Are Condom Makers Smarter Than Record Label Execs?
Are Condom Makers Smarter Than Record Label Execs? It’s an age old question, and we’re afraid that once again label brass are on the short end of the brain stick.. Continue reading
Virgin Megastore Continues Loosing Trends. Deeper Fill Returns As Competittve Advantage.
Digital Music News reports that the Virgin Megastores have "reported a loss of over 68 million pounds ($124.9 million) for 2004, blaming stiff competition from supermarkets for the slide. The. Continue reading
Coalition of Independent Music Stores’ Top 200 for Week Ending 05-08-05
Label Pos. Artist | Title INT 1 NINE INCH NAILS|WITH TEETH LHWY 2 ADAMS*RYAN|COLD ROSES COL 3 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|DEVILS & DUST ISL 4 FALL OUT BOY|FROM UNDER. Continue reading
HotLocalMusic Offers Affordable Ringtone & Text Message Promo Services
You don’t need to be a big name artist or sign your life away to use the current cell phone craze to promote a band. Affordable and easy to use. Continue reading
MUSIC PIRACY IS NOT THE END OF MUSIC
USA Today’s Kevin Maney has written a column that tries to make the point that rampant piracy does not mean musicians and music are doomed. Maney uses China as the. Continue reading
Umphey’s McGee Offering Fans Free Podcasts
In the first example we’ve seen of a band using podcasts to reach out to their fans, Umphrey’s McGee is offer free twice monthly podcasts of 70-80 minutes of live. Continue reading
DIGITAL MUSIC NEWS’ WEEK IN REVIEW
Linkin Park rattled the cage noisily this week, with the group attempting to exit its Warner Music contract. The move comes ahead of a big IPO, with the band accusing. Continue reading
Yahoo To Add To Music Strategy With Music Search Engine
Digital Music News reports that "Yahoo is developing a search engine built to find music and music-related information on the net, with the initial rollout to take place within a. Continue reading
Starbucks’ Censors Pull Springsteen
With P2P and other digital distribution models democratizing distribution and internet, satellite. and cell phone broadcasting opening up unlimited channels for music discovery, the importance of gatekeepers (people or brands. Continue reading
NIN’s Trent Reznor Comments On The Death Of CD’s And The Music Industry
Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor’s shares his candid opinions on the CD as a method of music delivery and the record industry on the band’s web site: "CD’s are dead.. Continue reading
