Monday’s Music Briefing: Newbury Comics, iTunes, Amazon Deals & More
UPDATED: > Boston record store chain Newbury Comics is bucking is bucking the trend by opening 2 new stores including a mega-branch in a former car retailer. (Boston Herald) >. Continue reading
New Music Industry Week In Review: Pandora, iTunes, 18 Drinking Age & More
> Panodra may be forced to shut down > Does the music industry need to support a lower drinking age? > Rumors surface of an iTunes subscription music service. Why. Continue reading
Join The Debate: Should The Music Industry Fight To Lower The Drink Age?
A piece I wrote earlier this week on how the music industry needs to support of a recent call by more than 100 major university presidents to lower the drinking. Continue reading
Affiliate Advertising Finally Comes To Indie Music
GUITARIST JOE BONAMASSA USES AFFILIATE ADS TO PUSH RELEASE Affiliate advertising has been the rage on blogs for years. Place an ad on your site like the Amazon Go Green. Continue reading
iTunes Subscription Rumored. Don’t Bet On It.
Several tech blog yesterday were reporting that iTunes may unveil a $130 per year music subscription service in October. Similar rumors have been around for months. This time "iTunes Unlimited". Continue reading
Interview: Kawashima On Brands + Music
Ko Kawashima, music marketing pioneer, entrepreneur, and co-founder of BPM (brands+music), spoke to Laurence Trifon for Hypebot at last week’s Bandwidth Conference. As the environment continues to shift, the branding. Continue reading
Friday’s Music Briefing: Ticketmaster Debut, Blender, Burning Spear & More
> Ticketmaster debuts as an independent company on the stock exchange…just a few months beofre it looses Live Nation as a client. (LA Times) > Sheryl Crow is giving away. Continue reading
Turning Mediocre Fan Videos Into Promo Gold
From the one of the Scandanavian labels behind the the Swedish Model (more on that soon, but think "fan and tech friendly label consortium" ) comes a way to turn. Continue reading
Majors Withdraw From IFPI Hong Kong
In a sudden announcement in Hong Kong yesterday, all four majors revealed that they were pulling out of the IFPI in Hong Kong and they will be setting up a. Continue reading
China Blocks iTunes Over Tibet Album
China has blocked internet users from accessing the iTunes Music Store after a group of atheletes downloaded the Songs For Tibet protest compilation while housed in the Olympic Village near. Continue reading
