Archive for the 'Record stores' Category
UK Music Industry Threatens Prince Over Music Promotions
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello June 29th, 2007 in Digital Music, Music Musings, NARM, Prince, Record stores, TAFKAP, great ideas, pyrrhic victories, social ideas.The Brit tabloid, Mail on Sunday, has come under attack from British music retailers over a promotion its running with Prince (TAFKAP). It seems that the retailers have gotten all bent out of shape because the paper, with 2 million weekly readers, was smart enough to sign a deal with the Purple One to give [...]
AnywhereCD and the $12 MP3 Album
1 Comment Published by Siddiq Bello April 23rd, 2007 in Conjecture, Digital Music, Music Musings, Record stores, anywherecd, lawsuits, michael robertson, mp3, pyrrhic victories, stupid ideas, warner music.Last week serial business starter and aging Internet super-star, Michael Robertson, launched the 6th iconoclastic Internet venture in his portfolio of disruptive ventures. The new business, called AnywhereCD, billed itself as an MP3 music vendor with a CD delivery option. And while the business itself is a bit of a yawner, its pricing and sales [...]
ALLofMP3.com: Voice Your Opinion of RIAA
1 Comment Published by Siddiq Bello April 13th, 2007 in AllOfMP3, BPI, Conjecture, Digital Music, Groups Opposing the RIAA, IFPI, Music Musings, RIAA, RIAA and Record Labels, Record stores, Web Resources, copyright, trend.Our Russian friends over at ALLofMP3.com are showing the kind of staying power that would make Lexington Steel proud. Despite being perpetually attacked by the bulldogs of the copyright industries ALLofMP3.com continues to evolve their offering and enhance their site. While checking out their latest upgrades I came across a rather incongruous image on the [...]
IFPI: Digital Musics Gonna be Big
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello January 17th, 2007 in Digital Music, IFPI, Quantification, Record stores, Research, copyright, mp3, quantifiction.The good folks at the IFPI released a report (pdf) today which pegged the size of the digital music industry at $2 billion. This is double the size it was in 2005 and while thats great news, but still doesnt cover the homaging in the rest of the industry. Music sales are expected to continue [...]
Timber! A Tower Falls, Labels to Follow
0 Comments Published by Siddiq Bello August 21st, 2006 in Digital Music, Entertainment, Fun with PR, Humor, Music Musings, Record stores, Tower Records.Its been coming for a few weeks now… In early August the LA Times reported (here or reg free here) that at least 3 labels had cut off Tower’s supply of overpriced plastic discs as a result of its failure to keep the checks flowing. Now, recently hired Tower CEO, Joseph D’Amico is making [...]
