Amanda Ghost interview

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/24/amanda-ghost-oh-land

Jeff Pollack on the Big Bang Forum

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-pollack/debating-future-of-music-_b_826111.html

is this the start of the second dotcom bubble?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/20/is-this-the-start-of-the-second-dotcom-bubble?INTCMP=SRCH

Michael Robertson on the royalties Pandora pays

http://www.michaelrobertson.com/archive.php?minute_id=337

some interesting stuff from the blog http://music3point0.blogspot.com

the lifespan of Twitter and Facebook posts and the best time of day to post: http://music3point0.blogspot.com/2011/02/lifespan-of-twitter-and-facebook-posts.html

the most popular music websites: http://music3point0.blogspot.com/2011/02/most-popular-music-websites-part-1.html

film pirates lay out a manifesto for what needs to happen to stop them "stealing"

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/pirates-say-dont-make-me-steal-a-digital-media-consumption-manifesto.html

mp3 rocket - now another unlicensed way to get mp3s off YouTube

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/02/mp3-rocket-hey-riaa-boss-our-users-do-not-file-share-music-anymore-they-time-shift-it.html

Daniel Glass story in Billboard

http://www.billboard.com/features/mumford-sons-the-billboard-cover-story-1005020872.story#/features/mumford-sons-the-billboard-cover-story-1005020872.story?page=1

32 different ways (American) artists can make money

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/32-different-ways-artists-can-make-money___#Di2erNqXqpEKl3yKkMzecg

the Guardian's Patti Smith interview explains what it means to be an artist

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2011/jan/22/patti-smith-saturday-interview

free music can pay, say YouTube

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/02/free-music-can-pay/

are piracy numbers overblown?

http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/are-reports-of-rampant-digital-piracy-overblown/6090/

http://music3point0.blogspot.com/2011/01/are-piracy-numbers-overblown.html