The subscription-based multimedia service known as Ruckus is gone and service “will no longer be provided,” according to their web site.  Ruckus provided a deep catalog of free and legal music downloads for college students. It was a way of offering an alternative to the many illegal web sites that mostly offered Mal-ware and Viruses along with the requested music downloads.  It filled a necessary void for students, who get inundated with media daily, but might not have the money or legal services to access new music or videos – not to mention staying away from copyright infringement and the RIAA.  Ruckus was bought in 2008 by Total Music, a Sony and Universal Music Group company. What happens next is any one’s guess…

The music industry wants to embrace technology and the Internet? Well, it’s about time… Now let’s see what they have in mind, because it’s my opinion that the music industry is it’s own worst enemy.  According the the RIAA, 95% of the music downloads in 2008 were done illegally. (more…)

Great new tune from Santogold is kicking around cyberspace across various blogs, like this one. It features M.I.A. and Gorilla Zoe. I’m not too familiar with “Gorilla,” but I’m in a lot of love with M.I.A. and her fresh, funky, and lyrical sounds and abstract ‘pop’ collages.