New Music Industry Briefing For Wednesday July 12, 2006
– 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 formed by Mike Turner (ex-Our Lady Peace) and Pete Lesperance (Harem Scarem/Rubber) independently launched a new website and blog earlier last month and are letting fans pick the singles (via GarageSpin)
-"Holy shades of the RIAA Batman!" The Electronic Frontier Foundation has decided to stop lobbying and start suing. "Oh….I almost forgot that their on our side…".(SiliconValley)
– R.I.P. – Pink Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett (Reuters)
Approaches to music’s digital divide
Solid commentary by Grant Robertson at The Digital Music Weblog regarding a Reuters article on how labels and music marketing pros should think about audiences. Younger audiences are more prone to snap up singles digitally versus 35 audiences who tend