The Wall Street Journal's "Speakeasy" blog ponders whether "Chillwave" is the next big music trend.

"There are tens of thousands of boutique manufacturers out there, but there's only one Moog Music," Moog Music Inc. President Mike Adams told the Asheville Citizen-Times. "You hear our instruments everywhere -- from the ring tone on your cell phone to modern music to movie compositions."

"With the Kraftwerk repertoire we now have maybe 40 years of sounds in our computer memory, so we are able to use old and new sounds to modify and modulate our music," Kraftwerk's Ralf Nutter tells the New Zealand Herald.

Creamfields is launching a TV network to showcase cutting-edge contemporary artists, the Liverpool Echo reports.

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Ahead of this week's Winter Music Conference, DJs talk recession.

Phil Hartnoll's new group Long Range is working on its second album, according to the Highland News. The duo is made up of Hartnoll and friend Nick Smith.

Qtrax, a new music download site launched this week promises free music after Web sites visitors view ads.

This year's Winter Blast festival in Detroit will include a two-day preview of the city's 2008 Movement Electronic Music Festival and an indie film festival.

The ballots are out for this year's International Dance Music Awards. Voting goes until Jan. 23. Vote now!