Archive

July 2003

Kids Do Pay For Quality

In all the commotion over file sharing, this gem of a discussion on Slashdot illustrates the point that tweens and teens are more than willing to pay for entertainment — provided it’s of high quality. Ask yourself: will your audience…

Sellout Watch

Just stumbled upon the tongue-in-cheek Sellout Watch of indie artists with prominent placements in commercials.

Who’s Buying Indie Music?

In the Christian Science Monitor article on Indie Music (and O’Reilly’s discussion of it), lots of attention is focused on the notion that purchasers tend to be older audience members who are unwilling/unable to download music. I agree with O’Reilly…

LAMC Sets Panels for L.A. Conference

The Latin Alternative Music Conference is a compelling event scheduled for August, and they’ve announced more panels for their event. Look at the demographics in America over the past few years, and know that there is an audience that’s really…