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→ Antitrust trial begins that could lead to breakup of Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation
The shame here is that after the House of Blues crew took over what became Live Nation, those venues were run better than ever. It’s the handcuffs for artists—you want to play the venue we control in Town X, you…
→ 1 Million Monthly Listeners. 12 Tickets Sold. Here’s The Scam.
Some of us have been talking about this since the 00s.
→ A ‘Cease Operations’ notice was posted on World Cafe Live’s door this week
This whole episode is so aggressively sad. I worked at and consulted for WXPN through the period where Hal and the original team were planning this venue. I walked through this space when it was just a shell. I have…
→ Apple’s 30% Commission Mandate Forces Patreon Into Contentious In-App Purchase Migration
“Apple continues to aggressively defend its commission structure in markets where it maintains the legal authority to do so, arguing that the App Store provides valuable services including payment processing, fraud prevention, and customer acquisition that justify its fee structure.”…
→ Scoring Big on the Secondary Concert Ticket Market
Because I somehow found myself this week agreeing with Kid Rock and what not… (even a stopped clock?) I wanted to resurface this post from ~15 years ago and lament that some of these things have gotten better but somehow…
→ I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
What happens when the For You page isn’t “for you” anymore?
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…
My Favorite Links for 04/17/08
Top 10 Mistakes Bands and Musicians Make
My Favorite Links for 04/16/08
Jay Z’s $150-million deal shocks record labels – Ottawa Citizen What’s really keeping you from where you need to be? (It’s not piracy.) I quit being a musician because I couldn’t play without drinking Get ready for Record Store Day
My Favorite Links for 04/15/08
Top 10 Mistakes Bands and Musicians Make The Buzz puts off alternative listeners with mainstream lineup change – Independent Florida Alligator
My Favorite Links for 04/13/08
Ringbacks underline mobile, music biz divide – Washington Post