…or so you’d think, since they’re trying to strongarm iTunes and other online music stores into raising their prices. Remember that you can jump into the paid-download game pretty easily by using a third-party distributor like CDBaby, or by adding some clever software to your own website. At the rate things are going, it won’t [...]

Later this week, I’ve got a podcast about structuring your personal business in a way that shield you from lawsuits and allows you to appropriately open up a part of your business to outside investors. Here’s a cautionary tale of an artist who didn’t set things up the right way — now that he’s enjoying [...]

Sounds like Andy Lack is wondering if he should have stayed over at NBC…

Rafat points us at a stellar article in Seattle Weekly which chronicles five events that have a ripple effect on your career, even if you’re not in Seattle: Starbucks is taking over the record industry. Paul Allen is pulling out of KEXP. And no, that’s not as drastic as it sounds. The sweaty human touch [...]

Everyone’s favorite commercial radio experiment is rumored to be on the outs, only because a government cap on ownership and "joint sales agreements" may force Clear Channel out of their partnership with the frequency’s owner.