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Can Subscription Save The Music Industry?

There’s been a lot of talk for year that subsrciption music could help save the music industry. If so, its got a long way to go. more @ emarketer

Bruce Houghton on 03/25/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (1)
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This Week’s Coalition of Independent Music Stores Charts

Top 200 for Week Ending 03-02-08  Pos.  ARTIST  |  TITLE1 BADU*ERYKAH|NEW AMERYKAH PART2 VAMPIRE WEEKEND|VAMPIRE WEEKEN3 GOLDFRAPP|SEVENTH TREE4 JUNO|SOUNDTRACK5 JOHNSON*JACK|SLEEP THROUGH THE6 RADIOHEAD|IN RAINBOWS7 GHOSTLAND OBSER|ROBOTIQUE MAJE8 ONCE|SOUNDTRACK9 RAVEONETTES|LUST LUST. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/06/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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iTunes Lays Questionable Claim To #2 Music Retailer Title

Apple announced that iTunes is now the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart, based on the latest data from the NPD Group and that iTunes now. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/27/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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National Record Store Day Set For April 19th

Hundreds of U.S. independent record stores will join together on April 19th for a joint promotion dubbed Record Store Day. Members of The Coalition of Independent Music Stores, The Alliance. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Exclusive Interview With RoyaltyShare’s Steve Grady

Music industry technology provider RoyaltyShare has launched a new lower cost direct digital distribution platform for independent record labels which could eliminate the need for digital aggregators like The Orchard. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/28/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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RoyaltyShare Adds Digital Distribution, Expands Beggars Deal

Read an exclusive interview with RoyaltyShare President and COO Steve Grady here. RoyaltyShare, a provider of technology services to the music industry, has announced a new web-based platform for managing. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/28/2008 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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WMG, Universal, EMI and Sony BMG Deny Qtrax Deals plus Commentary

UPDATED: Qtrax’s announcement on Sunday that it was launching its ad supported download service at midnight with music from all four major labels may have been premature or at the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2008 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)
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A Guide To The Music Industry In China – Part 1

The media is filled with articles on doing business in China, but nowhere is there a primer for understanding the music industry there. Ed Peto lives and works in Beijing. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/25/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Highlights Of IFPI’s Digital Music Report 2008

The global music download sales chart was topped by Avril Lavigne, who sold 7.3 million track downloads of her song Girlfriend across the world in 2007 Global digital music sales are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/25/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Charts

CIMS Top 20 Debuts   1/22/08 1 MOE. STICKS & STONES  FATBOY2 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS BRIGHTER THAN CREATIONS DARK  NEW WEST3 CAT POWER JUKEBOX  MATADOR4 BLACK MOUNTAIN IN THE FUTURE  JAGJAGUWAR5 WHIGS. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/25/2008 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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