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Goodbye Emusic: Part Two

I realize that my previous Emusic post may have been a bit short sighted because I was only coming from a consumer’s point of view. So I also wanted to delve into how the changes at Emusic might affect indie bands/labels that I love, support and even work with at times. Needless to say, I […]

Goodbye Emusic

All good things must come to an end. As a never-ending consumer of music, I have become a huge supporter of Emusic over the years. Their indie approach to downloading was something that I found to be enticing and sincere. I have found a lot of wonderful music through Emusic that I would not or […]

Music Lessons

Awesome review of the music business by marketer Seth Godin. Check it out here…a great read and absolutely dead on.
“5. A frightened consumer is not a happy consumer.
I shouldn’t have to say this, but here goes: suing people is like going to war. If you’re going to go to war with tens of thousands of […]

Illegal Downloading

Shame on all of you.

 

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The Death of Oink, The Birth of Dissent

When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.
Thanks to Pastepunk for the heads up on this great article from artist/designer Robert Sheridan’s Demonbaby blog. Wow, what a passionate and incisive read this is. It is a bit long-winded but well put and thought […]

Vinyl Killed The CD

Good article from Wired…Vinyl May Be Final Nail In CD’s Coffin.
Downloading knocked CDs down hard…vinyl’s steady resurgence might be the final blow.
I am curious how people get their music here. I download a good bit but still purchase vinyl when available and CDs when I have to. The vinyl purchase w/digital download should be the […]