Myspace launches record label (1 Viewer)

[RSJ]

Talk about your synergy

Popular social site Myspace officially launched their record label today. While plans for the label have been in the works for some time, more details have surfaced on the organization.

The label will be marketed, manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Group's Interscope sublabel and will debut with the previously announced Myspace Records Volume 1 compilation. That disc is due out November 15th and includes contributions from Against Me!, AFI, The All-American Rejects, Dashboard Confessional, Fall Out Boy, Say Anything, Weezer and more.

The label began by signing the popular rap/rock act Hollywood Undead and MySpace president Tom Anderson says he is "talking to about four bands right now."

The deal is interesting, particularly in light of the number of unsigned and independent artists as well as labels who currently use the site for promotion hoping to reach some of the 35 million members of the site.

Myspace and it's parent, Intermix Media are owned by Newscorp, the umbrella company of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

You can click Read More for a look at the artwork and track listing for the compilation.

1. AFI - "Rabbits Are Roadkill on Rt. 37"
2. New Years Day - "Ready, Aim, Misfire"
3. Socratic - "Lunch For The Sky"
4. Click Five - "Angel To You (Devil To Me)"
5. Say Anything - "Every Man Has A Molly"
6. Fall Out Boy - "Nobody Puts Baby In The Corner (Acoustic)"
7. Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down"
8. Waking Ashland - "I Am For You"
9. Weezer - "We Are All On Drugs"
10. Hollywood Undead - "No. 5"
11. Against Me! - "Don't Lose Touch"
12. Tila Tequila - "Straight Up"
13. All-American Rejects - "Stab My Back"
14. Summer Obsession - "Melt The Sugar"
15. Plain White T's - "Take Me Away"
16. Copeland - "Pin Your Wings"
17. Jupiter Sunrise - "Arthur Nix"

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[SONYMEGADRIVE]

they should make some kind of reality tv show to tie in with this

 

[Donkey OJ]

some kinda realitytvshows, the possibilities are endless.

 

[Brush]

oh no.

 

[Gambra]

ewww this is stretching things too far now..

 

[RSJ]

That's that settled then - Myspace - worlds largest target market research group thingy.

 

[Alan Remorse]

i wonder how rich that tom guy is at this stage. just to teach him a lesson i took him off my myspace friends list. ha!

 

[Gambra]

i wonder how rich that tom guy is at this stage. just to teach him a lesson i took him off my myspace friends list. ha!

Doesn't he half like 4.5 mill friends+? What a loser, he had to create a website just to get so many "friends". Course he is "considerably richer than you are"

 

[Alan Remorse]

the best thing about myspace is checking out weirdos like this guy

ha, what a legend

 

[avernus]

that guy has an awesome bod

 

[das funkinstein]

this bloke seams to be everybodys friend:

been looking around myspace, is it really important for bands to be on this these days ?
saw a rake of famous dublin bands having pages on it.

 

[Alan Remorse]

that guy has an awesome bod

help! avernus has got the gay!

 

[Rogue]

that guy has an awesome bod

Could I get number of his stylist...

 

[ClaireMcDonnell]

Ha...Toms my friend too on myspace its all a bit funny

 

[Brush]

i wonder how rich that tom guy is at this stage. just to teach him a lesson i took him off my myspace friends list. ha!

The guy sold it on to Fox Media or some other similar big-boffin media company for a huge sum recently. Around 48 million or somthing. So Id say the bloke has a bit of change flying about the place.

No wonder everyone is his friend.

 

[Jerry Twig]

saw a rake of famous dublin bands having pages on it.

How famous?

jeez, my keyboard is seeping gayness.

 

[Unclealo]

How famous?

Well Billy Gannon has a myspace account!

 

[Brush]

Well Billy Gannon has a myspace account!

Yeah but he's fat.

 

[Unclealo]

BLASPHEMY!

 

[Brush]

BLASPHEMY!

How is that Blasphemic?