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Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Monday September 11th, 2006

– Microsoft has patched the hole in it’s PlayForSure technology…again. (Engaget) – Can YouTube make money with $1 – $1.5 million in monthly streaming costs and Microsoft and Skype’s Venice. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/11/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Indie Label Heads Speak Out On Tower Bankruptcy & Retail Woes

Part 1 Of A Series: Our friends at world music publicity firm Rock Paper Scissors polled some heads of indie labels on the recent Tower bankruptcy, other cutbacks in the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Worthy Click: Rocknroadtripper.com Provides Resources For Touring Musicians

WORTHY CLICK:  Rocknroadtripper.com is designed to help bands book better gigs and promote themselves on the road. While it’s got a ways to go, the website’s goal is to put. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2006 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Friday September 8th, 2006

– Amazon has opened UnBox ,it’s long rumored movie and TV rental and purchase download store beating Apple to the launchpad.  A similar announcement by Apple is expected Tuesday. The. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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OK Go’s Net Strategy Not Really Paying Off…Yet.

Billboard takes a detailed look on OK Go’s creative use of the internet to create buzz over the last year and how it’s not quite turning into sales…yet. (full story)

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2006 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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GoodStorm Shares CD Sales 50/50 With Fans & Bloggers

WORTHY CLICK – Many believe that in the near future more transactions will be motivated by a person’s peers and trusted advisers than by any advertising or marketing. If that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2006 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Hypebot’s New Music Industry Briefing For Thursday September 7th

– Microsoft and Nokia have work cut out to rival iPod. (Rueters) – Radio Paradise and other net stations are turning into viable businesses fueled  by innovative programming. (Washington Post). Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2006 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 9-03-06

Pos. ARTIST | TITLE 1 DYLAN*BOB|MODERN TIMES 2 YORN*PETE|NIGHTCRAWLER 3 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TILL THE SUN TU 4 OLD CROW MEDICI|BIG IRON WORLD 5 ROOTS|GAME THEORY 6 WARD*M.|POST-WAR 7 OUTKAST|IDLEWILD 8 GNARLS BARKLEY|ST.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2006 in Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Film Answers “What Is Indie?”

At a time when independent artists in the music industry have more power and control over their careers than ever before, "What is INDIE?" is a documentary film that tries. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2006 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Goldberg & New West Form New Label Ammal

Cameron Strang, president of New West Records, and industry veteran Danny Goldberg have teamed to create a new independent record label, Ammal Records. Goldberg will head the label and be. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2006 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (2)
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A Look At YouTube By The Numbers

YouTube hosts over six million videos, growing at about 20 percent every month. The videos take up 45 terabytes of storage — about 5,000 home computers’ worth. The total time. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2006 in Streaming | Permalink | Comments (0)
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