The Root’s ?uestlove On Marketing Music Careers By Building Music Movements
In 2008, Derek Jennings interviewed The Roots' ?uestlove in a wide ranging discussion that included a section about building a movement with other musicians that has stayed with me ever. Continue reading
Michael Robertson Calls Amazon’s Cloud Service “Sinkhole That Devours Your Music”
Mp3.com founder Michael Robertson may be called biased, since he runs cloud music locker Mp3Tunes, but he won't be accussed of pulling his punches. "Amazon's personal music service is a. Continue reading
Grooveshark Is Not Alone: Google Drops More Music Search & Download Apps
After Grooveshark's very public battle over Google's decision to drop their Android app, Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm did a survey of music search and download apps and found that. Continue reading
Top 10 Earth Day Songs
(UPDATED) Today is Earth Day. “There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew,” wrote Marshall McLuhan way back in 1964. As with most things, music serves to. Continue reading
Apple Set To Beat Google To Music Cloud
Apple is nearing launch of a cloud music service according to sources. Unlike Amazon's recent cloud launch, which in not licensed and acts as an online hard drive, Apple is. Continue reading
News Brief: Sheet Music Takedown, EFF vs. Google, DeDuper, Indaba, & More
UPDATED: Music publishers force domain seizure of the nets biggest public domain sheet music site. (TorrentFreak) The EFF is blasting Google for lack of transparency in the Grooveshark takedown. 4. Continue reading
Live Nation Senior Exec Calls Bob Lefsetz An “Asshole With A Computer”
(UPDATED) After it was reported that former Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino had gotten a 137% pay hike, music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz joined the chorus wondering how a company. Continue reading
One Band Gets Official Love From Twitter
"In the past, getting close to your favorite musicians required a backstage pass at a crowded venue," begins a breathless new post on Twitter's official blog. "Now you can just. Continue reading
Chuck D: ‘If A Community Cannot Supports Arts, Then Arts Cannot Support The Community’
During this weekend's Record Store Day, Chuck D visited Grimey's in Nashville and spoke about the importance of the arts and local community. (Video below.) "If the community cannot supports. Continue reading
ScoreBig Scores $14 Million More For Ticketing
In case anyone needed more proof that investors believe that Ticketmaster's dominance is waning and ticketing is still up for grabs, ScoreBig, which offers discount and no fee tickets for. Continue reading
