The Phoenix has a very cool article about the history of the Columbia House mail-order-record program. I had it, and they sent me such gems like ‘Bel Biv Devoe’, and the ‘Mo Money’ soundtrack…..to the tune of $25 shipped each.
Ugh.
It’s a fun read, and worth your time.
Check it out here!
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Columbia House: Where We Learned to Steal Music
January 7th, 2012 
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Breakdown of the Economics of Music Sales
November 3rd, 2011 Greg Rolling Stone put together a very cool article, breaking down how much the label, songwriter, and recording artist (Adele, in their example) makes on various sites likes Spotify and iTunes.
Absolutely a great monetary breakdown as to who gets what with these online services.
Check it out here!
Will CD’s be Gone by 2013?
November 2nd, 2011 Greg It sure sounds like it.
It looks like labels are aiming to limit physical releases, and push online distro!
Check it out here.
Tunecore goes for Publishing!
November 2nd, 2011 Greg Tunecore has been a tool widely used by bands to get their music on all of the online distro outlets at an inexpensive cost.
They are now moving on to publishing.
Instead of telling you about what they are doing, we’ll let our hero Trent Reznor do it for us.
11.2.11: A note to musicians about TuneCore
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Great Industry Interview with Ben Weinman
July 20th, 2011 Greg Ben Weinman, the brains behind Dillinger Escape Plan sits down for 40+ minutes, and discusses his thoughts on the industry, labels, promotion, and his band.
