Arcade Fire Rethinks Album Format, Tells No One
Normally, Topspin CEO Ian Rogers makes good on his Vanna White style of presenting the albums that he works on, buys, and films himself opening like a kid on Christmas.. Continue reading
48ers: Another Realtime Social Search Tool
Not long ago, Hyoebot covered the release of SocialMention, a new real-time search tool. Another one has hit the web since then called 48ers; the company is named after the. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Chasing Merch Bootleggers, Tears For Fears Can’t Get Signed, Sufjan’s Fans, Missing Pink Floyd & More
(UPDATED) If you've noticed some changes in our daily More Music Industry News feature, it's because its become a collaborative effort. Both Kyle and I scour the web daily –. Continue reading
Last Week On Music Think Tank
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Michael J. Johnson: The Artist 2.0 Manifesto. Ariel Hyatt: Top 7 Reasons Why Artists Strongly Resist Social Media. Matthew Hiscock: How Are We Gonna Pay These. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
What Makes Social Media Trustworthy? Shuffler: Turn Music Blogs Into Streaming Stations. MySpace Music Launches New Romeo Video App. Is The Sky Falling On The Record Industry? Clay Shirky: The. Continue reading
More News: Facebook Launches Live Video Channel, G-Unit To EMI & Rhino Gets New CEO
Facebook is jumping into live video with its own new app called Facebook Live. But unlike Ustream and others that offer live video features for Facebook Pages, Facebook Live will. Continue reading
Brian Solis: The New Role Of Digital Sociologists
Marketing To An Audience With An Audience. Brian Solis, recognized as one of the most prominent thinkers and published authors in new media, is always insightful and thought-provoking. In the. Continue reading
Spotify Loses Another Top Executive
(UPDATE) SVP of Stretegic Partnerships Paul Brown is exiting Spotify. He joined the company just 18 months ago as head of the U.K. office and and had been promoted to. Continue reading
Is The Sky Falling On The Record Industry?
(UPDATED) Legal scholar Mark Lemley has published an insightful draft paper titled, "Is the Sky Falling on the Content Industries?" In it, he documents the history of content industries crying. Continue reading
Startup Stories: Brenden Mulligan Of ArtistData (2/2)
This post is from Hilke Ros (@colorlessgreen) at Motion Music Manager. (Part 2 of 2) This is the second part of an interview with Brenden Mulligan, the founder of ArtistData.. Continue reading