Capping a week of strange music industry news, there’s this great piece by David Moye at AOL News illustrating the sudden success tribute bands are finding on iTunes.
It’s pretty simple. Real bands like …
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Labels circle AEG Live
by Lee Simmons, June 24, 2010, 10:26 amLate last week the New York Post reported that at least three of the four major labels–Universal Music, Sony Music, and Warner Music–were in talks to acquire …
I like a good zin with my hair metal
by Lee Simmons, June 22, 2010, 8:13 amAnd now for something completely different.
Whitesnake–purveyors of super-tight snakeskin pants and hair-metal anthems including one you probably know but don’t tell your friends: “Here I Go Again”–have announced a new release that should tantalize or …
EMI looks back to move forward
by Lee Simmons, June 18, 2010, 11:45 amIf the latest management shakeup at EMI is indicative of anything, it’s that the label fully intends to leverage its massive archive to survive in the future.
Roger Faxon’s …
Fake concert tickets proliferate
by Lee Simmons, June 17, 2010, 1:23 pmHave you purchased a concert ticket in the past 12 months? If so, then there’s a 1-in-10 chance you bought a fake one.
Recent research by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading …
Ford gives Mercury the blues
by Jeff Dorsch, June 11, 2010, 2:10 pmWell if I had money
Tell you what I’d do
I’d go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
Crazy ’bout a Mercury
Lord I’m crazy ’bout a Mercury
I’m gonna buy me a Mercury
And cruise it up and …
LimeWire faces endgame
by Lee Simmons, June 8, 2010, 7:58 amUPDATE: LimeWire goes legit, may live to see the light of day after all.
The last days of LimeWire may be upon us. Yesterday a US district judge gave the controversial file …
Paul’s Rush to judgment backfires
by Lee Simmons, June 4, 2010, 8:23 amQuestion: Who uses music without permission and is not an illegal downloader? Answer: Politicians.
Yes, it appears the music industry has yet another foe on its horizon, this time in the form of political campaigns that …
If you don’t know Buzz Media, you will soon
by Lee Simmons, June 2, 2010, 12:51 pmIn a down economy, the cash-heavy business is well-served to scout for deals. So it goes in the online space as well. Entertainment publisher Buzz Media, purveyor of such Web destinations as KimKardashian.com …
EMI dodges foreclosure
by Lee Simmons, May 19, 2010, 8:21 amThe ongoing saga of EMI reached yet another climax last week when parent company Terra Firma injected enough cash into the ailing British record company to avoid falling into the hands of creditors. It …
