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. [...]
