Four-Year Legal Battle Forces Limewire Shutdown

“According to RIAA figures, US recorded music sales fell to $7.7bn in 2009 from $14.5bn in 1999.” 
- Josh Halliday, The Guardian

Limewire interface.

While it seems ludicrous for the Recording Industry Association of America to blame these losses solely on the popular peer-to-peer filesharing network, they have finally won their grueling court case. After a decade online, Limewire has officially been shut down due to widespread copyright infringement.

What does this mean for the hordes of other online services that are still available for your illegal downloadable pleasure? If the disintegration of Napster and Limewire are any indication, nothing good.

If you’d like something to take you back to a simpler day when owning music meant purchasing a vinyl record you could hold in your hands, might we here at Lost Gold Records suggest our Classic Roots series? Classic Roots Jazz or Western Swing could be the perfect burst of nostalgia you were hoping for.

For a selection of music available through Lost Gold and DMusic Records, visit iTunes or Amazon.

For more information on the death of Limewire, take a look at this article in The Guardian last week.

R.I.P. Limewire

Alisa Hathaway

November 2010

Know Your Remakes: Britney Spears’ “Oops I Did It Again”

As a recent Glee episode (Britney/Brittany) so aptly showed us, Ms. Britney Spears was a showstopping performer in the modern pop genre. Garnering comparisons to pop legend Madonna, Britney rose above the pack to sell some of the most memorable music from the late nineties and early 2000s.

Here is the Glee cast’s recent version of Spears’ greatest hit.

Though Glee’s version is entirely too reminiscent of Spears’ video for the single, we here at Lost Gold wonder what fans of the show or of Britney herself would say about the original version of another of her hits, “Oops I Did It Again” – performed by the legendary Louie Armstrong.

First, re-familiarize yourself with Ms. Spears version of the song.

You can hear Mr. Armstrong’s original recording of “Oops I Did It Again” here. I think you’ll be shocked by how similar the two recordings are!

Happy listening!

Alisa Hathaway
October 2010

Know Your Remakes: Coen Bros. Reboot John Wayne Classic "True Grit"

Hollywood has had a decades-old obsession with the Wild West, though recently the box office has offered more vampire and zombie flicks than good ol' American Westerns. The Coen Brothers, mastermind directors behind modern classics like No Country for Old Men, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski, are serving up a remake of a classic American story with a bit of grit - True Grit, that is. Starring Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski, Crazy Heart) and Matt Damon (the Bourne trilogy, The Departed), the film is set for a Christmas release. Check out the trailer:









If the guns and adventurous terrain didn't clue you in, then the Johnny Cash-propelled soundtrack MUST give you an idea that this film will be, in a word, badass. And how could it not be, with Jeff Bridges reprising the role originally played by John Wayne? Admittedly, the original 1969 flick had a bit less grit, but you can judge for yourself.







But hey, that was the 60s. In the two months we have to suffer until the new film's release, I highly recommend viewing the original, as well as getting into the True Grit spirit by picking up classic Wild Western music. Perhaps some Bob Wills? He and His Texas Playboys should set the mood for you until December 25th roles around. So in the meantime, sit back, brush up on your John Wayne flicks, and enjoy some Western Swing brought to you by Lost Gold Records.


Happy listening!


Alisa Hathaway
October 2010


Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys available for digital download here!