Bandcamp Raised More Than $100,000 For Transgender Law Center
Bandcamp donated its share of each sale on Friday to the Transgender Law Center in a show of support for the trans and gender non-conforming community that totalled more than. Continue reading
Bankrupt SFX Ended Month $5.5 Million Richer Than It Started It
Late last week, SFX filed its monthly operating report for with the US Bankruptcy Court, alongside a request to increase the cash bonuses it was using to retain key employees,. Continue reading
5 Reasons The Major Labels Didn’t Really Blow It With Napster
Pundits are fond of saying that the major labels blew it by suing Napster instead of doing a deal with them. It's as though they're obligated to repeat it as. Continue reading
Garth Brooks Promised Something Special, Instead He Launched GhostTunes
After promising Garth Brooks' fans their "own version of social media", yesterday Brooks unveiled GhostTunes. The digital music store allows rights holders to sell music as digital singles, albums or. Continue reading
Major Layoffs, Restructuring At SpinMedia: “The company has no money.”
SpinMedia, the parent company that owns and/or sells the advertising for Spin, Stereogum, Vibe BrooklynVegan and other online music propertres is undergoing major layoffs today, according to a memo obtained by. Continue reading
HMV Takes Steve Jobs’ Advice, Cannibalizes Self
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. “If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will,” said the late Steve Jobs. He meant that rather than wait for a disruptor to change. Continue reading
Splice Might Just Make Music Collaboration Work
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. “What if you could share your music — and the way you make music?” asks the video above for Splice, a soon-to-be-launched music collaboration. Continue reading
Chinese Government and Music Tech Industry Move Towards Legal Paid Music Downloads
China's moving to limit web-related music piracy in order to develop an environment conducive to paid music services though the details are a bit confusing and not to be taken. Continue reading
Fractured: The State Of The Online Music Market w/ Jason Herskowitz – Upward Spiral Podcast #29
Jason Herskowitz, an outspoken music tech executive, talks about the fractured state of the online music market and how music sharing could be improved. Herskowitz is a core contributor and. Continue reading
