Sonicbids Announces SXSW Competition For a Tour and a $4K Sponsorship

Eric Volpe — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:48:42 -0500

There were 650+ bands booked by Sonicbids to play at SXSW this year. Now, one of those bands is going to get even luckier. Sonic bids announced a competition for a tour of 4 cities and a $4,000 sponsorship to be awarded to the Sonicbids SXSW band that makes the best rockumentary about their road to SXSW.

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Caution: Newly Opened Rock Band Store May Contain Gaga

Eric Volpe — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:21:00 -0500

If the Beatles Rock Band wasn’t enough, or if you're not completely pumped for Jimi Hendrix, then maybe Lady Gaga’s debut on Rock Band will get you back to standing in front of your television with your plastic guitar.

BPI Trying to Seduce ISPs With Promises of Music Subscription Money

Eric Volpe — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:44:33 -0500

The British Phonographic Institute, a three-strike-friendly record label trade group (whom we've already mentioned today), is lobbying for British ISPs to bundle music subscriptions into their broadband packages. The tactic is meant to spur ISPs on to more wholehearted support for the three-strikes policy currently under consideration in Parliament.

In the words of BPI Chief Executive Geoff Taylor:

"It's increasingly clear that it isn't smart [for an ISP to just] be a 'dumb pipe'… ISPs such as Virgin Media have recognized that legal digital music services offer a more exciting and profitable future than continued widespread piracy.”

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Radio 6 Closure Garners Protests

Eric Volpe — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:33:25 -0500

Ever since the BBC announced two weeks ago that it was considering closing its indie radio station, BBC 6 Music, the UK indie world has been up in arms. Numerous petitions to keep 6 Music on the air were circulated online, and several prominent artists released statements protesting the idea.

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Baby, It’s Been A Long Ride

Eric Volpe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:03:53 -0500

Universal Music Group has been ordered by a federal judge to pay attorney’s fees incurred by mother Stephanie Lenz for a YouTube baby video which was wrongfully taken down.

This is, barring appeals, the happy ending to the case of UMG v. Lenz; a somewhat iconic case in which UMG sicced a pack of lawyers on Lenz for posting a video of her baby-aged daughter bobbing up and down to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy"

Because there is some justice in the world, the judge ruled in favor of Lenz, and her legal representatives, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said, "Universal must stop making groundless infringement claims that trample on fair use and free speech." Additionally, Lenz sued Universal Music Group for damages incurred for having her video wrongfully taken down.

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Grooveshark, Spotify’s Cousin, Is Checking Off the Mobiles

Eric Volpe — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:02:18 -0500

Streaming music website Grooveshark recently announced that it has released a mobile app for Palm OS (Pre, Pre Plus, & Pixi phones). That checks off an app for the third mobile phone, as Android and BlackBerry apps were released earlier this year. Next mountain to climb: iPhone app.

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Our First Photography Show Recommendations for 2010!

Frances Cirenza — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:11:30 -0500

ZIO loves photography. We love to look at it, write about it, talk about it, and do some of our own. And we think the best way to get inspired for your own creative work is to check out the galleries. They can open you up to new and exciting concepts. These are the galleries that caught my attention this week.

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Awesome Photography Site of the Week: The 4Togs Blog

Frances Cirenza — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:13:43 -0500

The 4Togs Blog gets it’s ZIO seal of awesomeness for top-notch photographs, quality copy, and unbridled enthusiasm. With the cheeky tagline, "Teaching Awesomeness to Ninjas Since 1954," the blog sets its unique tone.

The photographs from this UK-based site are well done, and the four bloggers are bitterly sarcastic but don’t take themselves too seriously. All four provide great commentary on their shoots and their professional lives.

Here are a few favorites from their recent blog roll:

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Enter to Win a Free Copy of Adobe Lightroom 2!

Sophia Betz — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:32:55 -0500

Here at Zoom In, we're helping spread the word about a great giveaway sweepstakes from our friends at Adobe. 100 free copies of Lightroom 2 will be given away over the next few weeks! Click to enter to win your free copy here.

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A Flash of Humor: Nikon Girl by The Photo Club

Frances Cirenza — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:11:26 -0500

A depart from my usual interests, I thought this video was a perfect compliment to any blog about photography.

Okay, so this won't make you a better photographer, but it will make you laugh.

Here is a video from The Photo Club called Nikon Girl.

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Links

Sonicbids Announces SXSW Competition For a Tour and a $4K Sponsorship

Caution: Newly Opened Rock Band Store May Contain Gaga

BPI Trying to Seduce ISPs With Promises of Music Subscription Money

Radio 6 Closure Garners Protests

Baby, It’s Been A Long Ride

Grooveshark, Spotify’s Cousin, Is Checking Off the Mobiles

Our First Photography Show Recommendations for 2010!

Awesome Photography Site of the Week: The 4Togs Blog

Enter to Win a Free Copy of Adobe Lightroom 2!

A Flash of Humor: Nikon Girl by The Photo Club