The Death of Punk Planet

"But it is also true that great things end, and the best things end far too quickly." - Dave Maher, co-founder of Punk Planet

I'm not gonna lie and say that I was a die-hard punk planet fan, but that's only because it's not until now that I have the dough to subscribe to magazines.

For those of you who don't know, here's a brief background on Punk Planet. It was a print run punk zine out of Chicago that featured artist interviews, album reviews and articles on issues revolving around punk subculture (feminism, activism, etc). A truly smart zine - so much more than what people would classify as punk now. It started in 1994, and it ended today.

So why should you care? This is just more evidence of how the internet is rocking the music industry. Just as CDs are turning into USB Sticks, zines are turning into social networking sites. Eventually, music won't be tangible.

http://www.punkplanet.com/

Pandora Loves You Thi$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Much

Haven't mentioned the freakout about internet streaming royalties in a while...so here's an update.

According to Coolfer, webcasters have to pay a minimum fee of $500 per channel streamed. There used to be a cap at 2,500, but not no more. So think about it - on Pandora, you got your Ryan Adams Channel for rainy days, your Of Montreal Channel to wake you up on Mondays, and your Gallows Channel for when you're super ultra pissed off and wanna break stuff.

Basically, if you created a different channel for every different mood, Pandora would owe a million buhgillion dollars.

If that aint love...I don't know what is.