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Monday’s Music Brief: EconMusic, DJ Hero, DVD Plunge, Muxtape & More

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  • The EconMusic Conference happens today in LA. Hypebot has some there and will have a report.
  • Activision's CEO tells CNBC, "We have this product called DJ Hero coming out later this year, which is a turntable that you actually can play competitively and spin discs and mix songs".
  • Why buy when you can rent? DVD sales dropped a record 32% last quarter. (Bloomberg)
  • New York Times: Despite iTunes Accord, Music Labels Still Fret
  • Justin Oulette is interviewed on the return of Muxtape. (New Yorker)
  • How much is the bad economy going to effect the summer concert and festival season? So far the signs aren't good. (Forbes)

  • Aardvark Records and the Russian mobile content company United Fun Traders (UFT) will make the UK label's catalog available in Russia with Asia and South America to follow later in the year.
  • Is Steve Jobs a music visionary? Judge for yourself. (cNet)
  • A profile of Steve Croes, Dean at the Breklee College Of Music and his online campus radio network. (Boston Globe)
  • Media Memo: Can Music Sales Get Any Worse? Just Watch.
  • Director Edward Gillen tells the story of renowned 78 collector Joe Bussard. His library of 25,000+ rare sides– blues, gospel, folk, and more– forms an essential archive of American music from the 1920s and 30s. (Pitchfork.tv)

    • Bruce Houghton on 02/02/2009 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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