Video on iTunes
TuneCore will put your indie film on iTunes. Known mainly as a cheap, no-royalties service for putting music on iTunes and Amazon, TuneCore is branching out into full-length films. For a couple hundred...
View ArticleMySpace Music
Record labels placing big bets on MySpace Music. MySpace Music may be the labels’ last hope. The new venture is expected to formally launch within days. Read More… [Ars Technica] One of the musicians...
View ArticleMusic sales via YouTube
YouTube intros links to buy music featured in videos. YouTube has introduced “click-to-buy” links on some of its partner videos so that users can have one-click access to the media featured in the...
View ArticleSilly idea of the day
Pupils to receive finance lessons. Children in England are to receive lessons in how to manage their finances, under an £11.5m government scheme. [BBC News] I’ll bet nobody in the mainstream media will...
View ArticleGrammy nominations
This year’s Grammy nominations have been announced, and there are three people I’ve photographed on the list: Sara Bareilles, Katy Perry, and Rufus Wainwright. Sara got two nominations, including Song...
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Interesting gig review
Songwriter Round w/ Jay Nash, Joey Ryan, Javier Dunn & Sara Bareilles @ Hotel Cafe, 1/5/09. Songwriter Round is a semi-regular gathering of singer-songwriters, hosted by local Jay Nash (MySpace),...
View ArticleGarageband ’09 “Artist Lessons”
I came across this comment on MacInTouch: iLife 09’s “killer application” has to be Garage Band’s Artist Lessons. Not because it’s a cool way to learn music. Nor because it is another revenue stream...
View ArticleNew iTunes Store option
Apple launches iTunes Pass content. Apple has introduced the concept of the iTunes Pass, a new shopping option in the music section of the iTunes Store. The Pass automatically subscribes a person to...
View ArticleStanding up to the Evil Empire
Terrorist Pianos of Doom!. Toward the end of last month, a noteworthy incident occurred in the classical music life of Los Angeles: Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman, who is widely admired for his...
View ArticleIs ASCAP a scam?
How ASCAP Takes Money From Successful Indie Artists And Gives It To Giant Rock Stars. The short version of the story is basically that, to make its own life easier, ASCAP just pays those performance...
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