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7 Things the Majors Would Do Right Now, if They Really Had the Balls...
But, wouldn't it have been ballsier not to sue freckle-faced college kids, and devise riskier model adjustments in the face of disruptive chaos? Or, make difficult changes in the business instead of expensive trips to the Hill? Here are 7 things the majors would do right now, if they really had the balls... 1. No more ...
"The Marvelous Ego Labyrinth"
By Steve Provizer Too much of a bad thing, no doubt, but being unemployed has induced hyper-posting. My Little Grey Cells, otherwise preoccupied for the last 12 years with idle strategies for world domination have lately been inspired by things people write in the comments. In this case, the ego posting. The interplay of ego on ...
Why We're Less Happy with Music Now Than Ever: The Paradox of Reversible Decisions
At their core, BitTorrent and LimeWire are a flight simulators, not a piracy machines. Their appeal is in their ability to let fans preview their music decisions, not solely because they enable fans to download music for free, without paying for it. That they don't buy the music once they have it is a consequence of ...
Guest Post: Henry Rollins on Matthew Shipp
Henry Rollins has been a fiery tongued advocate for independent music and creative culture since he was the frontman of seminal hardcore band Black Flag in the early 1980s. He has since released numerous solo music and spoken word albums, written several books on travel, politics, and music (including Get in the Van: On The Road ...
The Musical Middle Class Mirage...
The musical middle class sounds lovely, that is, if it actually existed. But is this just a mirage, another comfy-sounding theory that has little chance of being realized? At the Future of Music Coalition's Policy Summit in DC, a burst of theoretical optimism eventually crashed into reality, andpanelists tackled the tough question of just where the ...
"Gimme Some Jazz-over Easy"
By Steve Provizer And one thing leads to the next...C.R. mentions in his ego postcomment the degree of effort audiences will apply to “something non essential like aesthetic nourishment." This leads to the knock heard for so long about jazz: you have to work too hard to 'get' it. It's sometimes framed as “accessibility,' a word ...
What Do You Really Think About the Piracy Issue?
This guest post is written by Chris R. at CD Baby's DIY Musican blog. Some folks in this over-saturated industry equate music piracy with free promotion, reciting the popular soundbite that “obscurity is a greater danger than theft" (Think of BitTorrent pitching their new Artists Pilot Program as a way to “amp up your audience"). Others ...
Why Record Labels Have Killed Their Digital Future
Wayne Rosso, a columnist at The Music Void, has written a highly insightful and almost cryptic item about the irony of the digital future of the record industry. Basically, the major labels have made it so difficult for music startups to sustain themselves that no one wants to get into the field or invest in the ...
Arcade Fire: "Major Labels Just Lost Their Way."
In early August, Arcade Fire was profiled in The New Yorker by Sasha Frere-Jones. Some argued that the piece was against major labels, because Arcade Fire existed mostly outside their walls. Others though that it dispelled the myth of the DIY artist, as the group wasn't truly doing it by themselves; they had assistance and licensed ...
5 Traits of a Professional Musician
Being a musician is awesome. It's almost a crime that people are allowed to play music for a living. But like crime, music doesn't usually pay. To get the gigs that pay, and keep getting them, musicians need to exude a high level of professionalism that is often a lot less glamorous than the sexy life ...
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