New Music Industry Briefing For Tuesday May 30, 2006
– Edgar Bronfman and Warner Music are trying to raise the money to make counter-bid to buy EMI. (Times UK) – Bruce Springsteen shows his political side on new tour.. Continue reading
National Review Publishes Top 50 Conservative Songs
Partially in response to Neil Young’s new CD which sharply criticizes the Bush administration, Conservative magazine The National Review has published a "The Top 50 Greatest Conservative Songs" of all. Continue reading
Forget About The Net. It’s Still Old Fashioned PR That Breaks A Band
How much credit can the internet really be given when it comes to breaking a new band; and how much is just good old fashioned PR? "Don’t believe all you. Continue reading
Weekend Time Suck: Tap Your Space Bar & Name That Tune
SongTapper.com claims to be able to name that pesky tune stuck in your head by tapping out rhythmically on your keyboard. We found it fairly accurate and very addictive. Warm. Continue reading
Struggling Sanctuary Sacks Taylor
Struggling independent label Sanctuary has fired head Andy Taylor. "The board’s decision to remove Mr Taylor followed their conclusion that certain of the prior year adjustments made in the 2005. Continue reading
Is American Idol An Omen Of Music’s Future?
We’ve written as little as possible about "American Idol" and have never watched more than a few minutes in all these seasons. But its hard not to wonder what it. Continue reading
DIGITAL DIY: Six Download Services That Empower The Artist
At least six services offer indie musicians the opportunity to sell downloads without long term contracts or going through expensive middle men; and sometimes they even empower them to sell. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Friday May 26, 2006
UPDATED: –Cingular Wireless logged an amazIng 64.5 million American Idol-related text messages which breaks the previous-year record of 41.5 million. The massive total comes from a range of Idol related. Continue reading
BMG Publishing For Sale To Keep Bertelsmann Private
Bertelsmann, the parent company of the BMG half of Sony BMG, will take out a $5.74 billion bridge load to pay off a key investor rather than take the company. Continue reading
Don Rose & A2IM Fight Corrupt Radio. Should Indie Community Care?
In a piece on Tripwire, long-time indie entrepreneur and head of the label trade group A2IM Don Rose describes how radio fueled his lifelong love affair with music, how far. Continue reading
