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This week, K Sawyer rants semi-cohesively on how he feels about music reviews. It made sense at the time.

This week on New Sound Now, K Sawyer Paul talks about silent raves and how they can incite abuse of police power, BBC's new top-1000 amalgamation engine Sound Index, Sony's buyout of Gracenote, and a report from the financial times that artists are actually making money off the internet. Crazy, huh? Plus, videos by The Spinto Band, Black Ghosts, Teenagers in Tokyo, and Mates of State. Visit newsoundnow.com to get links to all the stories and videos from the show, as well as comment on episodes in our blog.

This week on New Sound Now, we talk about web streaming for music videos and concerts, sites that say they work in Canada but don't, Bento boxes of food that looks like album covers, Phreak615's "hack" on Much Music, and national record store day. Plus, videos by Death Cab, Kykke Ki, and American Princes.

This week, K Sawyer Paul rants at length about the 2008 Junos awards. Plus, videos by Juno nominees and winners, including Wintersleep, Holy Fuck, Serena Ryder, and Jully Black

This week on New Sound Now, we discuss the Rick Roll, how the Pirate Bay might get sued, how Sony BMG are pirates themselves, and how the recent physical assaults on emo kids in Mexico. Plus, three videos by Justice, The Acorn, and The Beangrowers.

This week, we take a look at making mp3s look like mixtapes, making customized music for that special someone, Dr Pepper's odd gauntlet throw-down to Guns n Roses, more subscription-based music ideas, and how the Mozart Effect has been debunked.

This week, we take a look at a (possibly) completely unfounded rumour, just how evil the RIAA really is, and how a public scandal can lead to a (possibly) illustrious music career. All that and videos by Portishead, Spoon, Foals, and PNAU on an all new episode of New Sound Now!

This week on New Sound Now: What happens when your boyfriend doesn't let you listen to Bruce Springsteen, spotlight on the Contrast podcast, SXSW streaming, REM and iLike, and what happens when a music store slaps ads inside your mp3 in order to give them to you for free. Plus, videos by Panther, Kaki King, and Thao Nguyen.

the 10th episode of New Sound Now is all about ways to get music from the artists to your ears. New itunes integration into facebook, new and cheap ways to distribute albums, new tv shows, new music channels, and new free albums are all discussed.

This week, it's all about the filth that we as a music-loving audience have to deal with when it comes to governments, journalists, corporations, and billionaires. Owen Pallett gets his OHIP taken away, Maxim magazine is making up articles, the RIAA is raking in billions, and Music 1.0 is apparently dead. But all is not lost. South by Southwest (SXSW) is fast approaching, and the site has put up its yearly mp3 grab bag, this year containing more than 700 free mp3s. All this and videos by the Smashing Pumpkins, Nicole Atkins, and The Terrordactyls on a brand New Sound Now.

This week, we talk about the Bonnaroo headliners, RIAA's and Apple's ideas of what's fair to pay writers, Google and Italy give away mp3s. Plus, videos by Dan le sac, MGMT, Hayden, and the Mountain Goats. Spotlight on Will.I.Am's Yes We Can video and the simplification of political speeches into song

This week, we talk about Amazon's next step towards world domination, Last.fm and Qtrax's new deals with the majors, how the RIAA can now sue you for millions, and the new (free) Charlatans record. Plus, videos by Rivers Cuomo, Robots in Disguise, Saul Williams, and Lightspeed Champion, as well as a spotlight on the new Wifi party idea that might replace DJ's

This week, we talk about the Coachella 2008 lineup, RIAA monitoring chips in CDs, and free streaming of major label music on last.fm and imeem.com. Plus, four new videos, and a spotlight on Green Owl Records, a record label with a green mandate.