After Napster

The world of online music after the fall of Napster.

"...and find that out pretty quickly. There's not much music to download anymore. Napster will continue to exist, but..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

and a girl singing with a flower in her hair maybe

Shooting more breeze with jazz storm Sonny Rollins in advance of his Bass Concert Hall stand on Sunday.

"...April’s music monsoon here in the Live Music Capital, from Leonard..."

April 30, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Cheapo Man

Down on the Street turns her camera on.

"...This blog aims to capture life in the Austin music scene from a different angle, focusing more on the..."

Jan. 28, 2008 Music Post by Shelley Hiam

The Common Law

Listen up – illegal downloads & copyright law

"...I have downloaded lots of music over the last two years. Sometimes it is clear..."

March 31, 2006 Column by Luke Ellis

The Trees

Online music trading that "leaves" the RIAA and music industry in the underbrush.

"...Voilô: You've learned not about nature, but about how music is distributed via the communities of cyberspace. Unrest in..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

I Want My MP3

"...for a moment, what it's like to be a musician (musicians, bear with me). You've written some music you..."

March 5, 1999 Screens Feature by Sam Martin

The Rules Have Changed

Two veteran music writers conduct an e-mail correspondence in order to look at new ways of reinventing the music industry.

"...record labels in a new century. Given that Austin’s music community has produced dozens of classic albums over the..."

June 23, 2000 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

The Big Cheese

South by Southwest 1997

"...the relevant side of the novelty-act border, using solid musicianship as their foundation. If you've been a dolt about..."

March 21, 1997 Music Feature

Keep On Chooglin’

John Fogerty talks past, present, and future

"...loving way) playing at this weekend's Austin City Limits Music Festival is John Fogerty. I’m a life-long fan –..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Say Baby

Davíd Garza's still DIY.

"...are made on major labels, and the future of music in regards to the Internet, the 30-year-old musical dynamo..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Let’s Download Some Metallica

Napster anniversary?

"...Fourteen years ago, South Park satirized the music hangup of the decade. “Let’s download some Metallica, some..."

April 10, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

NARAS Reception

Conference Panel

"...stirred the pot with his televised rail against illegal downloading at the Grammy's last month. "The illegal file-sharing and..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by Greg Beets

To the Cyber-Barricades!

Time Warner wants to meter broadband, and the techno-peasants are revolting

"...pay more, based on how much time they spend downloading music, playing interactive games, and watching hi-def porn. Although..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Country Music’s Digital Divide

Assessing the CMA Consumer Research Study

"...Last week, the Country Music Association released the findings of their Consumer Research Study,..."

March 13, 2009 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Radio, Radio

Satellite radio, the burgeoning technology that may ultimately shake up the broadcast world the most, is right around the corner.

"...Music blasting from car dashboards and tinny transistor radios was..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Grunt Work

Interview with America's favorite Gladiator about his band

"...on the ground throughout his meteoric rise, is his music, and more specifically his work with the band Thirty..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Day Trips

Good Records in Dallas is what happens when music lovers take over the record store

"...Good Records in Dallas is what happens when music lovers take over the record store. The little shop..."

July 1, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

After Napster Part 2

Does having your music free online bring more or less cash?

"...a practice Napster made very convenient: not paying for music...."

Aug. 24, 2001 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Sound Unseen Fest Comes to Texas

Hybrid music/movie fest brings Zappa, Stardust, more

"...Of course not. That's why the new Sound Unseen Film/Music Festival has announced that Zappa, the documentary about the..."

Oct. 14, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Eat Your Heart Out: A Three-Day Meal Plan for ACL Eats 2022

Paramore, Lil Nas X, and SZA aren't the only acts to watch for

"...Another year, another Austin City Limits Music Festival in the Texas capital. While the weather patterns..."

Oct. 6, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

After a Fashion

It was a "Mighty Real" period in at least one young man's life: Oh, those heady disco nights! Oh, the power! The Passion! The psychedelics! Oh, it's all within reach through the grace of MP3s! Oh, I should have saved them!

"...kinds of clubs that I did then, where the music was the master, and we were willing slaves. I..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Limited Edition

The file-sharing antidote: Bonus DVDS

"...The advent of file-sharing: just deserts for the music industry's sins against artists and fans alike? Perhaps. Nevertheless,..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Off the Record

Jon Dee Graham goes under the lens for a new documentary, Joel Laviolette culls spirits with Rattletree Marimba, and the new Austin Music Hall finally opens (sort of)

"...is used for spirit-possession first and foremost," says Austin musicologist Joel Laviolette, left, of the mbira, a traditional instrument..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Music Column by Austin Powell

TCB

ACL 04: They're only feet, and "TCB" didn't need them anyway

"...above 90 even before the 2004 Austin City Limits Music Festival got under way, portending a grueling three days..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The Pink Elephant (Radio) in the Room

Local LGBTQ advocates bring queer hip-hop to the radio and SXSW

"...more queer elements to mainstream media, why does the music industry seem to be so behind the curve?..."

March 15, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Mikaila Rushing

NARAS Texas Chapter Reception

"...preparation for their "What's the Download?" campaign on illegal downloading. In addition to having a "David versus Goliath" attitude..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Greg Beets

I Want My MP3s

The rise and demise of Austin's once dominant file-sharing service, Audiogalaxy

"...hope of millions of users worldwide who download free music to their computer hard drives. Following the court-mandated demise..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

Killer Green Information Environmental BBSs

BBS Basics

"...can receive or donate software and files (known as "downloading" and "uploading," respectively). On some systems, they can also..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg

Nights in White Satin

Streaming Spotify all the way back to the reel-to-reel

"...I didn't want to hear and immersed me in music I did. Making literal mixtapes was a snap, and..."

Aug. 5, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

After a Fashion

Hangin' with your Style Avatar, the B-52's, Pam Des Barres, Miss Kitty, and mo' – oh, and some ho's … San Ho's that is …

"...I turned around, the talk was about the illegal downloading of music. I overheard one conversation about the blatantly..."

March 19, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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