Part 2 (Read Part 1 Here) When Richard Florida wrote The Rise of the Creative Class in 2005 music was barely a blip on the social economist's radar. Now Florida. Continue reading

More eMusic and Sony fallout info today. I'm hearing some interesting rumors and I'd love to hear your reaction and feedback in the comments section. Plus the majors bag some. Continue reading

10 years ago today, Napster was born in Sean Fanning's Northeastern University dorm room. Whatever side of the debate you're on, one can't deny that Napster changed the music industry. Continue reading

eMusic was founded as a fierce supporter of independent music and has continued to maintain that stance…until now. Soon eMusic's 400,000 monthly subscribers will have access to the music of. Continue reading

Walmart.com's music download store went DRM free in February of 2008; and now the retail giant is telling customers that they'll no longer support the DRM laden downloads that they. Continue reading

(Part 1) Richard Florida and his 2005 bestseller The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life gave voice to a movement to. Continue reading

Sorry for the delay in getting this summary online today. But I wanted to make sure it was up to the minute and I was out late last night at. Continue reading

Last week Kyle published a great two part interview with Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone reporter and author of Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the. Continue reading

Indie Labels Experience A Major Renaissance A Look At The New $5 Napster Video: Spotify's Amazing Android App WMG To Pay 9.5% On $1.1 Billion In New Notes More Trouble. Continue reading