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M.I.A Video Banned By YouTube

Dan — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:42:17 +0000

M.I.A the controversial MC and rapper has seen her latest song, “Born Free”, banned from YouTube in the UK and US. Anyone who knows M.I.A’s music will know she has been known to deal with a range of political subjects. I am personally a fan of M.I.A and this song is a winner for me. The video is a little hard hitting, to say the least, but when you are tackling subjects that provoke controversy in your latest single, its hard to produce a fluffy music video for the MTV generation.

The video can be seen below but please be warned this is not for everyone.

M.I.A. – “Born Free” [EXPLICIT]

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

Tesco To Launch Record Label

Dan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:32:19 +0000

Not content with taking over the world and selling us everything under the sun from free range organic chickens, to cheap TV’s, Tesco have launched a record label and a new site to pedal their wares Tesco Entertainment.

If you think the cool cats over at Tesco plan to target the kids with this one, thing again. Their first signing is no other than Simply Red himself, Mr Mick Huckley.

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Youtube Offline – Did Anyone Else Notice?

Dan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:55:13 +0000

You read it right. The site that servers 1 billion video views per day has recently experienced some down time. Did anyone else notice this?

Spotify Cuts Subscription Prices

Dan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:33:12 +0000

Spotify has reduced its premium six-month subscription rate for UK users from £9.99 a month to £6.49.

The special deal, which is the result of sponsorship from online car insurance company Swiftcover, runs until Monday 2 November.

Spotify subscribers can listen to songs on their mobiles and free of adverts.

The offer was made available to Spotify users who opted in to receive news of special promotions when they signed up to the service.

Customers can cancel at any time within the six months to return to the ad-funded option.

Spotify has denied that the price-cut is a response to the launch of the Sky Songs and Napster services earlier this month, which offer unlimited streaming packages cheaper than Spotify’s normal monthly fee of £9.99.

Spotify have reduced its premium six-month subscription rate for UK users from £9.99 a month to £6.49. You can thank Swiftcover for this one as its down to a recent sponsorship deal between the two that has allowed Spotify to reduce its price.

Spotify has denied that the price-cut is a response to the launch of the Sky Songs and Napster (whatever) services earlier this month, which offer unlimited streaming packages cheaper than Spotify’s normal monthly fee of £9.99.

Does this signal trouble ahead for the music streaming service. Only time will tell.

Napster Takes On Spotify With New £5 Streaming Service

Dan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:15:30 +0000

The Spotify train shows no signs of slowing down and as each day passes it gathers even more momentum, it does however have a rival in Napster.

Napster have unveiled their new Unlimited service and guess what pop pickers, its half the price of the Spotify’s Premium equivalent.

Please let us know if you have used the new Napster service.