Chris Anderson’s “The Long Tail” Arrives
Chris Anderson, a business journalist who once wrote for The Economist and now edits Wired has finally released his much anticipated book “The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business. Continue reading
UK Livecoders Create Dance Music From The Code Up
In the UK, "Livecoding" DJ’s are leaving the turntables and instruments at home and improvising using computer programming to build compositions from the ground up authoring raw code before a. Continue reading
Politics In Music: Is Anyone Listening?
"Pop protest, born of unifying slogans, reinvents itself for a new era. But amid the subtle dancefloor digs, brash mash-ups and video clips, is the audience listening?" Thus begins an. Continue reading
New Music Industry Briefing For Monday July 3, 2006
– The EMI and WMG merger dance continues with rumors that EMI is about to up their bid from $31 to $33 and indications that WMG has the money for. Continue reading
EMI & WMG – The Dance Continues
If Eric Nicoli thought that his rival’s private equity backers would take the money and run, he was clearly mistaken. – The Scotsman According to sources close to the talks. Continue reading
The Hypebot MySpace Series
We’ve been getting kudos on our ongoing MySpace series. Here are the 10 articles to date: Part I – The Number Don’t Lie Part II – Building An Audience Using. Continue reading
Anti-DRM Lobby Asks Bono To Speak Out
Anti-DRM organization Defective By Design is asking Bono to get involved. With and open letter and petition on it’s web site the group best known for picketing Apple Stores in. Continue reading
At WMG The Rich Get Richer
Did you ever wonder who owns stock in WMG and therefore stands to profit the most from a possible sale to EMI? Thanks to Yahoo Finance and the Securities &. Continue reading
The Daily Dose = 1 Quote + 1 Download
I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart DAILY DOWNLOAD A live cover of Black Sabbath’s "WAR PIGS". Continue reading
Two New Surveys Show Vexing Shifts In Music Consumption
Two new surveys show just how drastically listening habits are shifting and presenting new challenges for the music industry. A new IPSOS poll reveals that 20% of Americans over age. Continue reading
