I thought I'd let you know what the top sellers of all time were on mTraks. Lifter Puller has a pretty solid lead.

Check out the top 10 song download charts below.

Top Song Sales
Sale Count Product
#1 Double Straps
by Lifter Puller
#2 Plymouth Rock
by Lifter Puller
#3 Let's Get Incredible
by Lifter Puller
#4 Sangre de Stephanie
by Lifter Puller
#5 Roaming the Foam
by Lifter Puller
#6 The Candy Machine and My Girlfriend
by Lifter Puller
#7 Bloomington
by Lifter Puller
#8 Star Wars Hips
by Lifter Puller
#9 Rental
by Lifter Puller
#10 The Mezzanine Gypoff
by Lifter Puller

Friday July 31, 2009 Pacific Beach California
Art Openings in Southern California Reviewed

It's awesome to live in a community where art, surf, and beach culture meet. Where top talent in the sporting world of surfing share their many talents in art and music ,or in the appreciation thereof, and enjoy all those things together in a 'mash up.'

That's what happened on Friday evening, July 31 at a Pacific Beach, California establishment called Surf Indian Gallery on Mission Blvd where long board surf professional and budding artist Tyler Warren showed his best works there to an enthusiastic crowd. Music by the DJ Geometric, The Growlers and Japanese Motors were also planned to be part of the faire.

If you are ever in Pacific Beach, I would highly recommend stopping by Surf Indian where classic photos grace the walls along with some great contemporary artwork and some very fine custom surfboards and custom beach wear. Don't forget to say hi to owner/promoter Chris Rule.

by Dey Martin for mTraks

Hey there kiddies! Illegal file sharing is potentially costly for mommy and daddy! Read this before you fire up your favorite P2P free site today:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/judge-tenenbaum-guilty-of-copyright-infringement.ars

We promise we won't sue you for millions if you use mTraks. :-)

mTraks operates under a similar model to eMusic® with the main difference being our a la carte purchase option at check out. Now in a strange turn of events, mTraks is seeing many upset disaffected eMusic® customers sign up with us after they raised their credit prices through the roof. Is mTraks a good eMusic alternative? We think so. :-)

If you want to save off of the high prices charged by eMusic®, then come to where the flavor is... mTraks is just $19.99 for 75 songs per month which is a hell of a lot less than what eMusic® is charging now. Get started today - our starter pack is only $9.99 for 30 tracks and you get 30 free songs just for trying out the service. Really? Yup.

Check this techdirt® article about eMusic® titled: "Even More eMusic Features Disabled?"

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090702/0346555437.shtml

Check this gamerswithjobs® article about eMusic® titled: Emusic adds Sony tracks, betrays customer base

http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/45322

Sony Music Entertainment and IODA Partner to Create Leading Digital Distribution and Services Network for Independent Rights Holders

see the full article in Earth Times here: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/sony-music-entertainment-and-ioda,880282.shtml

mTraks was very stoked to support and attend Billabong's Design for Humanity show on June 17th at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA. This is a great cause to provide clean drinking water for sub-saharan Africans. All proceeds from the show went to this cause. Please check the video below which provides a great overview of the event.

Monday June 22, 2009 San Diego, CA
Concert Review

photo by Dey Martin

After a long absence from the scene in San Diego, Unwritten Law with members Steve Morris, PK, Dylan Howard and their rock solid front man Scott Russo, shook the house hard - the Wavehouse that is - on Saturday June 20. The evening show was packed with several hundred rabid UL fans many rushing the stage and slamming in the best San Diego punk tradition.

Most in attendance sang at the top of their lungs with fists pumping along with Scott's best old school and many recent hits including Shoulda Known Better, Save Me, Welcome to Oblivion and Seein' Red. They played for a solid hour or more.

Did anyone see what happened to that guy in his wheelchair who tried to make it to the front of the stage? The poor guy got dropped, flipped, shaken and tromped as Scott worked the crowd into a frothy tither.

UL has most recently signed with San Diego record label Suburban Noize and is in the studio finishing off a new record presumably to be released on SN. According to their MySpace page they will be busy this summer on the Warped Tour.

Thanks boys for a great show! I'm your bestest new fan again. Check a few pictures from the show on our Flickr account here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36654045@N05/sets/72157620284743432/
Dey Martin
mTraks.com

Hey good people of mp3 downloady land! mTraks now has music videos and we'll soon be implementing a righteous video search feature. Check it out and download lots of music. Ok?

Hey everyone,
On Thursday 5/7/09 mTraks attempted to implement major site wide changes and improvements that were to include video search and other very cool stuff. Unfortunately, the changes did not roll out smoothly and resulted in the site going down on and off. Yesterday, Friday, around 8:15PM the website crashed again and was down for 12 hours approx. Please rest assured that the site remains secure. We have rolled back the changes to a previous saved version until we can iron out what is causing the site to go down when video search is implemented.

We'll keep you posted here in this blog area.

Sincerely,

mTraks support

Technorati Profile

There is a concerted effort underway by music labels, film companies and publishers to hold ISPs responsible for cutting off Internet access to those that are doing illegal downloading of music files over P2P networks. Free speech advocates who object to government intrusion into the Internet oppose the measures.

Under the French plan, citizens accused of making illegal downloads three times in 12 months would have their Internet service severed by a new administrative agency. Individuals who had their service cut off would have to resort to the French court system to challenge the move.

Could US government action be next?

The New York Times article below is an important read.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/technology/internet/21net.html

By Dey Martin ~ King of Clubs

It was mighty fun at SXSW 2009 this year. And hey, no rain! Rumor was that Metallica was going to play under a secret name at Stubbs. Did they? Please write me back if they did 'cause I love finding out about shows that I missed.

I saw a slew of really good bands in Austin this year. But I must say that I was somewhat distracted by the throngs of bearded bohemian males carrying guitars practically everywhere I looked. What's up with that? Is it that groupies like beards now? If so, then I am seriously considering growing out my beard - if it will work with the ladies. Hehe.

I checked out and shot The Decemberists at Stubbs. Woo-hoo! They were fanciful and moody under the starlit night. My favorite show on friday was Crystal Antlers at La Zona Rosa sponsored by Village Voice . It was a day show with Cursive and Gomez also rocking packed house. Sadly the Crystal Antlers record, Tentacles, which I bought after the show, does not accurately represent. I promise, this is not going to be a review but rather simply a montage of what flew by my sphere of awareness in pictures - with a touch of commentary.

Crystal Antlers

Here's a pic I took of Colin Meloy of the The Decemberists performing live at Stubbs on Wednesday night. Their new album The Hazards of Love is out on March 24. I think you can stream it on imeem here http://www.imeem.com/ewcom.

I also really liked TBD Records recent signing 'Other Lives' from Oklahoma. Their songwriter/singer Jesse Tabish is mesmerizing. They played the KCRW show at Buffalo Billiards upstairs. Nice stage, really nice space, a great bar and nice people. I could have stayed there all night.

I caught Portland favs and now N-die supergroup Starfucker here's a pic of them on cramped stage. You can buy their record here on mTraks http://www.mtraks.com/artist/starfucker/

Cursive was great at La Zona Rosa on Friday afternoon. I had a feeling that most people came to see Gomez and got blown away by how good Cursive was.

I went by the Filter party where I caught a couple of songs by Great Northern. Fun in the sun.

Great Northern

Then it was off to the Alternative Press VIP party upstairs at Speakeasy. A rooftop spot called Terrace 59. But I had to trip out of there before Dirtblonde did their DJ set.

DJ Tommy Sunshine

More SXSW 2009 photos being uploaded daily here!

Pictures of SXSW on our Flickr account!

Coachella Artists on mTraks!!!

Friday, April 17th
Beirut http://www.mtraks.com/artist/beirut/
Craze http://www.mtraks.com/artist/craze/
Genghis Tron http://www.mtraks.com/artist/genghis_tron/
Ghostland Observatory http://www.mtraks.com/artist/ghostland_observatory/
Girl Talk http://www.mtraks.com/artist/girl_talk/
Gui Boratto http://www.mtraks.com/artist/gui_boratto/
Peanut Butter Wolf http://www.mtraks.com/artist/peanut_butter_wolf/
The Black Keys http://www.mtraks.com/artist/the_black_keys/
The Bug http://www.mtraks.com/artist/the_bug/
The Hold Steady http://www.mtraks.com/artist/the_hold_steady/
White Lies http://www.mtraks.com/artist/white_lies/

Saturday, April 18
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti http://www.mtraks.com/artist/ariel_pink_s_haunted_graffiti
Calexico http://www.mtraks.com/artist/calexico/
Drive by Truckers http://www.mtraks.com/artist/drive_by_truckers/
Drop the Lime http://www.mtraks.com/artist/drop_the_lime/
Glass Candy http://www.mtraks.com/artist/glass_candy/
Ida Maria http://www.mtraks.com/artist/ida_maria/
Junior Boys http://www.mtraks.com/artist/junior_boys/
Michael Franti & Spearhead http://www.mtraks.com/artist/michael_franti_spearhead/
Superchunk http://www.mtraks.com/artist/superchunk/
Thievery Corporation http://www.mtraks.com/artist/thievery_corporation/
Tinariwen http://www.mtraks.com/artist/tinariwen/
Turbonegro http://www.mtraks.com/artist/turbonegro/

Sunday, April 19th
Brian Jonestown Massacre http://www.mtraks.com/artist/brian_jonestown_massacre/
Christopher Lawrence http://www.mtraks.com/artist/christopher_lawrence/
Fucked Up http://www.mtraks.com/artist/fucked_up/
K-naan http://www.mtraks.com/artist/k_naan/
Mexican Institute of Sound http://www.mtraks.com/artist/mexican_institute_of_sound/
Public Enemy http://www.mtraks.com/artist/public_enemy/
Roni Size Reprazent
The Gaslight Anthem http://www.mtraks.com/artist/the_gaslight_anthem/

On Friday at 10:30am the mTraks main drive crashed which took the site down for six hours. We were able to restor many functions including shopping cart purchases. Music downloads after purchase are still being worked on and are not working at this time. We will honor all music purchases or provide a refund.

mTraks Support

UPDATE Sunday 7:56PM PST
Purchased tracks download system malfunction has been fixed.

mTraks Support