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Long Tails and Nine Inch Nails

Originally published on March 11th, 2008.  The music industry has been bleeding out for nearly a decade now, and last week Trent Reznor drove yet another nail into its coffin. The frontman for Nine Inch Nails, Reznor cut ...READ»

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The Black Crowes Concert Tickets Now For Sale

The Black Crowes are performing live, in concert, at The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City. The best selection of tickets is on sale now through ACTickets.com. The Black Crowes will be performing Saturday August 19thREAD»

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What's in a Name, Baby?

A couple in Sweden are getting grief from the authorities in Stockholm for wanting to name their baby after the popular heavy metal band Metallica. Stories like this make me feel so much better about myself. Here I am, on a ...READ»

Indie Bands Reach New Sales Heights Through iTunes

Fans of indie rock bands like the Shins and Arcade Fire are doing something peculiar: they're buying downloadable albums online. Amidst a dismal first quarter in which album sales in all configurations are down nearly 17%, the ...READ»

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Coldplay Sells a Million Digital Albums, Confirms Downloads Are King

Coldplay is the king of downloads. According to Neilsen, the band has become the first to sell over one million digital albums in the U.S., and over two million worldwide. It may be surprising that this hasn't happened before, but it ...READ»

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Meet the 27-Year-Old Who's Hijacking Twitter, One Quiz-Crazy Tween at a Time

In just over a month, Dave Zohrob's Twitter app, LOLquiz, has amassed more than 300,000 users and spawned at least 20 trending topics. WTF?READ»

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The Self-Prescribing Media Doctor #8

Coldplay is cool in any weather.  This is one band that has made the bridge between mass popularity and the discerning thinker or imaginative fool.  They are a truly all-weather band in terms of the imaginative possibilities ...READ»

Aerosmith

Sweet Emotion. Sometimes that's all it takes to bolster a boomerang. Sometimes it takes a little more to get back in the saddle.READ»

Blondie

The challenge of orchestrating four simultaneous boomerangs did not discourage Blondie -- the New Wave revivalists with the most punk, funk, and spunk.READ»

No Boundaries

This spring, the Kosovar refugees received a $1-million helping hand from some unlikely supporters at Epic Records: Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Neil Young, Korn ... and more.READ»

Innovation: The Digital Prophecy Of DJ Jazzy Jeff

I really cherish my talks with DJ Jazzy Jeff. As a "prophet" of the music business whom I have tons of respect for, I have spent several hours over the last few years with my friend and business colleague Jeff Townes aka ...READ»

Peder Seglund - Rock Band of The Year

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Radiohead: Freedom-Lovers or Publicity Exploiters?

On Thursday, Radiohead released a live video album exclusively on iTunes. The album -- called In Rainbows - From the Basement -- features the band playing various tracks from its new album In Rainbows at the Hospital Studio in Covent ...READ»

Innovation: The Digital Prophecy Of DJ Jazzy Jeff

I really cherish my talks with DJ Jazzy Jeff. As a "prophet" of the music business whom I have tons of respect for, I have spent several hours over the last few years with my friend and business colleague Jeff Townes aka "DJ Jazzy ...READ»

Innovation: The Digital Prophecy Of DJ Jazzy Jeff

I really cherish my talks with DJ Jazzy Jeff. As a "prophet" of the music business whom I have tons of respect for, I have spent several hours over the last few years with my friend and business colleague Jeff Townes aka "DJ Jazzy ...READ»

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The Return of the Boy Band

With the early success of the newest Jonas Brothers album, the American teen idol--as opposed to kid idol--has finally dusted itself off. So-called bubblegum pop last ruled in pre-9/11 and pre-TMZ America, when high schoolers still ...READ»

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Being a Rock Star Creates Balance Opportunity!

Does the term "rock star" permeate  your workplace?  Rock star as in someone whose work, accomplishments, mere presence, is legendary and feels like a rock star is in the room? I have a different take, from Bob ...READ»

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Famous People Who Live in Chicago

Here are some of the more notable residents in around the University of Chicago Booth School of Business:READ»

Lifelong Value of Your Commodities?

The New York Post yesterday covered the business model and practices of Britain-based Sanctuary Group, an investment firm that represents two of the heavy-metal bands performing as part of the Ozzfest; produces T-shirts, DVD's, and ...READ»

Peder Seglund

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Beau Dozier

Beau Dozier news Such a suspension could negatively impact LaBeouf's employment opportunities in the near future, as many action scenes require the film's star to be behind the wheel. LaBeouf is currently filming "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," the latest film in the hit Michael Bay series that puts him in the driver's seat of various transforming automobiles. The actor's injury has already been written into the script by scrambling writers. READ»

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From Guitar Hero to The Beatles: Music Games at War

With the debut of The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5, MTV Games and Activision Blizzard are fighting to dominate the music genre--but can they beat the recession?READ»

Hot Seat

Room Board built its business as carefully as it creates furniture. Now it's moving in on the competition--and taking a place at the table.READ»

BlueBeat Defiantly Selling Beatles, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin Right Now for Cheap
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BlueBeat Defiantly Selling Beatles, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin Right Now for Cheap

Download site BlueBeat seems to have looked squarely in the eye of litigious record label legal eagles and various judges who've sided with them--then figuratively dropped trou and shot 'em a moon.READ»

The Future of Music

What will the music business look like in a decade? How can a recording artist use the Web to connect with and build a fan base? Do viral marketing campaigns work as well for established recording artists as they do for up-and-coming ...READ»