P2P No longer the story. People are trading more than ever, but the press is burned out on the topic. As are the insiders at music conferences. Bring up file-trading and people wince. But more people are downloading more files than ever before. THE MAJOR LABELS Playing a game of LOOK AT ME! As if […]

So the Mohn family dodges a bullet, they can keep the Bertelsmann empire private.  But the real story here is twofold.  The alacrity with which the deal was consummated and the ultimate purchaser. It had to be fast.  Warner and EMI were kicking the tires. Yes, despite what you read on hitsdailydouble.com, Edgar Bronfman, Jr. […]

"I Am The Highway"Audioslave Maybe if I’d read less about this band.  Maybe if the Ragers involved hadn’t abandoned their cherished political stance.  Maybe if they didn’t have such a dumb fucking name.  I would have PAID ATTENTION! What if you bludgeoned a public and nobody cared?  When done right, music is as fulfilling as […]

I fail to see how DRM-interoperability solves the major labels’ problems. So, open up the DRM and you can listen to tracks purchased at the iTunes Music Store on competitive hand-helds.  This could erode iPod dominance.  Then again, maybe not.  Is that really what’s selling the iPod, iTMS compatibility?  Sure, it might make someone think […]