CONTEST: 5 Free Copies Of Fortune’s Fool
Fortune's Fool: Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Warner Music, and an Industry in Crisis was released today. I've been lucky enough to have had an advance copy for a few days and. 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
Amanda Palmer: “Toward A Patronage Society”
The ever-intriguing Amanda Palmer has a really great talk that she gave at Harvard's Drama Center. In it, she relates he career as a street performer to where the music industry. Continue reading
IOUmusic: New Artist Crowdfunding App Launches
How Does It Compare To Other Fan Funding Sites? IOUmusic, in a similar vein as other grassroots, crowdfunding applications such as Kickstarter and RocketHub, is a new donation website that's. Continue reading
Music Think Thank: “Jango Listeners Are Real People Who May Become Real Fans.”
Over at our sister blog Music Think Tank, there are two new posts up. One is from Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity, on why Madina Lake's bass player Matthew Leone. Continue reading
More Industry News: we7 Adds News, Fans Bypass Prince, HFA Adds Streams, Lycett To RCA & More
UK based ad supported music service we7 and radio station owner GMG Radio have partnered to offer real-time breaking news inside it's streaming music package. Watch out radio! Fans Bypass. Continue reading
Pomplamoose: How To Quit Your Job, Rarely Play Live, Never Tour, And Still Sell Music
"That regular engagement of the fan base is super important." Jack Conte of the indie pop duo Pomplamoose joined Kevin Breuner on CD Baby's DIY Musician Podcast to discuss how. Continue reading
YouTube Wants To Give You $5 Million
Think you've got a video idea cooler than OK Go, but don't have the cash to produce it? If you've already had some success on the online channel, help may. Continue reading
Coming Very Soon: A New Leaner EMI
According to details leaked over the last few days, EMI is less than two weeks away from announcing a drastic reorganization plan designed that would lead to another round of. Continue reading
Tommy Silverman: “Hobbyists… Clutter The Music Environment With Crap.”
Over at Wired, there's an intriguing interview piece where the ever curious Eliot Van Buskirk talks with Tommy Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records, about "What’s Wrong With Music Biz." . Continue reading
