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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-07-28</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001095079</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ARTISTDIRECT INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ARTD</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001049347</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>JMG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>11601 WILSHIRE BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 2180</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90025</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001264689</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>JMG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>11601 WILSHIRE BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 2180</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90025</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001074264</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>PACIFIC ASSETS MANAGEMENT LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>100 DRAKES LANDING</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 207</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GREENBRAE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94904</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001264691</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>PACIFIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>100 DRAKES LANDING</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 207</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GREENBRAE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94904</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001264696</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>DAVID DANIEL ALBERT</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>100 DRAKES LANDING BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 207</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GREENBRAE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94904</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001264694</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GLASER JONATHAN M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>11601 WILSHIRE BLVD.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 2180</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90025</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001264695</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RICHTER ROGER</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE SANSOME STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>39TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94104</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Warrants (right to buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>2</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2005-07-28</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2010-07-08</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>650000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Notes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting persons are JMG Capital Management, Inc., a California corporation (&quot;JMG&quot;), JMG Capital Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;JMG LLC&quot;), Pacific Capital Management, Inc., a California corporation (&quot;PCM&quot;), Pacific Assets Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;PAM&quot;), Jonathan M. Glaser, Daniel Albert David and Roger Richter. PAM is the investment adviser to an investment fund and PCM is a member of PAM. Mr. Glaser, Mr. David and Mr. Richter are control persons of PCM and PAM. JMG LLC is the investment adviser and general partner of an investment limited partnership and JMG is a member of JMG LLC. Mr. Glaser is the control person of JMG and JMG LLC.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">JMG, JMG LLC, PCM, PAM, Mr. Glaser, Mr. David and Mr. Richter are filing this Form 4 jointly and constitute a group within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), but disclaim membership in a group with any other person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These securities are held directly by the investment limited partnership of which JMG LLC is investment adviser and general partner and the investment fund of which PAM is the investment adviser, for the benefit of the investors in that partnership and that fund. These securities are indirectly beneficially owned by the reporting persons, who disclaim beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>JMG Capital Management, LLC by Jonathan M. Glaser, Member Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>JMG Capital Management, Inc. by Jonathan M. Glaser, President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Pacific Assets Management, LLC, by Jonathan M. Glaser, Member Manager</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Pacific Capital Management, Inc., by Jonathan M. Glaser, President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Daniel Albert David</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Jonathan M. Glaser</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Roger Richter</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
