An Early History of R.E.M., Part 2
Part 1 Part 3 Previously, on An Early History of R.E.M.: We have complex, life-long relationships with the bands we love . . . It’s a piece written in 1991 . . . R.E.M. is discovered via Trouser Press...
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The High Fan Quality of Battlestar Galactica
There was an interesting article in the AP yesterday about Battlestar Galactica, and post-finale projects that the producers are planning that will be set in the Galaticaverse. The point of the...
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The Mess of The Rolling Stones Back Catalog
Yesterday, Kassia took issue with a Wall Street Journal article that trumpeted the fallacy that closing off a major avenue of music distribution was somehow a good thing. One of the examples that the...
View ArticleWhy I Won’t Miss iTunes
So here’s the deal: The National Music Publisher’s Association has said that they want to increase the royalty rate for each legal download from $0.09 to $0.15 per song. Apple has responded by...
View ArticleHow The Music Industry Garnered Record Profits in 2008
With Chinese Democracy topping 1.5 million in CD sales and downloads in its second week — for a two-week total of 5 million, the best ever — it is now official: the American Music Industry has never...
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