"The Tofu Hut mixes social commentary with its music, as for example in a recent post of a photo of Condoleezza Rice above an mp3 of Joe Pullum's 1934 blues hit, Black Girl, What Makes Your Head So Hard? You can stay and read a few paragraphs about Pullum and the fate of his tune, or click on the cutline for a scathing satirical biography of the U.S. Secretary of State."

"The major record companies began to take note during the dot-com boom, but when the bust came the interest evaporated just as quickly, said V2's Banuelos. The companies resumed their sometimes awkward courtship of audio bloggers a couple of years ago, after LCD Soundsystem scored an underground hit largely on the strength of a posting on Fluxblog."

A record company's best friend (via LHB)

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Pitchfork, Insound, Critics, CYHSY & Sasha Frere-Jones
Music blogs close ears to Live 8?
Critical Condition | Art & Music Critics & Blogs
NY Times: Little-Known Bands Get Lift Through Word-of-Blog
The Tofu Hut's Famous list of MP3 Blogs
"The New Tastemakers" | MP3 Blogs
Music Blog Panel @ Columbia University | Recap