No one guessed that the piano, harp and other sounds came from a drum - but that's what the folks at Synesthesia , the company behind the stealth What's That Sound? online contest, expected. "Synthesizer" was as close as anyone got, and Megan Hardman of Deer Creek, Oklahoma is the lucky winner among those who answered correctly.

When the guys in Chicago based band Low of the Low discussed titles for their upcoming summer CD release, tentatively titled "Land of Lincoln", thoughts came to mind that reflected the band's views on the current political state of the country, and the effect it has had on all of the band members.

by Mark Kirby, The Foley McKenna Band's new EP Moving My Feet is chock full of radio friendly rock, tuneful but with just enough power and bombast to keep the ears pricked. The songs are steeped in roots rock and have a pop music flavor by way of Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Pacific Coast Highway.

by Mark Kirby, Whether you call it praise music or New Jack gospel, this genre is most often a classic case of "preaching to the choir," with song lyrics lifted artlessly from the King James bible and histrionic music calculated to "reach out and touch somebody's hand."

Presented by DCIA at the Digital Music and Media Summit, Canadian Music Week 2008
by Marty Lafferty Moderator: Marty Lafferty, CO, DCIA
Panelists included Eric Garland, CEO, BigChampagne; Benjamin Masse, President & Founder, DoubleV3; Chris Gillis, Manager, Business Development, MediaDefender; Eric de Fontenay, Founder, MusicDish Network; David Hughes, Senior Vice President, Technology, RIAA; and Gary Greenstein, Attorney, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.