KCRW’s Celia Hirschman takes a look at Wired Editor’s Chris Anderson’s book "The Long Tail – How The Future Of Business Is Selling Less Of More, merger mania at Billboard. Continue reading

The RIAA has sued more than 20,000 music fans for file sharing, yet file sharing continues to rapidly increase both online and offline. When will you stop suing music fans?. Continue reading

– Shares of Apple Computer fell after Credit Suisse said the absence of new iPod digital music players may hurt sales this quarter. (Bloomberg) – "The Extinction of Mass Culture". Continue reading

New and old media are co-mingling in rapidly evolving ways. On KCRW’s "The Politics Of Culture" Ruth Seymour and Will Lewis spoke with James Brady of the Washingtonpost.com, Kevin Wall. Continue reading

– Apple rumored to be working on a talking iPod (Newsfactor) – Indie Arie’s new release sales figures illustrate the growing digital divide. (Digital Music Weblog) – A new band. Continue reading

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– Adam Klein, EMI’s executive vice president of strategy and business development had been forced out making him the second senior executive to leave in as many months. (LA Times). Continue reading

It’s easy to put down radio with their short homogenized playlists and too many commercials, but Washington Post writer Marc Fisher makes the argument that the internet has not yet. Continue reading

HITS – – P1 SMS a new service which links radio listeners to paid downloads via cell phone SMS. (more) Microsoft (and a week earlier Napster) for jumping into the. Continue reading

"Being on a label is like having a child and then being forced to drop it off at the day care center. Nobody’s gonna love your baby like you are.". Continue reading