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MySpace to Begin Selling Music

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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emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

SEP 02, 2006 07:27 PM

MBP?

starguitar

starguitar

Canada
August 2004

SEP 02, 2006 08:23 PM

emotedcreations said:
MBP?



?

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

SEP 02, 2006 08:28 PM

She changed it... MBP=MacBook Pro...

I didn't know what it meant...

MschfMayhemSoap

MschfMayhemSoap

Phoenix, AZ
April 2006

SEP 02, 2006 08:44 PM

the need to have sumthing to make up for the hundreds and hundreds of skank hoes asking to be your friends, but you can only message them through h*o*t*s*l*u*t@hotmail.com, or sumthing like that.

Gardimus

Gardimus

Georgetown, ON
December 2004

SEP 02, 2006 10:12 PM

It would be interesting to see what would become of myspace if they got their shit together.

Scopitone

Scopitone

Irvine, CA
OLD SKOOL

SEP 02, 2006 10:19 PM

Wonder how much of a cut those fuckers from Fox get.

Uncle_Screwtape

Uncle_Screwtape

Los Angeles, CA
February 2004

SEP 03, 2006 12:55 AM

Sw33tL3w

Sw33tL3w

Richmond, VA
August 2006

SEP 03, 2006 02:28 AM

MBP Crisis! lol. awesome article, thank you for sharing! =)

mmm

mmm

I'm lost
March 2006

SEP 03, 2006 03:51 AM

Woul be cool is Purevolume started a similar arrangement. I much prefer that place.

Mark_plus_Beer

Mark_plus_Beer

United Kingdom
August 2005

SEP 03, 2006 04:06 AM

there are 16 year old emo sluts there !!

what am i doing here tongue

oh yeah jail might be an issue , i'll stay here then

noone

noone

United Kingdom
January 2004

SEP 03, 2006 07:01 AM

i dont think i understand MySpace users anymore.
if people hate it so much (i do), why do they support it by being a member (im no longer).
it is like being an environmentalist and then sitting in LA's rush hour to the office every day.

membership figures give MySpace life/
justify a buyout from Fox/
collect your details for the NSA/
reinforce the herd mentality.

the idea of purchasing music through a controlled medium, aside from controlling the quality availble -- you know they'll just use VBR MP3 because they dont know any better, anyway -- will be so commonplace in 3-4 years time (if even), people wont remember the day MySpace decided to sell it. after all, in the digital age, nothing lasts, and MySpace's day wont last, either. though, Fox funds do help keep it on top.

BostonBootGirl

BostonBootGirl

Hollywood, FL
September 2004

SEP 03, 2006 07:32 AM

noone said:
i dont think i understand MySpace users anymore.
if people hate it so much (i do), why do they support it by being a member (im no longer).
it is like being an environmentalist and then sitting in LA's rush hour to the office every day.

membership figures give MySpace life/
justify a buyout from Fox/
collect your details for the NSA/
reinforce the herd mentality.



I so hear you. I wish we could go back to the days when we could only buy records or cd's put out by major labels in record stores, and if we were really lucky, we could find a smattering of indie recordings in a teeny indie store who still charged you an arm and a leg. Those days were so much better for the artists and us consumers.

noone

noone

United Kingdom
January 2004

SEP 03, 2006 09:00 AM

BostonBootGirl said:
I so hear you. I wish we could go back to the days when we could only buy records or cd's put out by major labels in record stores, and if we were really lucky, we could find a smattering of indie recordings in a teeny indie store who still charged you an arm and a leg. Those days were so much better for the artists and us consumers.



my comment never mentioned that cheap, digital music downloads were not a good thing for either the consumer or artist. my feelings are in respect to MySpace, not the technology of music downloads.

StarBelliedBoy

StarBelliedBoy

Philadelphia, PA
December 2003

SEP 03, 2006 09:06 AM

noone said:
if people hate it so much (i do), why do they support it by being a member (im no longer).


Why the fuck do people hate myspace anyway?


Oh, because it's trendy!

"Man, I really hate being able to easily and conveniently communicate with all of my friends and network and make new friends! How dare Tom give me an admittedly buggy, yet extremely useful and FREE venue for all of this! What an asshole!"

malkav11

malkav11

Saint Paul, MN
July 2003

SEP 03, 2006 09:21 AM

No, because it's full of idiots and extremely bad web design.

I freely admit that there may be some sort of useful concept at the core. But I get enough social networking elsewhere (such as here) without the horrible searing eye-pain.

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