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TuneRecycler
The folks behind DownhillBattle have launched TuneRecycler, an opportunity for Pepsi drinkers with no iTunes access to use their winning bottlecap codes for good. [via PCWorld]
The Publicist Paradox
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Clear Channel Has It Right
You heard me! Whenever folks get in front of an FCC panel to rant about the state of radio, invariably someone gets upset about the lack of independent music on major market radio playlists. We should be upset about radio…
Soul Searching at Sony Nashville
Chris Lewis from Nashville’s City Paper elicits one of the most compelling and honest interviews with a sitting label president I have read. John Grady, president of Sony Music Nashville, comments openly about the havoc that consolidation has wrought on…
Independently Classical
One of the compelling threads bubbling up from MIDEM: Major labels have become so obsessed with “classical crossover” (think Josh Groban, Charlotte Church, et al) that they are abandoning traditional classical releases and throwing their budget to these pop-style recording…
Music Biz Boot Camp – 4/24 – Nashville!
A few months back, David Hooper and I were doing a little showboating. We told folks that we would stage a conference call where we answered EVERY question that we received by e-mail in time for the event. We figured…
Music Biz Coaching Gym February Events
We just announced the schedule for this month’s Music Biz Coaching Gym conference calls! Gym membership includes access to every conference call and teleclass we hold in 2004, and members who join up this month will get free admission to…
The Music Internship Rant
I’ve noticed that last summer’s post about music internships in Chicago is one of the most heavily visited pages on our site. That’s nice! What’s very strange is that a bunch of folks have been coming in through Google searches…
Pitchfork Staff Member Says “Hi” To Real-Life Woman
Ha! Suddenly, Sub Pop Records has rediscovered its sense of humor, with this parody of Pitchfork Media and scattered references to new services like the “Ass-Kick of the Month Club.”
GarageBand, cont’d
Bob Mould may not be the (self-proclaimed) Andy Rooney of punk rock (yet), though he makes a strong point about tools like GarageBand. If you’re just “shuffling the deck chairs,” what are you really adding to our culture? Be bold.…
Females on Fire Comp CD
Gilli Moon from Warrior Girl Music seeks submissions for her new compilation CD, Females on Fire.