Kristin Hersh Mixes Up The Album, Releases Book
Singer/songwriter Kristin Hersh has teamed up with The Friday Project to release her a unique music/book collaboration. Crooked, the book, will contain full color artwork, lyrics and an exclusive essay. Continue reading
AudioLock – Do We Want More Piracy Protection?
AudioLock, an online proprietary watermarking service, is offering protection for digital and physical promos by automatically tracking illegal downloads. The system continually searches sharing sites and the internet for potential. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: BMG Buys Stage Three, Facebook Hits 500M, Pitchfork & More
BMG acquires Stage Three Publishing including right to Aerosmith, ZZ Top, David Essex songs. (Washington Post) Facebook is about to announce 500 million users. (TechCrunch) Pitchfork: Upstart Music Site Becomes. Continue reading
More Music Industry News: Thumbplay, Universal Inks Aware, Sony’s Own Download Store, EMI On Defensive, TubeMogul & More
Does Steve Jobs know how to say he's sorry? Apple has called a press conference for Friday. Details are slim but it will involve the widely reported troubles with the. Continue reading
If The Beatles Couldn’t Make It, Something’s Wrong.
I find this kind of thinking rather disconcerting—misleading even. Yesterday, I stumbled across a story in my Google Alerts titled, “Would Beatles make it in today's music world?” Normally, I. Continue reading
Creative Rehab: How It Happens, When To Act On It
Amy Winehouse, Steve Jobs & The Creative Switch This is a guest post by Alex Mann (@alexjmann). Does creativity have an off / on switch? Do you have to concentrate on. Continue reading
More New Music Industry News: Amazon MP3, Live Nation. Legal P2P, m-Wise, Hello Music & More
(UPDATED) Is Amazon MP3 preparing for a major relaunch? A hiring spree points to an expanded service. (TechCrunch) Industry analysts are saying that while this summer's concert season is going. Continue reading
This Week’s iTunes Top 10 Singles & Albums
For the week ending July 12, 2010 Top 10 Singles: 1. "Love the Way You Lie," Eminem2. "California Gurls (w/Snoop Dogg)," Katy Perry3. "Dynamite," Taio Cruz4. "I Like It," Enrique. Continue reading
Mark Mulligan: “Most Fans Don’t Use Many Devices”
The thinking behind cloud-based music services tends to go something like this: fans want to access their song libraries across as many devices as possible. The problem? Mark Mulligan from. Continue reading
The Music Industry’s Shift From Master To Equal
“Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal” – Charles Darwin Fans who were once at the mercy of a few men's musical. Continue reading