W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 26.Jul.00.PDT Online Music: Thinking Local (Business 3:00 a.m. PDT) http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,37688,00.html What started as a way for three friends to find good, local music ended up becoming a business. Now localmusic.com is looking to do more than just list bands -- the company wants to help promote them as well. By Brad King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local Music Comes Alive (Business 3:00 a.m. PDT) http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,37687,00.html People may hate them, but the major labels offer bands the huge marketing budget that can propel them from obscurity to MTV. Localmusic.com steps up to the microphone to talk about doing the same thing for independent musicians. By Brad King.
