February 2009
8 posts
U2’s New Album Debuts on MySpace Music →
Everyone likes to compare Myspace to Facebook…. However, if you look beyond the social networking, Myspace has become THE dominent music site on the Internet. U2’s new album is exclusively on Myspace until March 3rd. That’s a big win for Myspace.
The New Boxed Set Comes Streaming To Your iPhone... →
Interesting post on TechCrunch about The Presidents of the United States releasing an iphone app that includes all of thier music (streaming) at the price of $2.99. The post equates this to the “new boxed set”, instead of spending $50 on a box set, you spend $3 on a digital version. I don’t quite buy that argument but the app is an interesting model in itself. The Presidents of...
Acclaim resets the music game business with... →
“But most interestingly, the chief executive of Acclaim has just reinvented the music game genre’s business model. At the Casual Connect show in Hamburg, he gave me the scoop on Rockfree, something that can change the fast-growing music game business.Music games le Rock Band –- which just shipped it’s 10-millionth copy -– have been successful, and sometimes contentious with the music...
Total Music's Goodbye Post →
Total Music Is Dead →
The Beastie Boys - The Sounds Of Science -...
Dark Was The Night
I’ve been looking forward to the Dark Was The Night compliation album produced by members of The National and including many of my favorite bands. Proceeds from the compilation benefit the Red Hot Organization, “the leading international organization dedicate to fighting AIDS through pop culture.” A tweet, lead me to a blog entry, which pointed me to another blog entry which...
Disney rumored to be considering downsizing the... →
Just a rumor… but if true …. underlines all things wrong with the Music Entertainment business. (Update: Not rumor, completely fabricated and still fun).
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“If you’ve ever heard these guys live,” says the executive, who declined to go on the record because he’s not authorized to...