg, Cephalexin 500mg uses, think garage punk but in an empty lot and times it by a million.

By the time I fly in, check in and claim my ‘badge’ I stop in at the Trade Show, cephalexin 500 mg uses. The Trade Show is one of the least attended things, normally, this year they moved it down to the first level and by the time I got there all state associations and Sounds Australia (who are running the Australian stand) were all scampering about looking for more stuff to give away, cephalexin for urinary tract infection. Cephalexin 500mg acne, So obviously this year was much more effective.

Finally I eat and then the night time gigs are happening, every artist invited to showcase at SXSW gets an official gig, uses for cephalexin 500mg, Erythromycin for urinary tract infection, then they do another hundred more during the week. Tomorrow Dappled Cities are doing two shows, for example, one straight after the other. During the day label, magazines, clothing and sound wears all put on random parties enticing people with free shoes, jeans, beers and with free food being the kicker.

Remember the streets I spoke about that create this box of all-the-time music. Well at night, this is a whole new kettle of fish. Cephalexin for urinary tract infection, The streets are packed, there are thousands of people that come to see the music at SXSW, fans of music. They all hang out on 6^th street at night. By the time I figured out what was where and who, Pivot had already played to a massive and very attentive crowd at The Phoenix and Darren Hanlon performed at the Velveeta Room.

I found myself in the Beauty Bar Back Yard to see Danielson, a group from the east coast of the states, and an awesome collective of bands I’ve never heard of but will probably go and see again. By the time I got home the 21 hour long day felt like a week and that humble plane that flew me to Austin was all but a distant memory. And the start of SXSW, bearings laid.

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Posted Sun 21st Mar, 2010 by Meg Williams.

Order generic cipro, In a landmark decision delivered last Thursday, the Federal Court of Australia has held that iiNet, and all Australian ISPs, do not have an obligation to prohibit copyright infringement across their networks. This verdict is regarded to have global implications as it now sets a strong precedent in how courts may deal with ISPs worldwide, diverticulitis cipro. Cipro food, During the 3 month trial industry body AFACT (Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft) argued that iiNet authorised the copyright infringement by not actively preventing its customers from downloading movies via BitTorrent protocols.

In its defence, cipro otic solution, Ciplox, iiNet argued that it could not be held liable for its customer’s actions, much in the same way as Australia Post is not held liable for the trafficking of illegal substances across its networks, cipro fever. Cipro xr 500mg, iiNet also stated that, under law, is cipro penicillin, Medicine cipro, its customers are innocent until proven guilty and it was not the ISP’s duty to judge them.
Justice Cowdroy agreed with iiNet that there was no obligation to actively protect the copyright of third parties, order generic cipro. The Judge stated that ISPs have no control of the BitTorrent system and cannot be expected to be responsible for it, cipro mexico. Cipro food poisoning, Justice Cowdroy also discredited the three-strikes and you’re out system heralded by France as the solution to internet piracy.

The verdict is a set back not just for the film industry but for music as well, cipro xr. Cipro tooth infection, Music, like film, cipro for children, Cipro for skin infections, is subject to rampant piracy over the internet and is ultimately in the same boat as AFACT. Order generic cipro, If AFACT won this case the onus of protecting copyrighted material would be shifted onto ISPs and illegal downloading would have been curtailed significantly. Now another option must be found, cipro home. Cipro tendon, While ultimately the may appeal the Federal Court’s decision, AFACT have hinted that their approach may shift to lobbying Government, cipro strep, Proquin xr 500 mg, identifying a change in policy as the solution.

iiNet CEO Michael Malone stated that he was interested in finding a new solution to copyright theft - not through enforcement regimes but through new and legitimate access models in which internet users legally interact with copyrighted content, use of cipro. Cipro hc otic drops, Which we think sounds a bit like an invitation. While litigation has been the path that’s been taken almost universally worldwide, Malone’s suggestion indicates that the most successful options at combating piracy could be in the creation of new business models.

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Keflex 250mg, New Zealand, the homey island not far from here have announced they will introduce a three strikes and your out policy, aimed at curbing peer to peer file sharing. Keflex 250, Under the proposed legislation, file-swappers would receive three warnings from their Internet service provider to stop their allegedly infringing activity -- sent at the behest of copyright holders, keflex pulvules 500mg. Keflex 500mg, If alleged infringement continues, a copyright holder may seek a penalty of up to $15, keflex 500mg capsules, Pen vee k 250 mg, 000 (U.S. $10, where can i buy azithromycin, Amoxicillin 500 mg sinus infection, 650) at a newly-created Copyright Tribunal.

In cases of "serious and continued breaches," rights holders will be able to take an accused file-swapper to court, cephalexin 250mg capsules, Keflex 750 mg, and seek to have his or her account suspended for up to six months. It's not as entirely dire as French three strikes where you can permanently get your internet suspended but Commerce Minister Simon Power said the three-notice procedure was the key to the process, keflex 500 mg side effects.

"The procedure will both educate and warn file-sharers that unauthorised sharing of copyright works is illegal, and in turn stop a large proportion of illegal file sharing, keflex 250mg. Buy keflex online, A great deal of work has gone into finding a fair, effective, keflex 500mg dosage, Cephalexin 500mg capsules, and credible process for the enforcement of copyright against illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers."

Mr Power said though right holders will be able to seek suspension of accounts through the courts, he expected that would happen only in cases of serious offending, keflex 500 mg qid. Keflex for sale, Can this be the future of illegal downloading ramification here in OZ. For more on P2P check out this post from The Music Network, pen vk 250. Penicillin vk 500mg, For more information on the procedure check out the NZ Govt Site here.

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Posted Mon 21st Dec, 2009 by Meg Williams.

Recently Australian Industry trade magazine - The Music Network Levaquin 750mg, , released a report on claims that Peer to Peer file share users may not be the devil for the music industry as always claimed. While the report is of the UK it is interesting to read the facts in light of the rush to crack down on illegal downloading like the iinet courtcase here. Levaquin 250mg, Written by UK Contributor Eamonn Forde, we were lucky enough to be able to publish a copy of the article, but more like these can be found in the weekly trade mag, azithromycin 500 mg chlamydia.

File Sharers are Music Buyers Best Customers, Levaquin 750 mg sinus infection, claims report.
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A new report by Demos/Ipsos Media claims that UK downloaders are treating P2P as a discovery platform and buy more music than those who do not use illegal sites.  The report also proposes that the music industry has missed out on untold millions by focusing too much on litigation and not enough on converting file-sharers across to legal services.

Demos researcher Peter Bradwell said, "Politicians and music companies need to wake up to the changing nature of music consumption and embrace the demand for new business models that offer lower prices and easier access to music."

The top line stats from the report were as follows:

• One-third of those polled had accessed music from illegal sources


• Those admitting to using P2Ps spend an average of £77 [A$140] a year on legal music


• Those who do not use P2P send an average of £33 [A$60] less a year on music than P2P users


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• The optimum price point for a single track download worked out at £0.45 [A$0.82] (as opposed to the average iTunes price of £0.79 [A$1.44])

Of course the users of P2Ps are naturally going to be bigger music fans than the average consumer, so this data is not exactly comparing like with like. But the fact is that they have not abandoned legal services and still buy a lot of music, levaquin 750mg. Similar claims have been made in the past, levaquin 50 mg, but the timing of this report – given government crackdowns on ISPs and legislative measures towards disconnections (notably in France) – make it all the more relevant. Levetiracetam 1000 mg, ISPs are now playing their part, as are search engines. First Google announced the launch of Music OneBox which links (in the US, levaquin tablets 750 mg, initially) music- and lyric-based searches to legal partners including MySpace and Lala. Levaquin 1000 mg, On top of this, ad-funded service Qtrax (which has just launched in Australia) has partnered with Baidu, China’s biggest search engine, levaquin 5 mg, to direct music searches to its free and legal platform. Levaquin 750mg, Baidu had been the subject of IFPI-led litigation for deep-linking to illegal sites and files, and this partnership is a significant step forward in the most exciting and powerful emerging market in the world, where piracy rates stood at 90% in 2008 (source: IFPI). Levaquin 750 mg price, Back in 2002/2003, when reports similar to this Ipsos one began to be published, the legal digital market was in its infancy and even iTunes had not launched, buy levaquin 500 mg. Just over half a decade on and the market has shifted dramatically. Levaquin 750 mg iv, Legal music offerings are incredibly diverse from simple à la carte services (iTunes, Amazon MP3), subscription services (Napster), levaquin 500mg uses, download-to-own subscriptions (eMusic), Levofloxacin 500, mobile subscriptions (Comes With Music), ad-funded streaming (we7, Spotify, levaquin 500 mg cost, Last.fm, Levaquin 5, Qtrax), app-based offerings and beyond.

This report coincides with a claim by security software company McAfee that there was a significant spike in the number of torrent sites, what is levaquin 750 mg used for, following the closure of The Pirate Bay for copyright infringement. McAfee states that many of the files on The Pirate Bay were simply ported across to other torrents but adds that the number of torrents offering music, movies and games increased 300% after its closure, levaquin 750mg. Levaquin 750 mg dosage, These two developments expose the bittersweet nature of P2P for the copyright industries.

The first, and harshest fact is that as soon as an illegal site is closed down, levaquin 500 mg price, many more will spring up to replace it. The second fact (and the one that leans most towards optimism) is that younger consumers are treating P2Ps in the same way that their parents would have treated radio or even MTV – as a way to discover and test music. Illegal downloading is not a straight replacement of legal downloading and the challenge for the music industry is how to position itself in the uneasy tension between these two extremes.

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Azithromycine, This  month saw the start of the watershed court case between West Australian internet service provider (ISP), iinet, and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). AFACT is suing iinet for allowing its customers to illegally download movies like The Dark Knight and Happy Feet via websites and torrents, buy z pak online. Zithromax over the counter, This blog goes into why AFACT is targeting ISPs specifically and discusses the pros and cons of it all.

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In its defence against these allegations, iinet relies on Australia Post, 1g zithromax. Buy z pack online, iinet argues that Australia Post is not required to review the contents of all mail sent through its vast distribution network. In the same way, z pak dosing, Where to get zithromax, iinet shouldn't have to look through all of the data passed to and from its customers in search of illegal activity. Azithromycine, iinet uses the analogy that if cocaine is sent via snail mail,  Australia Post would never be prosecuted. In the same way, buy z pak, Z pak 250 mg, should ISPs be held responsible for the actions of its customers.

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Commentators have argued that, z pak online, Generic zithromax 500mg, by AFACT winning this case, all ISPs will be forced to become judges and executioners in all internet infringement matters, order azithromycin online. Z pak for bronchitis, ISPs will be forced to weigh up whether a customer is downloading copyrighted content and if so, decide whether to disconnect the customer or not – without any formal legal process to look after the rights of the customer. With the internet becoming an integral part of our professional and personal lives, disconnection could have some heavy implications on some users.

iinet argues that its up to government and the legal system to enforce, hear and ultimately deal with copyright infringements as ISPs aren’t qualified to deal with copyright law enforcement.

Implications for Music

The outcome of this case has implications for the artists, the music industry and internet users more broadly. If AFACT win, ISPs will be forced to cut their customers' internet connections should they be found to be downloading copyrighted content – which would definitely include music – a huge win for music companies and labels in their battle against mp3 sharing and illegal music dowloading.

The case is expected to continue for many months and may be appealed down the track – so a final verdict is still some time away.

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The Cup and the Cube: a new perspective on the debate over Internet Music Piracy ...And the debate keeps raging on. Should music sharing over the internet be a criminal offence, or do we live in a new digital world that is not bound by the same restrictions and limitations of the old physical one? This question has recently been debated over in the Minnesota District Court where the RIAA (Record Industry Association of America - similar in scope to our ARIA group) has successfully sued college student, Joel Tennenbaum, for sharing 30 songs with other file sharers around the world. Most people have very strong opinions on who is right and who is wrong in digital music piracy without fully understanding the arguments raised by both sides. This series of blogs aim to shed light on the arguments through the use of two vital concepts in digital music piracy - the Styrofoam Cup and the Necker Cube [pictured above]. THE STYROFOAM CUP In his opening statement Prof Charles Nesson, lawyer for the college kid, tried to give the jury a bit of an understanding of what file sharing is and how it affects the physical world. He did this by scrunching up and breaking a Styrofoam cup in his hand, letting all the little white bits fall to the floor...in the middle of a full Court room. His logic worked along these lines: the Styrofoam cup should be seen as a normal CD, containing a number of songs. What the internet and p2p technologies have done is to scrunch up the CD and break it into individual songs. Broken away from the once existing CD, each song takes on a life of its own - free to fall into any computer that wants to catch it. In other words, technology allows songs to be separated from CDs and be distributed freely across the world. What's wrong with freedom? This is best explained by looking at a cube. THE CUBE In a captivated Court room, Nesson went on to describe the Necker Cube - A cube that can be viewed from two different perspectives. One camp sees the cube (file sharing) as bad, whilst another camp sees it from a different perspective and thinks its good. Neither camp is necessarily wrong, its just that they are two very different perspectives of the same Necker Cube. This concept is what has driven this debate over piracy for over a decade and will continue to drive it for a long time further. After all is said and done, is it possible for the Necker Cube to morph into a Square? That is, can file sharing enthusiasts and the music industry solve their issues with each other to make a digital environment that is beneficial for all? More about the square in later blogs...

Posted Thu 3rd Sep, 2009 by Ishan Karunanayake.

Navigating band agreements By Darren Sanicki From The Arts Law Centre of Australia I am often asked by young bands whether they should enter into an agreement among themselves. Whilst my legal training says "Yes", I am also conscious that this may open a can of worms. Recently a client of mine, the charismatic and enigmatic lead singer of a well-known act, no longer wanted to be part of the band citing irreconcilable differences between the members. Instead he wanted to leave, find himself a new backing band, continue to use the same band name, play the same music and perform an almost identical "live show." Now theres a can of worms! He believed that as a founding member, lead singer and principle lyricist, he should be entitled to do so. The band had a strong following, was making good money touring, and was about to release their debut album. Naturally, the remaining members of the band were mortified and wanted to continue business as usual, and simply find themselves a new lead singer. Thus began a long and spiteful dispute. What many people dont realise is that without a written agreement the Partnership Act (the Act)  will apply. Partnerships are defined as "persons carrying on a business in common with a view of profit"  while "business" is defined as "every trade or occupation."  If your band is more than a "hobby" it will be considered a partnership under the law. As my client did not have an agreement in writing we were forced to rely on the Act. So what were the key provisions of the Act and how could a Band Agreement have helped resolve the issues? Firstly, the Act assumes that all partners are equal. This surprises many bands and may be contrary to a bands intention. The Act also states that subject to any agreement to the contrary, a partnership can be dissolved by any partner providing notice to the other partners of his/her intention to do so. My clients actions and emails clearly conveyed his intention to dissolve the partnership. Once this was done, the issue became who had best right to the bands name, and who should have the right to perform their songs? Aside from physical assets such as music equipment, pas, combie-van etc, a bands primary assets are its name and its songs (depending on the bands internal arrangements regarding songwriting splits - if any!). Generally speaking, the Act provides that upon dissolution of a Partnership, each party has equal right as against the other partners to the Partnership assets. This means that each partner has equal right in all assets (including the band name and song catalogue) and no one partner has a greater right to the assets than the others. While a literal interpretation may imply that each member could then run off and start their own band of the same name there exists "Fair Trading" legislation such as that would likely intervene where such actions may cause confusion in the market place. The Act also provides that any partner can apply to the court to order a winding up of the Partnership business with assets sold-off and the funds distributed in accordance with each partners ownership holding (ie equally).  In my matter, we needed to strike a deal as to who would get what under threat of such a court application. Thousands of dollars were spent trying to ascertain a "value" of the "business". We eventually settled our matter by way of pay-out ie my client agreed to forgo any rights to the name and ownership of the songs (subject to him continuing to receive his cut of publishing royalties) in return for a fee. The pay-out was modest and left my client feeling somewhat disgruntled. The alternative however was expensive legal proceedings. There are often clauses in a Band Partnership Agreement that cover band members who want to leave. Such a clause would have spared my client much angst. "Leaving member clauses" usually provide that appropriate notice must be given by leaving members. They also provide that if a member leaves the Band, the remaining members may continue to perform under the Bands name. This doesnt have to be the case however and the drafting of the Band Agreement is entirely open to negotiation and dependant on the Bands particular circumstances. It may also provide that a leaving member is entitled to a pay-out of sorts for ongoing royalties and how such amounts should be calculated. This can be vital when a band has had success and there are ongoing royalties to be claimed. A Band Agreement forces a band to consider a host of issues such as •    how many partners are there; •    the roles and obligations of each partner; •    song ownership splits; •    division of income from different sources; •    decision making processes; •    ownership of the band name; •    leaving member processes; and •    admitting new members. Given the gravity of writing a Band Agreement, some bands will put it in the "too hard basket" and going with the "shell be right" attitude. Whilst no two bands are alike, I would advise all bands to consider entering into a Band Agreement and for starters, they may contact Arts Law to obtain a sample agreement to start considering the issues. Darren Sanicki music and entertainment lawyers, darren@dslawyers.com.au; www.dslawyers.com.au

Posted Thu 13th Aug, 2009 by Eliza Sarlos.

HOW ARTISTS ARE USING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO PROMOTE THEIR MUSIC ACROSS THE WORLD - AND MAKING MONEY FROM IT. This blog is Part 3 of our look at Social Media sites and their ability to promote and market artists across the world. In this new world of online music promotion and streaming, its important that artists and labels understand the ways in which they can utilise the latest online technologies and trends to not only get their music 'out there' like never before, but also earn money over the latest e-revenue streams available. WHY? Before going into how artists and labels get paid online, its important to understand why they get paid. Under Australian copyright law, an mp3 or any format of recorded music contains 2 distinct copyrights - the publishing rights in the composition that was recorded as well as the performance rights in the actual sound recording. Copyright law says that anyone who, among other things, distributes, communicates and/or reproduces recorded music must compensate both the composers of the music and the owners of the recording. These rules still operate in an online world, so this means artists and labels are entitled to 2 sources in one music stream: 1. payments to the composers/performers (known as Mechanical Royalties) and 2. payments to the owners of recordings (known as Performance Royalties) If you have signed any recording or publishing contracts your rights to these incomes will change. Its important to note that these obligations under Australian law are mirrored to a great extent across the globe. Enough theory, show me the money!! HOW? Last.fm One of the latest methods in which artists and labels can promote their music and get paid for it is provided by the website lastfm. For more information on the value of distributing your music over lastfm, please read our previous blog titled The iBand Part 2. Performance Royalty Program One important incentive that lastfm provides to artists is its Royalty program. Under the program, artists will get paid a small percentage of the revenue lastfm receives from the streaming of a track as compensation under its Performance Royalty obligations. Other Sites As most other streaming sites do not have specific Performance Royalty payment schemes, bodies such as APRA and its equivalents across the world seek out and collect Performance Royalties from such sites. It is therefore important that artists and labels register with APRA and update their information with them to ensure that money collected from online usages of their music is adequately compensated through APRA's services. Mechanical Royalty Payments As lastfm operates from both the UK and the US, it is required to follow their laws in respect of copyright, especially in respect of mandatory royalty payments. The UK and US copyright law provides that sites like lastfm pay mechanical royalties to composers - both the US and UK have collecting societies to collect and distribute such monies through to its member artists. APRA has agreements with other collecting societies around the world so, when Streaming sites pay mechanical royalties to international societies, any amounts related to Australian APRA members are on-paid to APRA for distribution to those members. If you are unsigned, a label or someway else own the copyright in recordings that are likely to be streamed extensively over the internet, we recommend that you become a member of the PPCA or the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia. The PPCA actively seeks licence fees from Australian online streaming companies and distributes income received to its members. The PPCA too has links with international equivalents to aid in generating you income from around the globe. As there are so many interest groups involved in online business models for the music industry, it is no surprise that the royalty rates payable to copyright owners are currently in a state of flux both locally and across the globe. We recommend artists contact both APRA and the PPCA to keep abreast of the latest developments and to find more information on the latest rates payable in respect of online streaming.

Posted Tue 11th Aug, 2009 by Eliza Sarlos.

HOW ARTISTS ARE USING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO PROMOTE THEIR MUSIC ACROSS THE WORLD. This blog is Part 2 of our look at Social Media sites and their ability to promote and market artists across the world. Introduction to Music Streaming Sites The popularity of sites that allow users to stream, learn, chat and share music with others is growing immensely. While Facebook and the like concentrate on a person's overall lifestyle, ie work, drinking and partying, Streaming sites focus only on a person's musical habits. For the general public, such sites may seem less interesting - maybe even boring for some - but for music fans, these sites have the potential to rival the importance of Facebook. At the end of the day, artists must look to these music fans to build  their grass roots following and to further promote their music by accessing these new global virtual music communities. Bottom line, if you want to share and promote your music in the most effective ways possible - get involved in streaming sites. Last.fm Lastfm is one of the popular music Streaming sites on the internet and now has over 20 million users across the world. For a list of other similar sites, visit this page. Recently, Lastfm has varied its business model and now requires its users to pay for the services provided on the site (after a free 30 track period). This allows Lastfm to direct some of its revenue to artists who generate lots of plays across the site - more on this royalty scheme later.
Personalised Music Player An important feature of Lastfm is their intuitive music player which recommends new music to their users based on their musical tastes. This is a great way to introduce your music to fans who are only into your genre.  Its much more effective to market your music to audiences who have a history of liking your styles - Why bother promoting your hip hop tracks to death metal fans - the intuitive player does all the hard statistical and stylistic analyses for you and only promotes your music to fans who they think will be interested. Royalty Program Lastfm have established a new initiative called the Artist Royalty Program in which they pay artists a small percentage of the revenue an artist's track generates from the site. Its important to realise that the percentages paid to artists under this program wont be very large at all - but its a start of a new way of thinking for alternative revenue streams for artists. Independent labels, however, may have more luck in earning noticeable income through this program due to the larger pool of tracks from which they can earn from. Stay tuned for a future blog on alternate income streams for the music industry for more information on this.
Blip.fm Blip is the Twitter for music fans. Blip allows users to listen and share music with others and gives them 150 characters in which to make any comments they like about the music. By providing your music on blip, you allow it to be heard by thousands of would-be music critics and other music fans.
RCRD LBL This site is a great hub for new music in which independent labels, music bloggers and music fans virtually meet to share, copy and listen to new music. One important aspect of RCRD LBL music is that all music available on the site are under Creative Commons Attribution licences. For more info on what this means, read the Music NSW fact sheet on Creative Commons licences available at (is there a link?). Its therefore important to decide whether sharing and promoting your music across the RCRD LBL networks is more important to you than earning money from not sharing over this site.

BLOGS Another invention of the social media age is the blog. Blogs are now a part of every day life, and often, they stream music and videos whilst recommending and critiquing  music trends both locally and globally. It's a bit like a zine, but with more functionality, more regularity, and less lo fi. Bloggers are generally seen as trendsetters and are often the first point at which hype will orbit an artist.If the blogger ends up liking your music, they may actively promote you over their blog (where the audience is limitless). Another recent innovation in the world of blogs is what we term Blog Aggregation Sites where  bloggers contribute their blogs on a specific topic over one website. These Blog Aggregation Sites end up pooling each bloggers 'fan base' to form one very popular blog site. By interacting and sharing your music over such sites, you may be able to promote your music to new and untouched networks. BLOG AGGREGATORS The Hype Machine Elbo.ws AUSTRALIAN MUSIC BLOGS Whothehell.net Rose Quartz

Posted Mon 3rd Aug, 2009 by Ishan Karunanayake.

Today we kicked off Save the Scene 2009 in our spiritual homeland, Sydney. Music industry pro's Kirsty Brown from The Brag, Bree Carter from Select Music, Chris Moller from APRA, Andy Kelly (Winterman + Goldstein), and Caroline Gates (FBi Radio) came down to share their knowledge, detailing what the industry is like, how they all got where they are, how to use the industry best if you're an artist, and what they all do. The unanimous answer to that last question was "spend a helluva lot of time answering email!" Afterwards Tom Ugly and Tim Derricourt (Dappled Cities), with Chris Moller (APRA/ Midget) gave us a breakdown of the songwriting process, detailing how they each write songs, and the ways that they interact with band members and other songwriters. Tim played us an early demo of the new Dappled song and, seriously, the totally lo-fi demo recording was mind blowing! What a treat! Next stop on the road: Goulbun, Wagga Wagga, Bega, and Dungong in August, Broken Hill in September and Newcastle in October as part of Sound Summit. All aboard the Indent van!

Posted Wed 22nd Jul, 2009 by Eliza Sarlos.