Good Excuse
A musical reccomendation for Mike B: The John Butler Trio Good Excuse "Oh boy won’t you just wake up feel the humming This...
Apple iTunes: Over 3 Billion Served
A rather astonishing little tidbit slipped by barely noticed this week: Apple’s iTunes Music Store sold its 3 Billionth song....
Amy Winehouse Mercury Award ?
The Mercury Prize nominations came out while I was away this past week. They are the British equivalent of a Grammy. Update: The Mercury...
Just Like Heaven
Awful travel day due to an early Nor’Easter. I’m too whupped to write anything coherent — but I do love Katie...
Friday Night Jazz Rock: Magic Numbers
I learned an astonishing fact from the WSJ’s Weekend Adviser: the first CD from The Magic Numbers sold a mere 44,000 copies in the...
Coming Soon: the Touchscreen iPod
Back in January, I noted that I did not think the iPhone would cannibalize the iPod because Apple would migrate the touchscreen...
Music Sales Fall for 7th Consecutive Year
We now enter the 7th year of CD sale declines, and nary a person in the industry is willing to speaketh the truth (‘cepting Lefsetz...
What Does the iPhone Teach Us About Technology & Commerce?
The reviews for the iPhone are coming in, and they are breathless (see below). Rather than add to the over-the-top-hype about the...
Apple iTunes outsells Amazon and Target
> Startling: Apple’s iTunes online store has become the 3rd largest music retailer in the U.S. in Q1 2007. According to a...
Rocco DeLuca & The Burden
Rocco DeLuca & The Burden have put out the most interesting new rock album I’ve heard in some time: I Trust You To Kill Me....