We wrote about Mobile Roadie earlier in the week in our bulletin – the company is providing an iPhone app service to independent bands who want to get branded applications onto Apple's handset. And we mentioned that it had negotiated a discount deal for The Orchard's stable of labels.Well, the first band to benefit are the Black Lips, whose app has gone live. It features streaming songs, news updates, tourdates and a fan wall for people to chat back to the band. It's a free application and available now.Fancy checking it out? Click here to open its page on the App Store.
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