Differentiation has always been the secret weapon of niche marketing and Indy music retailers are increasingly becoming niche players as the big box stores sell more and more music using. Continue reading

A new NPD study ranked the top US music retailers using a methodology of 12 tracks equaling a full CD to better compare download services with traditional retailers. Note: The. Continue reading

In this week’s newsletter Coalition of Independant Music Stores head Dan VanCleave states that, "stores are staying that it is sucking out there right now. It seems a little while. Continue reading

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WAR 1 DEPECHE MODE|PLAYING THE ANGEL ISL 2 THRICE|VHEISSU ATO 3 MY MORNING JACK|Z EPIC 4 APPLE*FIONA|EXTRAORDINARY MACH WAR 5 YOUNG*NEIL|PRAIRIE WIND WRPR 6 BOARDS OF CANAD|CAMPFIRE HEADP EPIT 7. Continue reading

According to Digital Music News, "CD sales moved upward this week in the US, an encouraging sign ahead of the holidays. Most recently, total weekly albums sales moved to 10.8. Continue reading

Label Pos. Artist  |   Title ATO 1 MY MORNING JACK|Z EPIT 2 DANGER DOOM|MOUSE & THE MASK EPIC 3 APPLE*FIONA|EXTRAORDINARY MACH WAR 4 YOUNG*NEIL|PRAIRIE WIND EPIC 5 FRANZ FERDINAND|YOU COULD. Continue reading

Leave it to the Japanese to find an interesting new way to market music to aging baby boomers nostalgic for the vinyl and those cardboard covers that folks used to. Continue reading

Surprise, surprise! Columbia House  is shuttering it’s music club to concentrate on it’s mail order DVD club.  Artists and managers often felt ripped off by the lower royalties paid and. Continue reading