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Tunecore's Jeff Price on Going Direct to iTunes
Jeff Price, CEO of TuneCore, responds to a recent post on Digital Music News. This posting is not about me trying to drum up business for TuneCore. Rather, a recent music blog ran a factually incorrect and incomplete story about how artists can “go direct" with digital stores like iTunes. It's frustrating to see wrong information being stated ...
We're a Generation of Concertgoers, Not CD-Buyers.
This is part two of my interview segment with Hannah, who is the writer behind File Sharing Represents New Generation. She could very well be the new music consumer, depending on who you ask. I found her short essay online and thought it was be an interesting take on the current happenings in the music industry—from the ...
Video: Just Another Day in the Music House
This animated short from Wojahn takes a look at the all too common absurdities in music licencing for TV and film where producers and directors want something that both “sounds original—like something I've never heard before" and “sounds just like that song that Apple used from that cool indie rock band." Watch the video below:
Video: Inner Workings of the Real Facebook
For anyone that saw The Social Network or is simply curious about Facebook, this discussion with Mark Zuckerberg is worth the watch. He talks quite a bit about the new messaging system and his views on the abilities that users are granted within the site. Take a look:
Why You Don't Get Anything Done at Work
Office spaces conspire against work getting done. That's the radical theory that 37signals co-founder Jason Fried argues in his TEDx talk. As readers celebrating the holiday season find their way back to their jobs, it's worth considering what Fried has to say about the shortcomings of the modern work environment. Watch the talk below:
EMI vs. Mp3Tunes Lawsuit Could Help Make Google Music and iTunes in the Cloud a Reality
Mp3Tunes and MP3.com founder Michael Robertson wrote in on Thanksgiving morning to comment on our post New Label Piracy Concerns Could Force Google Music To Delay Christmas Launch saying: “If we prevail (in court vs. EMI) then Google doesn't need a license and neither does Apple." Of course, one court battle usually leads to another. But ...
Lack of Passion and Caring About Music at Majors
In an interview with the Village Voice, DJ Premier shared his thoughts on the record industry. Mainly, what has changed in it since he first came out. What Premier says isn't surprising. But it's worth sharing. Is the passion gone? “I'm 44-years-old so I remember when the majors had passion and cared about music. That's gone ...
Democratize Your Office Music Listening Sessions
Everyone knows that good music makes you work better. Bad music, on the other hand, kills your groove. And there's no perfect way to democratize office music listening sessions, because we all like different stuff. The Breakfast company has set out to make your cubicle life better. They've released Pandora and Last.fm branded station-rating terminals. Now ...
How Pros Hurt Creativity and Weaken Local Ecology
(Updated) Recently, I spoke with Mike Masnick, who is the founder of TechDirt, a leading technology and insight blog. In this interview, Masnick share his thoughts on how performing rights organizations (PROs) harm up-and-coming acts by insisting that small coffee shops, bars, and venues pay large licensing fees, in the event that cover songs are played ...
What is Twitter and the Evolving Music Industry
This week on Music Think Tank, we explored the meaning of Twitter and related monkeys to the music industry. Bruce Warila posed the question: What is Twitter? Twitter describes itself as “The best way to discover what's new in your world," but what is Twitter to you? Ariel Hyatt highlighted an interesting post from her Music ...
