TechDirt has some good follow up to a post in the NYT about indie record label Fueled By Ramen.
“It produced Panic at the Disco’s debut album for just $18,000, allowing it to make its money back even if the album doesn’t sell hundreds of thousands of copies. Finally, it seems to understand that the real [...]
According to the NYT a group of music labels are suing the website Project Playlist:
“The website compiles a vast index of songs on the Internet and users can “quickly and easily search the index for recordings by their favorite artists. At the click of a mouse, Project Playlist instantly streams a digital performance of the [...]
I’ve got to admit I have yet to play either Guitar Hero or RockBand - I think it’s more performance anxiety than a lack of interest.
I am, however, fascinated by how the games have become a legitimate channel for the sale of music. According to PaidContent:
“Having proved that it can sell individual song downloads in [...]
There is a good overview on NewTeeVee of the recently launched Pitchfork TV (warning: autoplay!). Overall, they seem to be pleased if not impressed:
“Right now, Pitchfork.tv has a very small, intimate feel, which is best because the company would never want to be perceived as big and corporate. But as it has to start paying [...]
Yes, Jay-Z has signed reportedly signed a deal with Live Nation for north of $100 million. While this money is to be spread among a number of Jay-Z needs part od the deal calls for $30M in $10M per album advance for 3 albums over 10 years.
Here’s the part that amazes me: they think the [...]
Today I had the pleasure of skyping with Ben and Steve, two of the guys behind GrooveShark, a new (still in beta) site that has some interesting ideas about p2p music sharing, sales and discovery.
In this interview we get a nice overview of the GrooveShark business, a look inside their corporate culture and then chat [...]
There is a really brief report in Reuters (via CNet) that caught my eye, and not just because I’m an Elvis Costello fan:
“Elvis Costello’s next solo studio album, curiously dubbed “Momofuku,” will arrive April 22, and plans are for the set to be released only on vinyl, with a digital download code included in the [...]
So, Billy Bragg has written an opinion piece for the NYT (man, this paper is like the next Wired!) about how some of the $800,000,000+ that AOL paid for Bebo should be shared with the many musicians who uploaded their music to the site over the past few years.
He claims, “The musicians who posted their [...]
ArsTechnica has some interesting thoughts on the challenges facing indie music labels in the digital age:
“Bands have always sold CDs at concerts, and nearly every indie label has some sort of online storefront these days (see, for instance, Fall, Suicide Squeeze, and Rough Trade). What’s more recent is the trend toward offering digital distribution, often in fan-friendly formats like [...]
I honestly didn’t see how the current Spitzer brewhaha would ever provide grist for my particular mill, but it is yet another sign that this is truly the digital age that I have, in fact, found crossover.
Many outlets are reporting on the now publicly known identity of Spitzer’s hooker, one Ashley Alexandra Dupree and her [...]
