Monday’s Hors D’Oeuvres: My$pace

While nearly every band in the world has a presence on MySpace, only a few of them are actually making money from the site. That may change with last week’s announcement that nearly all of the major labels have signed on for the social-networking site’s new MySpace Music initiative.

Artists will now be able to sell downloads, merchandise and concert tickets directly through their MySpace site. Details are still a bit sketchy, but we expect this deal to be a big winner for everybody involved.

And now, without further ado: here are a buncha links to kick off the week:

• Check out Dave Vann’s incredible photos of the Biscuits’ European tour
• Rick Roll$: Rick Astley makes bank off of YouTube prank
• Concert promoters square off over Chicago’s Uptown Theatre
• Stefani Scamardo talks to the Wall Street Journal about Gov’t Mule’s generous decision to provide health insurance for the band and crew
• New Orleans prepares for a return to Jazz Fest’s glory days
• Neddy and the LMB celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Island Tour
• Where will bands advertise in the post-Harp and No Depression world?

And finally, Perry Farrell has confirmed that the Lollapalooza lineup that Jim DeRogatis leaked on Friday was indeed correct. Farrell also took a shot at DeRo, who responds with a smackdown on his blog.