Internet users who choose to download music could pay a £30 annual charge, under new plans being formulated by the government.

Modern classical music is so widely disliked by audiences because the human brain struggles to find patterns it needs to understand the compositions as music. So, let us start at the beginning. Music is what the human brain recognises as music: if it ain’t so recognised then it’s noise. Humans do not recognise “modern music” as

I draw to your attention an informative and powerful essay by Guido Fackler on music in the Nazi camp system. It deals both with music as an instrument of domination and torment and with music as 'a defense against the...

One policy proposal in the pantheon of measures the music industry would like ISPs to take includes a monthly charge to some or all customers to 'allow' them to download illegal music. The revenue would be given to music companies.Its not clear which 'companies' exactly, these funds would go to. One assumes it might be a little tricky to recompense indie outlets. Then again they don't pay lobbyist...

Internet service providers will not be forced to disconnect users who illegally download music and video files the Government has indicated.

Andrew Lloyd Webber composed a piece of music for the Tory 1992 election campaign, which was played in their PPBs and before John Major's public appearances. It was a jazzed up version of a piece of classical music a Rondo, I think. Can anyone tell me what it was based on, or where I can download it?

Musicians tend to be left-leaning by nature, so when rightwing parties appropriate their work in campaigns without permission they head straight for the courts Last year, Behind the Music posed the question: why are British musicians so afraid of politics? The lack of political engagement by many artists could be down to apathy, but if you want to see a musician's true political colours, watc...

DOVES, Feargal Sharkey and Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis join politicians to discuss the impact of the election on music in a BBC 6 Music debate at 3pm tomorrow.

The government's unelected politico, Peter Mandelson, has announced plans to forcefully disconnect those who illegally download content from the web. I was shocked to learn that only one in 20 music tracks in the UK is downloaded legally. We cannot sit back and do nothing. A shocking figure, no doubt. One might think that if only 1 in 20 music tracks being downloaded are bought legally, that ...

A letter from music industry body the BPI threatened to undermine a deal between the government, ISPs and the film and music industries to tackle illegal file-sharing. By Mark Sweney