November 2011
3 posts
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“All the labels we represent have been given the choice to have their music to...”
– Dance Music Distributor Removes Catalogue from Spotify | News | Trebuchet Magazine
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“The music industry routine of releasing a new album every three to four years is...”
– BBC News - Rihanna’s manager says fans need more new material … also interesting that he comments approvingly on shorter albums with fewer tracks.
“More traditional record companies find it a little overwhelming that I come up...”
– Frank Black launches own record label | Music | guardian.co.uk
October 2011
10 posts
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“If you want to last, head straight for the wilderness. Leave the big machine...”
– Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » These Bands Have No Fans
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“Ultimately, if you are smart about things, do the right sums and keep costs...”
– Let’s Get Physical: Even In The Digital Age, Musicians Shouldn’t Forget About CDs, Vinyl & Tapes - hypebot
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“… the business of relationship building is not a quick one. Artists have...”
– Lessons from the Industry Formerly Known as “The Record Business” - James Barton and Brian Message - Harvard Business Review
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“Look at the tech pioneers, from Jobs to Gates to… Were they crybabies, looking...”
– Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » You’re A Startup
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“By delaying release of new material to streaming services, we ensure that...”
– How Do We Benefit From Streaming? Can We? - MTT - Music Think Tank
“There is a quote from Albert Camus on the back cover of Scott Walker’s...”
– Jarvis Cocker: the secrets of Pulp’s songs | Music | The Guardian
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“… the mainstream is last, they’re the followers, not the chance-takers....”
– Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Superheavy
“Austerity is a political ideology masquerading as an economic policy. It rests...”
– Britain’s Self-Inflicted Misery - NYTimes.com
“The platform mindset thinks in terms of legacy and interconnectedness with other...”
– Platforms and Products | ASH-10
“An obsessive interest in knowing how people will listen to your music, how it...”
– The Bastards Of The Digital Age | BeHyped
September 2011
4 posts
“Don’t try to second-guess what people want. You’re better off working at Procter...”
– Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Innovation
“Often people ask me to describe what kind of music I make. And I say ” if you...”
– Sinead again. Go read the whole piece. It’s ace.
Dear Sinead’s webmaster (who “doesn’t do Twitter”), please provide permalinks for Sinead’s articles.
(via caroline)
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“… once you’re through that first congratulatory corridor where...”
– Secret diary of a band: Our first two years | Music | guardian.co.uk
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“The income streams to the artists are affected massively and therefore that...”
– Metal Blade Records Pulls Music Off Spotify - hypebot
I’m convinced that this is a genuine issue. You don’t make music on releases these days, seems to be the general consensus, you make it on touring. Except you don’t; touring tends to break even or make a loss. You make it on...
August 2011
1 post
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“Trendiness by nature demands a consistent supply of new trends, because even...”
– My CASH Essay « Blog / CASH Music
July 2011
11 posts
“It’s as if nobody wants to talk about CDs for fear of sounding like a...”
– Behind the music: Should the music industry put digital first? | Music | guardian.co.uk …the most recent album I’ve been involved in releasing has so far confirmed these figures almost exactly: 86% CD, 14% download.
“Whether this tragedy was preventable or not is now irrelevant. It is not...”
– For Amy « Russell Brand
“Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had...”
– Excerpts from a Dog and a Cat Diary… — Animal Talk
“You have to work out if for the exposure gained on Spotify is worth the money...”
– Should you put your music on Spotify? « Live Unsigned Blog …yup, been there, done that. $8.17 payment for 2,318 plays, with too many people saying they listened on Spotify rather than bought. Thanks, but no thanks.
“… the rush to attribute every event to Twitter or Facebook shows a...”
– Did Twitter kill a newspaper? Of course not — Tech News and Analysis
“We like right angles, yes and no answers, Manichean explanations. Roundabouts...”
– BBC News - Is the British roundabout conquering the US?
“Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker is to publish a book of his song lyrics in October....”
– Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker to publish book of lyrics | Music | guardian.co.uk
“As interesting as the app suite is the way the live shows for Biophilia will be...”
– The Quietus | News | Bjork Biophilia Details, Including Lightning Synth
“Two weeks ago, researchers discovered that a quick blast of AC/DC made sharks...”
– What music placates your pets? | Life and style | The Guardian
June 2011
4 posts
“Turner’s greatest strength could also be the single thing that some...”
– Frank Turner: England Keep My Bones – review
“Common People is the now-familiar story of the student blessed with inherited...”
– Pulp matter more than ever in today’s cowed popcultural landscape
May 2011
12 posts
“At Factory, I had a freedom that was unprecedented in communications design. We...”
– Peter Saville on his classic Joy Division and New Order artwork | Music | The Observer
mariobatalivoice →
Steve Albini’s food blog. Yes, THAT Steve Albini.
“The open, standards-based Web experience that we’ve embraced for the last...”
– Empowered
“Mr Camping said he felt “terrible” about his mistake. But he said he...”
– BBC News - Rapture: Harold Camping issues new apocalypse date …he also says “I’m not a genius and I pray all the time for wisdom.” Yeah, keep that up, Harold.
“The old saw is that people don’t understand that Facebook doesn’t consider the...”
– ASCII by Jason Scott / FaceFacts … a magnificent rant. I said something similar a couple of days ago, but not with such splendid vitriol.
“While dark energy makes up about 74% of the Universe, dark matter - which does...”
– BBC News - New method ‘confirms dark energy’
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SoundCloud vs BandCamp Feature Comparison « Herbie... →
Orange vs apple, basically. Good summary.
“All I had were a lawyer and an accountant who really did a job on me saying...”
– The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Alison Moyet Interviewed: Only You - The Story & End Of Yazoo
April 2011
10 posts
“Unfortunately, management generally ignores variability. A great example is the...”
– BBC News - Go figure: How to succeed in business by doing nothing
“… as he gazes at this golden shower of dignitaries, it is William who will...”
– Stewart Lee’s insider’s take on William and Kate | Stage | The Guardian
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The Unbundling of Media | Disruption: David... →
… music industry total revenues are down more than 50% since their peak in 1999, and continue to fall every year. The biggest culprit is not piracy, it is the fact that consumers, when they buy music, are buying 10% of what they used to, because they only need to buy the single, not the album.
'My dad had Damien Omen as a son' - The Irish... →
When I fell in love with music… it was a relationship that told me I wasn’t alone, and that the person who was singing to me understood exactly where I was coming from.
Belinda Hollyer » Blog Archive » A CUT BACK →
It’s no go, sweet poets. / Sat on your arses for fifty years and never turned a profit. / All we want are bureaucrats, the nods as good as winkers.