Rewriting, Reflecting, and Releasing
As we gear up to release The New Rockstar Philosophy Book, it made me reflect on how many times we re-wrote the book. We thought we’d have it done months ago. It’s… Read More
Why Just One Album Cover ?
Thought to dwell on for the day. In the age of direct relationships between fans and artists, why aren’t multiple fan-created release covers more common? Let’s say you have some fans and… Read More
Lala.com: The Cloud in the Sky
Lala.com, another music service which sells digital music is changing the game by offering 10 cent tunes. It has the blessing from the major labels and 170,000 indie labels according to Wired… Read More
BitTorrent: The Thoughts of Many Music Fans
Came across a new post on TorrentFreak about how newer artists are embracing BitTorrent and using it to spread their music instead of focusing on selling it. It’s a good read, but… Read More
You Buy Music????!!!
So I’m having dinner with some cousins who just came into town and the conversation about downloading and piracy comes up. I say I buy music only if I think the artist… Read More
Taking on Obscurity: Embracing P2P
With the playing field levelling out, everyone and their Grandma can record a song and have it online. It used to be about trying to win-over the interest and attention of a label, but now… Read More
Future of Music: Interview With Gerd Leonhard
Gerd Leonhard, co-author of The Future of Music was recently interviewed by The Downloader. If you haven’t heard of Gerd, you probably haven’t kept up with what’s going on with the digital… Read More
The End of Sony BMG
Song BMG is no more. The 4 year partnership/merger ended when Sony recently bought out BMG’s interest in the company for….. $1.2 Billion. With declining recorded music sales, you would think it’s a… Read More
Katy Perry: Album Sales Vs. Singles Sales
image credits: www.drownedmadonna.com/ So you may have heard of this Katy Perry girl who’s being talked up because of her catchy single, “I kissed a girl”. Apparently Perez got the buzz going… Read More
Entitlement and Sacrifice in Music Career
Our most entertaining music industry analyst, Bob Lefsetz, recently made a post on his infamous blog regarding sacrifice and entitlement. He is a bit harsh, but that’s Lefsetz’ personality. He tells it… Read More
