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Online Music Shakeout
Scrambling over tight profit margins, online music stores are merging or selling themselves off. Remember that the reason iTunes grabbed so much market share is because their focus is on selling hardware — the music is a break-even proposition for…
Better Living Through Advertising
More evidence that a shortcut to major success for indie musicians is getting a song placement in a high profile commercial. Music supervisors are hungrier than ever for under-the-radar music, and would rather do a straight deal with an indie…
Why would anybody buy a record here?
That’s the question independent music store owners have to ask themselves — and answer — in order to survive.
I call Bullshiat!
This is exactly the kind of article that lulls baby bands into believing that they can be transfigured by a single show. What happens at SXSW is carefully staged — bands are slotted to make their debuts as major label…
Radio = Irrelevant. Labels = Irrelevant.
Music and radio veteran Gerry Cagle writes today about how major labels stopped caring about good music and made themselves stop mattering to millions of their customers. And radio, Cagle says, is about to find itself in an even worse…
[plug] Levinhurst in Athens TONIGHT!
It’s fun (but rare) to actually get to book one of our clients into our backyard, which makes tonight’s Levinhurst show very exciting! Lol just wrapped an interview on 99X and he’s heading for soundcheck now. I’ll be at Tasty…
SXSW Reports
Due to some family obligations, I didn’t get to go to SXSW this year. I’m hoping to hit the NXNE baby-confab in Toronto, though. Anyway, the reports are starting to come in and it looks like the expense accounts still…
Get The Most From Music Conferences
David Hooper has just posted audio from his recent conference call, including 24 tips to get the most out of music seminars and conferences.
[plug] Levinhurst in L.A. Tonight
Our booking clients, Levinhurst, kick off their spring tour in Los Angeles tonight. Next week, they’re heading out to SXSW, followed by exciting gigs in our hometown of Athens, the Research Triangle, Pittsburgh, New York and on… If you’re a…
Over 80% of music fans have no clue when their favorite act releases an album.
David Hooper has this nugget and more in his lasted Music Business Blog posting.
John Butler’s New Album Drops Today
John Butler, despite asking not to be called a poster boy for independent music, has been shaking up the Australian charts with his first two albums. Number three hits shelves today, and it will be compelling to see if and…