Verizon Wireless Announces Mobile Music Download Service At CES
Verizon Wireless has unveiled a new music service as part of it’s Vcast offering which will allow consumers to download full-length songs and transfer them between their handset and a. Continue reading
Another One Bites The Dust As Indie Retailer Rhino Closes In LA
Just when we were reporting some optimism in the indie music retailer sector from the CIMS stores (complete story here), comes the sad news that Richard Foos’ flagship Rhino retail. Continue reading
More Music News From CES
There has been a lot of music and media news coming from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Ever since the introduction of iTunes and the iPod. Continue reading
Lets Give Away The Music
In yesterday’s newsletter music commentator Bob Lefsetz wrote: "…you’ve got to know where in the food chain to charge. It might be that the record labels are charging at the. Continue reading
UMG Tops Decomposing Major Label Heap In 2005
In a year when music sales fell 7% or more, who is is on top of the rapidly decomposing major label heap? Universal grabbed a dominant market share in 2005. Continue reading
Music Takes Center Stage At CES
If you (like us) are one of those freaks that has to know about stuff before anyone else (particular if it’s cool stuff), then you wish (like we do) that. Continue reading
Rolling Stone, Spin & Blender Beware! PlayMusicMagazine Delivers Online
We’re always writing about how new media is kicking old media’s butt. But let’s face it, reading a long magazine article on the web is just not much fun. No. Continue reading
Indie Music Stores Have Better ’05 Than Bigger Music Retailers
Soundscan figures show that CD sales were down almost 10% in 2005. But innovative indie music retailers seem not be suffering quite as badly as the larger chain music stores.. Continue reading
Profile Of Indie Label Association Head Don Rose
One of our favorite music writers Steve Morse of the Boston Globe has profiled president and original Rykodisc founder Don Rose: ‘There is very little cultural diversity represented any more. Continue reading
iRadio Brings Hundreds Of Music Channels To Your Cell…Just Not Quite Yet
It’s long been predicted that the cell phone could morph into the media player of choice since almost everybody’s got one and because we’d all appreciate one less thing to. Continue reading
