New Music Business Model: Ancillary Revenues
Yesterday’s WSJ has an interesting discussion about a new music industry business model, using the The Pussycat Dolls as the prime...
Mom versus RIAA (Elektra v. Santangelo)
Patricia Santangelo, the single mother of 5 without any P2P on her PC, has decided to take on the RIAA and the rest of the music...
Apple to introduce new music-related (Video?) product
AppleInsider: Apple Computer plans to host a special event on September 7th to introduce new music-related products. On Monday the...
Today’s Music and Film Posts
Today’s Music and Film posts are going to cover a lot of ground — its more a round up than a specific rant (you can see...
The Future of the Music Industry
Music industry insider Bob Lefsetz gives us brief history of the Music Business, and a fascinating vision of what the future of the...
More RIAA sponsored nonsense
"Burned” CDs accounted for 29 percent of all recorded music obtained by fans in 2004, compared to 16 percent attributed to...
Extraordinary Release
Fiona Apple’s new album, Extraordinary Machine, has been freed from purgatory. Our earlier laments on the disc have been, at least...
Why no IMDB for Music?
Chris Anderson’s Long Tail asks: “Why are the current generation of music services so dumb?” That’s an interesting...
Microsoft: The “Innovator”
I have to laugh whenever I hear Microsoft refer to themselves as "innovators." They are not. What makes their claims so...
Are CD Prices Getting More Dynamic?
One of the more interesting items we’ve discussed has been the different pricing strategies that studios use with DVDs versus what...