4 Main Purposes of Hyperlocal Blogs [INTERVIEW]
This is part two of my interview with Jordan Stepp. She's Editor in Chief of Athens Music Junkie. Stepp started writing about the music scene in Athens, GA in 2008. Since. Continue reading
Ticketbattle! – The Ticketmaster, AEG Deathmatch
AEG has joined forces with OutBox to take over ticketing at its105 arenas and theaters. This positions the company as a direct rival of Livenation's Ticketmaster. But according to Andrew Dreskin,. Continue reading
25 Biggest Music Industry Stories [January Edition]
Why My Band Left MySpace & Facebook – For Good. Musicians Refuse To Play Longer, Get Shot & Killed. Top Ten Most Requested Cover Songs of 2010. Why The Decline. Continue reading
Hating Pandora Today, Loving It Tomorrow
I hate you. I've had an iPod Touch now for several months. The experience is astoundingly unlike my former iPod. Years ago, blinded by choice, I may have listened to. Continue reading
New Approach to Fight Music Piracy Needed
Not a week goes by where we don't write one story that involves or mentions music piracy. To this day, it's the number one industry discussion topic. How do we. Continue reading
ShareSquare Upgrades QR Music Promo Tool & We’ve Got Free Private Beta Invites
ShareSquare has been private beta testing QR codes (barcodes scanned via smartphones) that bridge the offline-to-online gap to create crowd-sourced street teams for musicians over the last 2 months. Today,. Continue reading
AARP Says Old People Are Online Too! PS: These Are The People Still Willing To Pay For Music
The American Association Of Retired Persons (AARP) has created a short video to remind us (and advertisers) that those 55 years old and over are online too. In fact, those. Continue reading
Help Wanted! – FMC Artist Revenue Streams Project
The Future of Music Coalition has launched a project that seeks to assess if and how musicians revenue streams are changing. They're looking to conduct in-person interviews with a small. Continue reading
Music Biz News: New Sony Rootkit, EU Could Block EMI, Pandora Adds Board, MC Hammer & More
You Would Think Sony Knew Better Than To Install (Another) Rootkit. (Techdirt) European indie music lobbying group Impala says it would fight an EMI merger with another label like WMG.. Continue reading
Even Software Is Now MORE Popular Than Pirated Music Online – And Porn Is Downloaded The Most
I still remember the glory days. Somehow, Audiogalaxy became installed on our home computer. My brother must have done it. In one night, I could download twelve to fourteen songs. Continue reading
