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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 08-26-07

Pos. ARTIST  |  TITLE 1 NEW PORNOGRAPHE|CHALLENGERS 2 M.I.A.|KALA     3 RILO KILEY|UNDER THE BLACK LIG 4 KWELI*TALIB|EARDRUM 5 MINUS THE BEAR|PLANET OF ICE 6 RITTER*JOSH|HISTORICAL CONQUES 7 SPOON|GA GA. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/30/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (3)
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New Gold & Platinum Album Certifications

Gold Album Certifications Fabolous   From Nothin’ To Somethin’ 06/07 Hank Williams, Jr.   That’s How They Do It…  06/06 Hilary Duff   Dignity   04/07 Killswitch Engage   The End Of Heartache   05/04 Plain. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/27/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 08-19-07

Pos.    ARTIST  |  TITLE1    WHITE STRIPES|ICKY THUMP2    SPOON|GA GA GA GA GA3    TEGAN & SARA|CON4    MOORE*IAN|TO BE LOVED5    COMMON|FINDING FOREVER6    WINEHOUSE*AMY|BACK TO BLACK7 . Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/23/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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PassAlong Expands StoreBlocks And Partners With MedaTree

PassAlong Networks has upgraded its StoreBlocks Incentive Marketing Platform and partnered with MediaTree – a company that has designed campaigns for companies such as PepsiCo, Red Cross, Scotties Tissues, MTV. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/22/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 08-12-07

Pos. ARTIST  |  TITLE 1 OKKERVIL RIVER|STAGE NAMES 2 COMMON|FINDING FOREVER 3 SPOON|GA GA GA GA GA 4 POTTER*GRACE & |THIS IS SOM 5 UGK|UNDERGROUND KINGZ 6 WHITE STRIPES|ICKY THUMP. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/16/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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EMI Readies Catalog Push With “All You Need is Love(mark)” Twist

The outsourcing trend continues with EMI Music Marketing’s US catalog unit hire of ad firm Saatchi & Saatchi to develop and execute strategic consumer marketing campaigns for key titles from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/15/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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PassAlong Spins Off Indie Download Enabler Speakerheart

Music distribution developer PassAlong Networks is spinning off Speakerheart, an online platform for independent artists and bands to upload and sell own music, as its own company. Speakerheart is a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/15/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Google’s Role And Other Details Of Universal DRM Free Experiment Emerge

>>> The Google Factor – Amidst all the noise about Universal’s DRM-free experiment and the middle finger it points at iTunes was a mention of Google.  This alliance as well. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/13/2007 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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DRM Free Won’t Save The Industry But It Empowers Those Who Can

COMMENTARY: Pundits like Jupiter’s David Card and blogger Bob Lefsetz want to be sure that we knowthat Universal and others dropping DRM (see story) won’t save the recorded music industry.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/10/2007 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 08-05-07

Pos. ARTIST   |   TITLE 1 WHITE STRIPES|ICKY THUMP 2 COMMON|FINDING FOREVER 3 SPOON|GA GA GA GA GA 4 TEGAN & SARA|CON 5 WINEHOUSE*AMY|BACK TO BLA 6 INTERPOL|OUR LOVE TO ADMI. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/09/2007 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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