New bands at MP3.com.au
The Cowboy Junkies have joined MP3.com.au. I also point you to Poetry In Violence. This band joined MP3.com.au, unsure if it was what they wanted. From being on the site the band was played on PBS, RRR and Triple J and have landed a gig at the XTREME Games. The EP is very well produced (I'm told it was a bedroom job but you could have fooled me) and the band is very tight. They play hardedge metal/rock.

Translating popularity on the net to CD sales
Wired.com reports on MP3.com artist Fisher's (recently signed to Universal/Farmclub.com) debut CD release. Apparently Fisher managed millions of downloads from MP3.com but so far the album has 'only' sold about 2800 units. I think that's pretty damn good myself and as the article says, it takes a lot longer to spread throughout the music world offline as it does online. Check Fisher out at MP3.com.