Yes, yes, we all hate MySpace. With 10 minute profile load times and 16 year old emo sluts, there's one positive thing it has going for it: the music profiles (that is if you aren't there to pick up the aforementioned emo sluts).
I'll admit, it's incredibly annoying to be spammed by Fallen Ashes In The Dusky Winter Hills begging to listen to their subpar, poorly produced, tearful ballads, however, there are some gems out there. On multiple occasions I've come upon some decent sounds, yet the process of acquiring an EP wasn't one of ease.
Thankfully, MySpace is in the works of remedying this with a music sales feature. Working with San Francisco based Snocap Inc, MySpace members would be able to download a song through the band's profile. Each band will have the option of using the Snocap-powered interface on their profiles. They set the cost per song with MySpace and Snocap taking an undetermined portion. While I understand bandwidth costs and the like, I sincerely hope the little indie bands out there get a generous portion of the sale.
"The distribution fee is small, it's evolving and we're continuing to structure it as we go," said Rusty Rueff, Snocap's chief executive. "What we're trying to do right now is keep the costs as low as we can."
To get their music ready for sale, bands will have to upload their songs to Snocap's online music database. Once cleared by the company a process to ensure someone isn't trying to sell music to which they don't own the copyrights the tracks are available for purchase, Snocap said.
This seems a natural progression in the music driven side of MySpace.So long as one doesn't have to pay over 99 cents a song, nor befriend the band in question, I would gladly use this medium to get new music. Especially considering all the music I listen to is off of my Macbook Pro or iPod.

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