A bit of a dust-up on Ken Levine’s blog last week, when he ranted about the problems he’s seen over the years with stage parents that put too much pressure on their kids. The post got picked up on the…
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Alison Wenham cordially invites you to a flame war.
Writing for The Independent, Ms. Wenham finds it ludicrous that anyone would be insulted by the British music industry’s proposal to require a surcharge every time a listener transfers a music file from device to device. Furthermore, anyone blogging about the…
Proposed Chicago Law Would Make It Harder to Host Your Own Concerts
It always strikes me as odd how Chicago doesn’t always embrace its heritage as one of this nation’s most important cultural cities. A city-backed study revealed that Chicago is a “music city in hiding,” with lots of vibrant clubs and…
Music Business Education Reaching High Schools
After hearing so much great response from our profile of Drexel’s campus-based music business program, I’m noticing more stories about schools that model their student-run record labels and booking agencies along the same principles. This week, the Los Angeles Times…
Why Nobody Is Making a Living Off 1,000 True Fans
I would love to be a fly on the wall when Scott wakes up and sees that Kevin Kelly has linked to him. OMFGLMAOBBQ!!1!!11eleventy. Seriously, though, it does seem that the research Kevin’s doing for his new book is touching…