A MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
The decline in CD sales that has been happening for the last several years appears to be accelerating. Last week’s sales were off 12.9% from the comparable week in 2004. Continue reading
Sony BMG Faces New Copy Protection Debacle
Sony BMG already reeling from the so called rookit copy protected CD nightmare has a new mess on their hands according to the non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation. "Certain audio compact. Continue reading
Indy Music Retailer Fratt Shares Vision Of The Future
We’ve been writing a lot about Indy music retail lately. Part of it is nostalgia for the good old days when visiting a record store was a positive experience; and. Continue reading
Amp’d Mobile To Offer 99 Cent Over The Air To Cell Downloads
Some believe that the convenience and immediacy of carrying your music around inside an expanded cell phone may provide the final tipping point converting many more from physical CD’s to. Continue reading
Plug Awards Celebrate Indies’ Best
The annual Plug music award nominations are out. Celebrating almost every permeation of the Indy alternative music scene, the nominations include such current "it" artists as Antony And The Johnsons,. Continue reading
How To Start A Label On A Shoestring And Sell Millions? Just Ask Victory’s Tony Brummel.
How do you start and run a record label on a relative shoestring that nurtures several acts that easily sell 500,000 copies each without much radio play, MTV, or expensive. Continue reading
Net Music Promotion Coming Of Age
The net is not just the music promotion vehicle of the future; it’s the preferred promotion engine of today. Hypebot has written a lot about MySpace and internet success stories. Continue reading
LA Times Investigation Names Top Sony BMG Execs Invloved in Payola
Anyone who has been in the music business for more than 15 minutes is familiar with the realities and rampant nature of (until very recently) payola, pay for play, "promotional. Continue reading
LA Indy Music Store Aron’s To Close
R.I.P. We’ve been writing a bit lately about indy CD stores struggling in a big box/download world. Now comes the sad news that venerable and eclectic LA landmark Aron’s Records. Continue reading
KCRW’s Celia Hirschman Criticizes FCC For Lack Action On Payola
Celia Hirschman’s weekly commentary of the music industry "On The Beat" for LA’s KCRW-FM featured a strong commentary on NY Attorney General Elliott Spitzer’s major label payola probe, the effects. Continue reading
