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Magnatune.com

We're a record label, but we're not evil.

About Me

"Except now there's this daring Web site called Magnatune that's asking some interesting questions about ways to finally create harmony between the Internet, musicians, and consumers."—USA Today"Customers' comments suggest that Magnatune has tapped a vein of resentment against the big labels and the Recording Industry Association of America..."—Wired"This is very exciting news about Magnatune. This is precisely the kind of innovation that will solve the current crisis in music."—Lawrence Lessig, founder and chairman of Creative Commons

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/5/2006
Band Website: magnatune.com
Band Members: John Buckman, Jan Hanford, Shannon Coulter, Teresa Malango, Joel Benjamine
Influences: A moral compass.
Sounds Like: The future.
Record Label: We pay the artist. Call us crazy.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Magnatune, magnified!

A photo of one our Bay Area billboards. Note the ironic Clear Channel plaque underneath!http://blogs.magnatune.com/buckman/2006/06/billbo ard_photo.html
Posted by Magnatune.com on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:36:00 PST

What the .$@ is "open source music" anyway?

Well for one thing, it means you can listen to *entire tracks* on Magnatune before you decide to buy them. **No snippets allowed**. Here are a couple of other things we mean by "Open Source Music": ht...
Posted by Magnatune.com on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:37:00 PST