Value Added Music Disc Sales Rise Even As CD Sales Stumble
Hypebot (and others) have been suggesting for many months that one way to get consumers to actually pay for music is to think "value added". In other words, give them. Continue reading
Victory Claims Instructions To Hide Competing CD’s “A Joke”
The Victory Records hurt Ne-Yo/help Hawthorne Heights saga continues with Billboard reporting that within hours of the original e-mail telling street teamers to hide Ne-Yo product, a second email was. Continue reading
Mall Music Retailer Trans World To Buy Musicland/Sam Goody
Trans World Entertainment has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Musicland who are currently in Chapter 11. The sale is still subject to court approval,but few believe that. Continue reading
Barry Manilow #1 In Billboard. What Is This World Coming Too?
OK, admit it. It’s a long weekend and yet you still are a bit…depressed. If you’re like me (and if you’re reading this you probably are) your funk is in. Continue reading
How A Teenager Might Spend A $20 Monthly Music Budget
Our friends at IndieHQ used Hypebot’s recent article on a poll that showed slumping music sales has more to do with lousy product and high prices than downloading and used. Continue reading
Wal-Mart Could Transform The Record Industry
FROM THE SCARY BUT TRUE DEPARTMENT: There is an interesting piece in today’s LA Times Wal-Mart’s deal with Garth Brook, their new Soundcheck series of exclusive in-store and net broadcasts. Continue reading
Bad Music Retail News From Napster, Musicland And HMV
The week has begun with a plethora of bad news from across the music retail sector. Digital Music News is reporting that download pioneer Napster is in such dire straights. Continue reading
CIMS’ Don VanCleave Rebuts Indie Retail Doom And Gloom
"…If you are Joe Consumer and you read any media, you have been told in the past two weeks that independent retail is on its deathbed. The news that heritage. Continue reading
Another One Bites The Dust As Indie Retailer Rhino Closes In LA
Just when we were reporting some optimism in the indie music retailer sector from the CIMS stores (complete story here), comes the sad news that Richard Foos’ flagship Rhino retail. Continue reading
Indie Music Stores Have Better ’05 Than Bigger Music Retailers
Soundscan figures show that CD sales were down almost 10% in 2005. But innovative indie music retailers seem not be suffering quite as badly as the larger chain music stores.. Continue reading
