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According to The Sunday Times, Ireland was one of 12 countries worldwide to increase revenue from sales of music, thanks to on-line downloads and sales through 3G mobile phones. Sales of recorded music increased 6%, including an additional €2.9 million in digital music sales.

One Achord, a new Northern Ireland based promoter of acoustic world music, announces that former Wailer, Natty Wailer, headlines the launch of a new music club – The Grassroots Acoustic Club – at Denvirs Hotel, Downpatrick, Co. Down on September 7 from 9-11pm. Tickets are £7 (reserve by e-mail).

[August 1, 2007] This week sees the very first prison sentence imposed for music piracy in Ireland, when Martin McDonagh from Longford was jailed for 6 months. The defendant was caught on Sunday, November 26 at Drishogue Market with 226 counterfeit music CDs and a large quantity of DVDs. He appeared before Carrick-On-Shannon District Court [...]

Ireland’s premier out-door beer and music festival at Hilden House, Hilden Brewey (Lisburn, Co. Antrim) this August Bank Holiday weekend, August 24-25-26. Enjoy music from local up-and-coming bands – like Anamae & the 442s – and established acts on the Ulster music scene.

US retail goliath Wal-Mart – owner of ASDA – has launched a digital music download service that sells songs from EMI and Universal Music Group without the digital rights management (DRM) copy protection that restricts the range of devices on which tunes can be played.

News reaches the UlsterMusic.com newsroom of a “secret” art and music festival near Armagh on Saturday, August 18. Unlike the Rolling Stones concert at Slane on the same day, you are allowed to bring an umbrella…

Following the release of his latest CD/mp3 single back on July 2 – a cover version of the David McWilliams [1] penned The Days of Pearly Spencer [why this? - ed] and 25 years years later, a major top 10 hit for latter-day torch sinner Marc Almond – east Belfast troubadour Brian Houston commences his [...]

Just how much longer can the major record companies – as we know and love/hate them – survive? New on-line (e-commerce) business models for the marketing, distribution and monetization [don't you mean "sale" - ed] of music in digital formats (predominantly mp3, CD) appear every week. iTunes has sold over 3 billion download tracks… [...]

Unsigned Belfast indie/rock/alt band bunkbed launch their new EP at Auntie Annie’s on Belfast’s Dublin Road on Wednesday, August 15. Doors at 8pm, £4 in. EPs and T’s on sale. bunkbed is backed up with dorm buddies Blackball Fighter as support.
web: http://www.myspace.com/bunkbedbunkbed
web: http://www.myspace.com/blackballfighter
& http://www.blackballfighter.co.uk
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The Coca-Cola backed blast:beat programme is searching for eight schools in Northern Ireland to compete in a “music and multi-media skills initiative which could lead to a record deal“. The blast:beat programme – open to secondary school students aged 14 to 18 [sorry dad rockers - ed] – offers wannabe teens cash prizes and a [...]

Apple, Inc. – not to be confused with Apple Corp – has sold over 3 billion songs via its on-line music store iTunes. The Silicon Valley company, which makes the market-leading iPod digital media player, said iTunes recently surpassed e-tailer Amazon.com to become the third-largest music retailer in the US.
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Bruised Fruit Promotions – now headquatered at the new Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast’s indier-than-thou Cathedral Quater – has taken on the day-to-day management of that two additional up-and-coming acts: RSi from Glengormley and London’s Charly Bates. 5-piece RSi, who previously enjoyed the mentorship of manager Biggy Bigmore, are currently polishing a best-of CD [...]

Indie-combo Snow Patrol play Ward Park in their hometown Bangor, Co Down on September 1. There are 25,000 tickets to shift at £33 (€49) each via the usual outlets. Expect support from Ash, The Dead 60’s, Simple Kid, Kowalski and We Are Scientists.
update: tickets now “sold out”
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