Archive for 2007/08


Universal/Copy Protection

Can we stop this fallacy that removing DRM is going to dramatically increase sales? Taking away Apple’s monopoly, and building new retail outlets? On the Web, EVERY store is right next door. It’s not about multiple locations, it’s about the BEST SITE, otherwise there’d be ten Amazons, not one. The problem here is the price. […]

Greetings From Down Under

No, the toilets don’t flush in the other direction. As a matter of fact, they go straight down, with force. Seems like this is another myth, like the flying cars. We live our entire lives just to be disillusioned. Actually, the supposed greatest country in the world doesn’t have this flushing thing worked out. Every […]

The Warner Stock Drop

Now the financial community thinks the labels suck too. The public has known it for years. Ever since Tommy Mottola rammed his high concept crap down our throats in the nineties. That’s what the business became. One note "superstars", who either rapped about bitches and ho’s or believed melisma was the highest form of vocalization. […]

Music Needs To Be Paid For

It’s all fine and dandy that labels now want a piece of touring and merch, utilizing Sanctuary’s "famed" 360 model. But what if you’re a songwriter? What if you don’t tour? THEN WHAT? Don’t tell these people to go it alone. To get a MySpace page and generate friends. They can’t monetize their efforts. BECAUSE […]