Shortly after buying the MP3.com domain name and announcing that its sprawling music archive would close, CNET Networks said recently it will start its own free service in early 2004 for independent musicians online. At the peak of the Internet boom, several sites, including MP3.com, Riffage.com and Garageband.com, offered huge, free database and distribution services for musicians who wanted to make their music available online. MP3.com’s existing database, which contains more than 1 million songs, largely from unsigned and independent musicians, was shut down as of December 2. (more...)

Shortly after buying the MP3.com domain name and announcing that its sprawling music archive would close, CNET Networks said recently it will start its own free service in early 2004 for independent musicians online. At the peak of the Internet boom, several sites, including MP3.com, Riffage.com and Garageband.com, offered huge, free database and distribution services for musicians who wanted to make their music available online. MP3.com’s existing database, which contains more than 1 million songs, largely from unsigned and independent musicians, was shut down as of December 2. (More...)

A Fox Reality TV combined casting party and audition session will be held December 4 in the VIP Room at Barfly, 8730 W. Sunset Blvd. (west of La Cienega) West Hollywood, CA 90069. The Fox open casting call will run from 7:30 pm to 10 pm. It will be co-hosted by Planet Shark Productions, FreMantle Media, 12 Cylinders Entertainment, and Violet Levi Productions. At this open call from the people who brought you American Idol with Ryan Seacrest, Fox casting agents will be in the house casting live-in couples for the new reality show: ‘The Complex’ (working title). Fox is seeking couples with a flair for style, eye for detail and the know-how of what it takes for the best in home improvement. (more. . . )