http://www.metafilter.com/tags/UMG/rss tag posts with UMG Wed, 23 May 2007 21:37:46 -0800 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:37:46 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/61449/Bend-over-Sheila <a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003589687">"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 [and] pay $4 through PayPal."</a> Former member of Cleveland's own <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=yJYBx5NJULY">Exotic Birds</a> and Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor flips his lid when he finds out his new album <i>Year Zero</i> is being sold in Australia for $34.99 ($29.10 US). Label responds: <a href="http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=26245">"It's because we know you have a real core audience that will pay whatever it costs when you put something out — you know, true fans."</a> Then there's the RIAA accusing Reznor <a href="http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=25224">of intentionally leaking his own music.</a> Album is available in its entirety <a href="http://www.myspace.com/nin">on MySpace.</a> The unique internet-based promotion of this album - what's being called an <a href="http://blog.experiencecurve.com/archives/nine-inch-nails-using-alternate-reality-game-arg-or-big-game-to-market-new-album">alternate reality game</a> - has also <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/category/project-zero/">generated quite a bit of buzz.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.61449 Wed, 23 May 2007 21:37:46 -0800 NIN trentreznor UMG RIAA ProjectZero YearZero ExoticBirds MySpace entertainment music phaedon