The much talked about (well, in the CMU Daily anyway) TuneTribe will formally launch on 28 Jun. As previously reported, this is the independent download platform developed by Groove Armada's Tom Findlay and internet entrepreneur John Strickland which has been established to specifically benefit independent labels and artists.
Commenting on the project, Findlay told CMU: "Our vision is that TuneTribe.com becomes a community for music lovers and a natural breeding ground for new talent. To date it's been the big labels and their artists who have benefited from the growth in music downloading - and now TuneTribe can offer this support to the Independent sector."
TuneTribe soft launched back in Apr and already has a healthy line up of tracks to download, including exclusive live set downloads from CMU's very favourite rock night Kill All Hippies (the Tokyo Dragons one that just went online is particularly special). The full site, including lots of editorial type stuff coordinated by former Jockey Slut editor Rob Wood, will launch at the end of next month.