If you really think about, the whole situation with the music industry is quite tragic. Not because record labels lose money (I could care less about records labels and the music executives who don’t know how to run them) or because artists lose money (I’m sometimes really indifferent to them), but really because music isn’t truly experienced any more. … Continue reading…Top 5: Ways the Music Industry Can Save Itself
How is it possible for a band to sell an album digitally online for any price the listener is willing to pay for it (even for nothing), and release the same album physically in stores months later and still top the Billboard album charts? … Continue reading…Music Shouldn’t Be Viewed As A Loss Leader
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) would like you to believe that their recent legal victory over Jammie Thomas in the first RIAA copyright infringement lawsuit to ever go to trial will convince every illegal file sharer now to think twice. But the truth is that file sharing (legal or illegal) will forever be a staple in the digital age. … Continue reading…Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, And Madonna: Three More Reasons That Downloading Music Isn’t Going Away