It’s Official: First Master Degree In Beatles Awarded
Back in 2009, Liverpool Hope University launched a Master Of Arts course, titled The Beatles – Popular Music and Society. A Canadian woman has become the first person to graduate. Continue reading
Music Biz News: Midem Stats, iTunes Upgrade, Mobile Apps Soar, Napster Court Loss & More
Music Venture Rdio Gets Funded By Mangrove Capital. (PaidContent) MIDEM Stats: Attendance fell 4.9% despite a 30% rise in participants from the digital and music tech sector. Attendance form publishers. Continue reading
7 Terrible Things Google Still Doesn’t Censor
With Google now censoring terms like “BitTorrent” and “RapidShare” from their Autocomplete service, it’s important to put this move into context. What terms doesn’t Google filter? Big Content has pressured Google. Continue reading
Why You May Want To Wait Before Getting An iPad To Take Payments At Merchandise Table
Thinking about using an iPhone or iPad to process credit card payments at your merchandise table? After all, Intuit and others have created very affordable systems and are even giving. Continue reading
HOW TO: Give Fans Control of an Album Release
Say you're a band from Australia and you have a new album coming out. It's done. You've picked a release date, but it's not really set in stone. There's a. Continue reading
#MIDEM Hot Topics: The Cloud, Music Tech And The One That Just Won’t Go Away… Control
I just got back from Midem 2011 and will post some very informative presentations in the coming days. While there were no game changing announcements, music in the cloud – streaming,. Continue reading
Why The Decline of MySpace Is Great For Musicians
This post is by Robin Davey of The Hoax and The Bastard Fairies. Interview. Before you could say "We're big on Myspace", it seems the foundations of this once burgeoning. Continue reading
Topspin CEO Ian Rogers On The Music Business
Topspin CEO Ian Rogers is usually fascinating to listen to, and this interview is no exception. Back in December, he chatted with BAMM.tv to discuss the state of the music industry. Continue reading
“BitTorrent” Censored From Google
Early in December, Google vowed to distance itself from piracy. To do so, the company agreed that it would remove terms that are closely associated with piracy from appearing in their. Continue reading
