AC/DC released a new music video this week on their website. This is no ordinary video, this is spreadsheet ASCII Art! I know, spreadsheets aren’t typically mentioned in the same sentence as sex, drugs, and rock&roll (and neither has AC/DC for about 15 years), but this is worth checking out. Download the excel file here or if you’re feeling lazy just watch the youtube video below. ********************************************************* R O C K N R O L L T R A I N ********************************************************* THE WORLD’S FIRST MUSIC VIDEO IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET! *********************************************************

Rapper Jean Grae is selling rhymes through a craigslist ad. I’d say $800 isn’t a bad deal for a Jean Grae track. Wouldn’t be surprised if we start seeing these productions-for-sale on ebay soon.. So, the economy sucks…. I apparently have another unauthorized album for sale dropping Sept 30th and I figure, if everyones gonna make money offa me, why not make it directly and directly to the people who really love this shit anyway. Out the hands of big business, straight to you. So.. you got beats?? cd’s?? envelopes?? yousendit?? protools? Whatever you got I’ll try and find...

I’m not sure how effective a union for DJs will be, unless they actually manage to recruit a significant number of DJ’s. If one unionized DJ demands higher pay the venue will likely just move on to the next DJ. Sad, but it’s reality. More at Crate Kings

MC Hammer on web analytics as the new music industry gauge; Plus, he’s rockin the big pants

The future of rock stardom: minimum wage and good ol’ fashioned hard work – http://tinyurl.com/47ac53

First band to release an iPhone app along with an album – http://tinyurl.com/5wdojy

Taco Bell getting into the music promotions game – http://tinyurl.com/5ebzex

Estelle single falls from 11 to 37 in Billboard charts after its removal from iTunes. Good decision Warner Music! http://tinyurl.com/6xuhgp

Rush fumbles through “Tom Sawyer” on the game Rock Band. maybe they’ll hire me for their next tour?

I’m proud of these boys. They’re unleashing yet another new way to monetize music online. This is good for Mountain Dew’s image, and great for the Cool Kids’ wallets. More about this on HipHopDX blogs