Category Archives: Record Labels

Collapse in illegal sharing and boom in streaming brings music to executives’ ears

The headline’s a shame, as those same execs have done much to ruin the business, peddling crap to people who don’t get a chance to hear what else is out there to listen to. Still, if it keeps the RIAA and their ilk from harassing students and housewives who download a couple of tracks, so …

July 13, 2009 – 11:24 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Download Sites, Music Business, Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Record Labels, Streaming, Torrenting | Comments (0)

Virgin Media, Universal to Launch Music Service

Kathy Sandler of the Wall Street Journal reports that Virgin is working on a partnership to try to end music piracy.  Good luck.  At least they can be commended for trying out new business models, because, let’s face it, the old models are dead.

June 15, 2009 – 11:11 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Download Sites, Music Business, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)

Student suicide threat over RIAA bullying tactics

Zack Whittaker of ZDNet points out the RIAA’s atrocious behavior in harassing kids who download music. It’s getting so bad that some of the targets of this treatment are contemplating suicide.

February 19, 2009 – 6:23 AM | By admin | Posted in Corruption, Download Sites, Law, Music Business, Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)

Frontline: The Way The Music Died

Digital8track links to a PBS program on how the music industry fell apart.

February 1, 2009 – 1:37 AM | By admin | Posted in Corruption, Download Sites, Music Business, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)

MIDEM 2009 – Setting Music Free

Gogoyoko posts a link from Digital Wire on the common sense that was shown at Midem this year. The indie labels get it. They’ll be the ones with the future. If the majors wake up, they can stave off their own extinction.

January 30, 2009 – 6:40 PM | By admin | Posted in Download Sites, Festivals, Music Business, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)

Music industry urged to embrace the Internet

The industry is one filled with scoundrels and cowards running the upper echelons into the ground. They’ve battled against any sort of change against their dominance of the business, and I don’t see them pulling their heads out of their collective arses any time soon. Still, Kate Holton of Reuters writes that many are trying …

January 25, 2009 – 1:41 AM | By admin | Posted in Download Sites, Music Business, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)

Store spins at 33 rpm in a megabyte world

When I bought for Aron’s Records some years ago, I had the pleasure of ordering some of the most amazing cassettes and LPs of experimental music from Ron Lessard of RRRecords. Rita Savard does a piece on his shop’s 25-year anniversary, and I wish Ron another 25 years of success in noise! HT: David Cotner.

January 13, 2009 – 2:18 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Music Business, Record Labels, Shops | Comments (2)

Peter King making lathe cuts

Peter has been cutting records of all sorts for years now, and I’ve become a big fan.  I’ve never had a clue as to what he looked like nor how he did his craft, but he was featured on a New Zealand program, so here he is for your benefit! HT: David Cotner.

November 21, 2008 – 7:18 AM | By admin | Posted in Lathes, Manufacturing, Record Labels, Videos | Comments (0)