MTT: Music & Social Shifts
Brian John Mitchell recalls how music in society has changed since the 1970s. Music was a social event where friends would gather to listen to a new vinyl record. A. Continue reading
MTT: A Fragmented Music Community
Dante Cullari posts about how music is spread out all over the Internet. The fragmented nature of the Internet has produced hundreds of music websites. Artists can benefit from eliminating. Continue reading
Live Nation Extends Ticket Discounts To Clubs
$49.99 UNLIMITED CLUB PASSPORT It's been a summer of experimentation for Live Nation with an ongoing series of one day sales and dropped ticketing fees at many of its amphitheater. Continue reading
More Music News Tues. 9.08.09: iPod Tax, Digital Beatles, Beggars To China, MySpace Music UK Stalls & Much More
Stay tuned for Apple's big music announcement on Wednesday. Here are the rumors and predictions. Some in Canada are proposing that a small fee levied on CDRs be extended to. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Album sales fell another 18% last month. Apple announces a September 9th "rock 'n roll" event. On a week when Wall Street appeared to loose confidence in the company, two. Continue reading
Activision Decides The DJ AM Show Must Go On
Activision has created a cottage industry out of bringing no-longer-with-us rock stars back to life for their video games. That's not what they had in mind when they brought in. Continue reading
Warner Music Group Puts Focus On Nashville
WEA Corp. President John Esposito To Head New Division Jbara Promoted To Head WEA. Bennett Steps Down. At a time when labels are cutting back, WMG is instead shifting resources. Continue reading
Apple Reveals Sept 9 “Rock And Roll” Event
Invitations sent to the media Monday confirm rumors that Apple with be holding a special event on Wednesday September 9th in San Francisco. In the past, Apple has used similar. Continue reading
Hypebot Revisited: Infiltrating Columbia Records Site With An Anti-Label Ad
What a difference a year makes. It seemed appropriate that today's installment revisiting some of our favorite posts during this blog's 5th Anniversary would be last summer's post "Hypebot Infiltrates. Continue reading
Bruce Warila: The State Of Music Industry Investing
EXCLUSIVE MUSIC INVESTORS WHITE PAPER "Looking across the spectrum of previous music industry investments…(most) are held hostage to, and will remain a prisoner of, the large label system that has. Continue reading
