Musicsphere
The Ultimate Music Service and What I’d Pay For It
The following three items are core elements that would make a music service "ultimate" for me:
1) The service's music collection would have every album or single ever released in digital format
2) The service would let you stream online every track in it's collection at high quality and full length
3) The service would let you [...]
I’m ****ing Up The Music Industry. Music Label Executives Can’t Sleep At Night Because of Me.
Hello. I'm 23 and I really like music. I listen to a lot of music.
And, I'm ****ing up the music industry.
Music label executives are popping Ambiens at night because of me. Their relationship with their spouse and children is strained because of me. The water in their traditional distribution pipes is drying up [...]
TV Show in China Attracted 420 Million Viewers During Its Season Finale and Than Was Promptly Cancelled
There were zero typos in my post title. You read it correctly.
A show by the name of Super Girl, which is similar to the Pop/American Idol concept with auditions, voting etc, was able to attract 420 million Chinese viewers during its 2006 season finale and than was promptly shut down by the Chinese government. [...]
Evolution of My Personal Music Discovery
Its fascinating to reflect on how my music taste has changed over the years. Bands and artists I've liked. And, singles I've played over and over. Some stuff I've continued to like since I was little kid, like #1 below, and some artists I've discontinued to listen to, like the artist in #7 below.
Even [...]
Three Artists That I’ll Buy Anything and Everything They Produce
This list complements something I posted earlier today and is inspired by Kevin Kelly's excellent article titled "1000 True Fans".
1) Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers stuff on Amazon and his quick biography on McSweeney's Internet Tendency.
2) TV on the Radio
TV on the Radio stuff on Amazon, their website and their MySpace.
3) Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze stuff on [...]
The Music Industry is Failing Because It’s Built Around the Top 20% “Hits”
The music industry is failing because it's built around the top 20% "hits".
I just got done reading Kevin Kelly's blog post titled "1000 True Fans" and it got me thinking about all kinds of things, especially my above statement.
In the article he delivers a fascinating concept that solo artists only need "1000 True Fans" [...]
Trent Reznor Embraces Free Music Downloads as a Business Model
Update: It looks like NIN just sold out of their 2500 limited edition $300 Ghosts I-IV packages in under two days. This means that Trent Reznor made about $750,000 which exceeds the typical net from a massive-selling traditional CD release (see Techmeme for more).
Looks like Trent Reznor has decided to embrace the idea of [...]
New Business Models for Music Artists or: How Record Labels Learned to Love the Free Download
Illustration: Wired
Let's get this out of the way immediately: Record labels having been using free "downloads" to promote and sell music for ages.
Here's a quick list of how they have used free "downloads" in the past:
1. Radio
Record labels have been supplying exclusive/pre-release/promotional cuts to radio stations big and small since the dawn of time. [...]
P2P File-Sharers Buy More CDs (in Canada)
Over the weekend, Techmeme (the site I visit daily to see what's buzzing in the tech blogosphere) brought to my attention a study that was completed in Canada that goes hand in hand with my last post.
The study called The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music: A Study [...]
Thank You, Radiohead. It’s About ****ing Time
Photo: Saul Williams & Trent Reznor
I just want to say that I'm enjoying the new music distribution models that some of the larger music artists like Radiohead and Trent Reznor are trying.
Both Radiohead and Trent Reznor have come to the end of big contracts with large record labels. They are trying new music distribution [...]
