Yahoo! Offers Another MP3 Download. But Why Not Offer More?
Yahoo!Music chief David Goldberg has been very vocal that downloads should be DRM free mp3’s and he inches that agenda forward with a second major label mp3 offering. Disney’s Hollywood. Continue reading
More Indie Reaction To Tower Bankruptcy & Retail Woes
Part 2 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
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
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
Coolfer Guest Blogs: Can McBride’s Nettwerk Plan Break New Acts?
Last week under the headline "Terry McBride’s New Music Industry." we quoted enthusiastically from a WIRED article about Nettwerk Management’s plans to bring recording industry functions for established clients like. Continue reading
Terry McBride’s New Music Industry
A WIRED Magazine article on music manager Terry McBride’s plans to reinvent the way his artists (including Bare Naked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan, Avril Lavigne and more) sell and promote their. Continue reading
Experimental Music Finds Home @ Edgetone
The net has opened our ears to a multitude musical niches and at the same time provided opportunities for entrepreneurs willing to help bring them to a wider audience. WIRED. Continue reading
Hawthorne Heights Files Lawsuit Against Victory Records
The poster boys for both MySpace and Victory Records Hawthorne Heights have filed suit against the label claiming that the label has "severely damaged the band’s reputation and relationship with. Continue reading
New Back Office Service For Indie Music Companies
Newly launched ESP3 will offer back office services for independent music industry including royalty accounting, label operations, revenue tracking and reporting, product registration, digital licensing and compliance auditing. ESP3 was. Continue reading
Victory Record’s Outspoken Tony Brummel Pummels A2IM
Tony Brummel, the outspoken head of successful indie Victory Records wrote an open letter to the American Association Of Independent Music on their fight to make the airwaves more open. Continue reading
