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Singing the MP3 blues Indie musicians find online music distributors every bit as greedy as the recording industry they aim to replace.   |
PC Magazine
November 14, 2007
Dan Costa |
The Music Wants to Be Free More musicians are using the Net to cut the record labels out of the loop. It isn't just unknown bands any-more, but the megastars the labels depend on. And there isn't a damn thing the industry can do about it. |
AskMen.com
Greg Yates |
How To: Become A Recording Artist - Part I Steps to help you land your own record deal and become a recording artist. |
Wired
June 22, 2009
Eric Steuer |
Group Effort: Solo Musicians Band Together on Collaboration Web Sites With scads of sites competing to cash in on the community-generated music craze, the discerning artist may need some guidance. |
Salon.com
June 14, 2000
Courtney Love |
Courtney Love does the math The controversial singer takes on record label profits, Napster and "sucka VCs." |
Wired
December 18, 2007
David Byrne |
David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists -- and Megastars What is called the music business today has became the business of selling CDs in plastic cases, and that business will soon be over. But there have never been more opportunities for artists to reach an audience. |
AskMen.com
Craig Mazin |
5 Things You Didn't Know About Record Deals The basic fact underlying recording contracts is that their terms tilt heavily towards the benefit of the labels, not the artists. Many of the terms border on swindling. |
Wired
November 2005
Jeff Howe |
The Hit Factory How MySpace has become the MTV for the Net generation. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Apple Rocks Apple arms musicians, again, with a software upgrade, Logic Studio. Between professional studio effects, a library of instrument samples, and slick post-production functionality, it's a complete package. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Radiohead's Sonic Boom Radiohead will allow its fans to pay whatever they like for its newest album, available on the Web, giving fans the opportunity to cut out the middleman and deal directly with their favorite bands. Is this the future of music? |
Wired
September 2006
Jeff Howe |
No Suit Required Terry McBride has a maverick approach to music management: Take care of the fans and the bands, and the business will take care of itself. |
Fast Company
April 2006
Alyssa Danigelis |
Fast Talk: Sounds of the Future Digital music is a many-splendored thing - and it's more than just the iPod. Everyone from major labels to individual artists is experimenting. What's next - and why is Madonna sure to be a part of it? |
Fast Company
November 2006
Danielle Sacks |
Rumble In the Music Jungle The last profit center of the recording industry gets an iTunes makeover. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004 |
"I Give So They Can Give Back" High schooler Chris Aque explains why he's willing to buy his favorite bands' records even though he can get them free on the Web. "I feel very strongly about supporting the bands I like," he says. |
AskMen.com
Steve Richer |
How To: Land A Record Deal But the key to making this happen is landing a record contract. So now that you've learned to sing and formed a band, it's time for you to get the exposure you deserve. |
Linux Journal
May 2, 2002
Tom Poe |
Community-Based Recording Studios: A Look into the Future A proposal to build free recording studios within communities as a way to increase the Public Domain and circumvent the recording industry. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Erico Guizzo |
Marco Migliari: Studio Virtuoso At Real World Studios in the British countryside, he masters the mix. |
Wired
September 2006
Eric Steuer |
The Infinite Album Release a traditional 13-track cd? No thanks, says Beck. Instead, he serves up a collection of songs, remixes, and videos that fans can piece together any way they want. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
No Label, No Problem With MySpace having a CD out in stores, and more to come, how many more bands do you think are likely to make the service their musical mainstay and staple their amps to a virtual MySpace subdomain? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Can Viacom Do What Activision Couldn't? Musicians have a new venue to get their music out to existing fans -- and bring in new ones. |
AskMen.com
Greg Yates |
How To: Become A Recording Artist - Part II Advise on getting a record deal and becoming a professional recording artist. Learn about marketing, distribution, legal representation, management, and most importantly, record labels. |
AskMen.com
December 30, 2003 |
Interview: Joe Cocker With 19 albums under his belt, an unforgettable performance at both Woodstocks, and a voice that is recognizable the world over, Joe Cocker is one of the greatest singers of his time. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2010
Rich Duprey |
Music's New Sound: Name That Brand Companies are getting rock stars to sing their praises. |
AskMen.com
October 19, 2004 |
Why Are They Famous? The band New Edition was founded in the Roxbury part of Boston. This band was one of the pioneers of the new jack movement, which was a sound that bridged hip-hop and R&B. |
Fast Company
July 1, 2007
Cora Daniels |
Fast Talk: Adman Jangles for a Hit Jingle Josh Rabinowitz wants to turn music created for an ad into a hit song. A former record producer, composer, trombonist, and band leader, he works with clients such as Diageo and P&G on finding the right music for their TV spots. |
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John Waite... doin' it the hard way Why is he famous? Between his unforgettable ballads, "Missing You" and "When I See You Smile," and his new album, "The Hard Way," he has been making music since 1975, and is still going strong. |
AskMen.com
August 20, 2003
Steve Richer |
How To: Start A Rock Band Even if you're a working professional who only has free time on the weekends, there are ways to put a successful band together and pursue a serious music career that will take you places. |
Salon.com
November 28, 2001
Jennifer Maerz |
What's wrong with the Strokes? They're tough and cool, have catchy songs and a great look. Why do people hate them? |
Salon.com
September 24, 2001
Bill Wyman |
Kurt Cobain and a dream about pop In an age of corporate consolidation, Kurt Cobain turned an industry upside down. And in an age of media prying, he died right in front of our eyes. A new biography, "Heavier Than Heaven," by Charles R. Cross, is a detailed, comprehensive and dispassionate look at Cobain's life... |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2010
Mark Anderson |
A Music Studio in the Cloud When your studio is the Internet, you're your own recording engineer, but Mantis offers a lot of help |
PC Magazine
June 29, 2006
Bill Machrone |
GarageBand.com GarageBand.com demands a lot of work, in the form of music reviews, from participants. But this community of half a million artists and listeners may just be the Web's best source of indie music... M-Audio music recording software... Mercora... |
Salon.com
October 10, 2000
Larry Getlen |
Kryptonite investor Chris Henderson's band, 3 Doors Down, has a No. 1 single -- and a 401K plan. |
Salon.com
March 21, 2001
Jennifer Maerz |
Yeee-Haaaa! The South by Southwest music conference promises live music, booze, parties and barbecue. And then more music. Our reporter wends her way with both ears blown. |
InternetNews
December 4, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
MySpace The Music (Video) Exchange MySpace today announced the launch of a new music program that will deliver exclusive videos of performances by popular recording artists. |
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Interview: Hard-Fi Formed in 2002, Hard-Fi scored the No. 1 spot on UK charts with their debut album. The band has recently set out on an extensive North American tour to celebrate its stateside launch. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 29, 2005
John Boddie |
Behind Apple's Strategy: Be Second to Market Apple Computer's recent domination of the digital music environment provides a surprising example of the disadvantages of being first to market. |
Home Theater
April 20, 2007 |
Musicians Taste Sweet Revenge The latest challenge to the music industry comes from musicians themselves. Some of them are re-recording their hits to capture licensing revenue that otherwise would go to their record companies. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Heather Green |
Kissing Off the Big Music Labels Team Love, an indie record label, has a new approach to selling its CDs: Give away free downloads. If that sounds naive, think again. |
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Jared Leto...30 Seconds to Infamy Otherwise known for his roles in such films as Fight Club, Girl, Interrupted, and Requiem for a Dream, this actor has been pursuing another long-time passion: music. |
Salon.com
August 30, 2001
Charles R. Cross |
Never mind the hair bands, here's a Flock of Seagulls! The author of a new biography of Kurt Cobain looks back at the best and worst of musical decades, the 1980s... |
AskMen.com
November 6, 2003 |
Blink 182 We sat down with bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus to chat about the band, and their latest, eponymous, release. |
Reason
May 2007
Radley Balko |
How the Wolves Survive The Mexican-American rock band Los Lobos' Louie Perez on immigration, cultural mixing, and his band's new album. |
Salon.com
November 30, 2000
Janelle Brown |
Whoring for downloads Desperate for attention, aspiring musicians will stop at nothing to get fans to listen to their online tunes. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Heather Green |
Downloads: The Next Generation Music merchants are trying new ways to make an honest buck off the Internet. |
TIME Asia
April 11, 2011
Gary Moskowitz |
And the Band Plays Again Afrobeat is getting a second wind, as record collectors, artists and fans find themselves drawn to its pure sound and political message. Celebrated Afrobeat artists are releasing new albums and touring. |
Wired
January 18, 2008
Eric Steuer |
Vinyl Frontier: Left-for-Dead Music Is Resurrected for the Digital Age Keith Abrahamsson, an A&R rep for New York-based indie label Kemado Records, recently launched the first all-digital reissues label. |
Fast Company
July 2010 |
Warner Music Artists and Execs Find New Ways to Get Creative on the Web Warner music and its artists get creative online. |
AskMen.com
Kyle Grace |
Top 10: Comeback Albums All of these top 10 comeback albums helped to not only pull careers out of the toilet, but also remind fans of what the fuss was all about in the first place. |
The Motley Fool
July 5, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Stocks That Will Rock Your World Some stocks that sound good today will sound even better in the future. As the broadband migration advances, the music industry faces a total makeover. Instead of EMI and Sony dominating, think Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The RIAA's Win Is Yet Another Loss Another courtroom "victory" makes the music suits even more like Kobe Bryant. |
