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Trent Reznor: thoughts on ticket re-sellers / scalping
It's obvious - they make a lot of money fueling the secondary market.
2009-03-24 to bestof, business, music by soobrosa
When DJs ruled the world
These superstars had it all – fame, money, drugs. But come the millennium, the party was over. Dom Phillips, former editor of Mixmag, tracks the boom and bust of the great mixmasters
2009-03-13 to bestof, business, dj, drugs, music by bagoly
The Close Relationship Between Pop Music and Advertising
In your writings, you trace this back to the electronic artist Moby and the release of his album Play in 1999, which was the first album to have all of its songs, 18 in total, licensed for use in commercials, movies or television. You call it a “licensing
2008-11-20 to advertising, business, music by bagoly
Polly Vernon on Take That's re-emergence as the nation's favourites
It wasn't meant to be this way - not after the years when models slurped jelly off their semi-naked bodies and the split with Robbie Williams. But somehow Take That have re-emerged as the nation's favourites. Polly Vernon gawps in amazement
2008-11-10 to business, england, music by bagoly
Profiles: I-eclectic, Reminiscent, Amused, Fickle, Perverse: The New Yorker
Ahmet had signed the Rolling Stones to a new contract. Ahmet had brought the group Crosby, Stills & Nash back to an active career at Atlantic. And Ahmet had begun to negotiate with Ray Charles, the powerful rhythm-and-blues singer, who had given Atlantic
2008-08-25 to business, history, music, profile by bagoly
Retailers giving vinyl records another spin
According to the Recording Industry Association of America, manufacturers' shipments of LPs jumped more than 36 percent from 2006 to 2007 to more than 1.3 million. Shipments of CDs dropped more than 17 percent during the same period to 511 million, as th
2008-06-17 to bestof, business, cd, lp, music by soobrosa
Why Prince's Free CD Ploy Worked
In an unprecedented deal, Prince granted British tabloid the Mail on Sunday exclusive rights to distribute his new album as a freebie. Cutting out record stores, online sellers, and even his U.K. label, Sony BMG, he decided to take Planet Earth straight t
2008-01-16 to bestof, business, marketing, music by bagoly
Adrienne Day: The Music Industry's War on Insider Leaks
In the dying days of the music business as we once knew it, record labels are waging war on leaks—only to discover that many of the saboteurs come from within the industry itself.
2008-01-15 to bestof, business, music by soobrosa
David Byrne and Thom Yorke on the Real Value of Music
You create a community with music, not just at concerts but by talking about it with your friends. By making a copy and handing it to your friends, you've established a relationship.
2008-01-15 to bestof, business, music by soobrosa
Full Exposure
Making it on MySpace.
2008-01-09 to bestof, business, marketing, music by metatron

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