2008

Aug

artistspaid: iampennypops: cachorra: brilliantlydifferent:...

This has been doing the rounds… mash-up!

1up - gaining an advantage through genre...

‘m writing an essay. For fun. I’m that cool. Here is my opening gambit: “By Summer 1977,...

I just watched the first few episodes of this. Dreanched in oh so cool UMG artists, set around their...

Jul

BBC NEWS | Technology | Net firms in music...

MP3 Blogs vs. Music Blogs: Different...

artistspaid: eMusic Goes Web 2.0: Adds Content from...

yvynyl: DashGo : Next-Generation Record Label For...

How to be generous Andy Bell of Mint Digital (my boss) speaking at 2gether08. He does a short pice...

Bring on the RIAA

artistspaid: themusic: mash-up or mash·up (mash’up’)n. An audio recording that is a composite...

Explotions in slow-motion.

I think we are quite privilidged to be whitnessing the music industry blow-up in such fantastic...

Last.fm Tosses Royalties Towards Unsigned,...

“Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.”
— Jim Morrison (via Jacque) (via...

Bands on MySpace

Just had a chat with Tom Harman of Super Tennis fame (and graphic designer / front-end developer...

Chaos Pilot, Disruptors and Universal...

2gether was brilliant, but of course the highlight for me was when a bunch of crazy dutch people...

Recorded Music Market Share By Label

artistspaid: aprilini: 31.2% (down .3%) Universal Music Group 20.8% (up.8%) Warner Music...

Jun

British Labels Earn More Than Ever from...

Highlights of the British Rights Survey

EMI Music Sues Hi5, VideoEgg and Ten...

Out to Lunch

Hey kids, I’ve been pretty flat out with other stuff right now so apologies if I’ve been...

“The original ‘bad’ Napster was sued by a consortium of...”
— Music :) Ally ps. All those...

Metallica Changes Its Mind (Again), Allows...

Bebo: Universal Music is the setting for new...

Sound Unbound: essays on the future of music...

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mobile phones...

May

An open letter to Guy Hands from Ian Rogers...

The music biz's digital flops - a short...

Is mobile Internet really such a good thing?...

Sex Drive: Social Media Eat Porn's Lunch...

Should Music Startups Give Equity to...

“Conversation is king, content is just something to talk...”
— Cory Doctorow in “Here...

Napster opens world’s biggest MP3 store

What can you do?

With Live Nation rumored to be continuing their land-grab by signing up 50 Cent for a disgusting sum...

“Open and Inclusive, not Restricted and Prescriptive.”
— Adam Rogers (aka. Me) on...

Why does it always come down to...

I am a web producer (not spiderman) that means I am not concerned with making sites work in IE6, or...

“So if the music industry’s getting cannibalized by the...”
— P.Diddy, on surviving tough...

Nokia "Comes With Music" - Some...

Nokia’s fiendishly clever plan to pre-load music onto it’s devices seems to have made a...

Warner's New Web Guru

Looking for the mouse.

Bittorrents, Ratios and the New Music...

I have just got off the phone with Mike ‘Chipper’ Chipowski of Angry Boy fame. He had an...

Apr

Insoshi: open-source social networking...

"We are free to watch today's T.V....

There is an ad in the U.K. at the moment featuring Samuel L. Jackson. Hes is explaining the virtues...

Velvet Revolver to create website to find...

Twitterrecords? You what?

Ok, so I have hatched a devious plan to harness the power of Twitter. For those of you unfamiliar...

Last.FM gets Portishead exclusive! — Digital...

WikiRecords

Here’s an idea - everyone wants to be an A&R rep. Who wouldn’t? Going to gigs every...

never mind the gaps, Jonathan Harris has developed some ace DROPOs - We Feel Find an Universe. Give...

“The repressive measures are measures dictated by industries...”
— Mashable! - Guy Bono, South...

“Digital music presents a huge opportunity to place artists...”
— Tapscott, D & Williamd, A....

MySpace.com - MOCHIPET...

Digitization Of Album Art Is About New...

“digital album art and promotional materials should blow...”
— Digitization Of Album Art Is...

“Dynamic Representation Of Popular Opinion (DROPO). ...”
— whilst working on a top-secret...

W.A.S.T.E - *cocks head at inquizitive...

social networks for bands… read: electronic customer relations management. W.A.S.T.E interests...

Radiohead Launches Social Network, Needs More...

MySpace Music Deal - Some Thoughts

OK, so the other day MySpace announced it’s big deal with the majors (except good old EMI who...

MySpace Music - NYT article

Could social networking sites save the music...

Ning - Create your own Social Networks!

“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a...”
— Hunter S. Thompson

It's Getting Close: Clearer Picture of...

Jump on this band wagon

Last week I met an old uni friend for a drink after work. He works at one of the major record labels...