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The music industry's new business modelFinancial TimesGood news for listeners but perplexing for record companies, who are seeing revenues from recorded music dry up as the old ways of doing business crumble. ... |
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Dan Mangan's unusual path to music successSan Francisco ChronicleTo fund the making of the album, Mangan says he drafted a business plan and approached family and friends for loans. "Before making this record there were ... |
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Hearing ThingsNew York TimesOf course, band-branded merchandise has been a major part of the music business, big and small, for years. The Ramones sold more T-shirts than albums (and ...and more » |
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The music industry's new business modelFinancial TimesGoing it alone means sidestepping the record labels. The music industry is dominated by four so-called majors – Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, ... |
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Merger emerges in SAG board election...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:26:03 ESTFilm News: Push to combine actor's guild with AFTRA biggest issue -- To merge or not to merge -- that's the key question facing Screen Actors Guild members with the SAG election season in full swing. |
Activist, editor of Sing Out! folk journal...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:08:11 ESTMusic News: Silber scolded Dylan for abandoning protest songs -- Irwin Silber, the musical activist and editor of folk journal Sing Out! who famously scolded Bob Dylan for abandoning overtly political songs, died Sept. 8 in Oakland, Calif. |
Games begin in Toronto...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:08:23 ESTInternational News: Buzz-worthy films unspool at fest -- Buyers and sellers hit the ground running at the Toronto Film Festival |
Bedlam...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:07:01 ESTLegit Reviews: With "Bedlam," Nell Leyshon becomes the first woman to write for Shakespeare's Globe in its (interrupted) 400-year history. She takes on history's notorious Bethlem Hospital. |
ROAD GROSSES...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:01:25 ESTWeekly: NEW YORK Road grosses rose 1.2% in Week 15 (Aug. 30-Sept. 5). |
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Imperfect Day...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:53:47 +0000Reps: Lou Reed Not The Cause Of Susan Boyle’s Missed ‘America’s Got Talent’ Performance
I don’t want to waste a lot of time on this.
At some point in the future, the whole, true story will come out.
That’s how it works in the Internet age. A story breaks online and then the crowd susses out the truth.
Meanwhile, [...] |
Perfect Day...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:47:07 +0000So the grizzled monster won’t let the mentally challenged queen of reality TV sing his song on "America’s Got Talent". What’s gotten into this has-been with only one hit? He can’t say no to the matron who was last year’s Christmas sensation!
But for how much longer will Susan Boyle be able to sell product, does [...] |
FYF Fest...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:29:30 +0000Live review: Despite failures, FYF Fest gives crowds a lot to cheer about
This blog does not do the story justice.
I woke up to a large photo of a throng of fans with their hands in the air on the front page of the Calendar section of the "Los Angeles Times".
At this point, I only get [...] |
Sex, Drugs And Bon Jovi...Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:11:29 +0000This book should be required reading for everybody who wants a career in rock and roll.
How do you make it?
You take one good-looking performer with focus and an unyielding desire to make it.
You connect said person with a manager willing to bend every corner, lie, cheat and steal in order to see his charge succeed [...] |
Kanye On Twitter...Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:13:24 +0000This is important.
Historically, there’s been a buffer between star and audience. And this buffer was managed by professionals who’d seen it all and told you how and when to play. It was like everybody with a media profile had a coach. And if you disobeyed him, you were booted from the team.
But now, through the [...] |
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