Browsing all posts in June, 2009.

Pearl Jam & Target

Pearl Jam will be releasing a new album this September at Target stores. I’ve never connected Target with grunge, but hey, the music scene is changing. Bands are searching for new revenue streams. This will be Pearl Jam’s first album that will not be on their Sony-affiliated label. This album will not have a label, [...]

Outsourcing the Soundtrack

Molly Nyman and Harry Escott, soundtrack producers for the movie “Shifty,” have partnered with Indaba Music to allow musicians around the world to submit ideas for a remix of one of the soundtrack songs. This is a brilliant idea on the part of Molly & Harry. And think of the further implications for this idea… [...]

Social Networking Trends for Musicians

Do you know where your fans are? What about the social networking trends? Where are people spending time online? Nielsen just released some numbers for the top Social Networking sites. The results are pretty impressive and tell a lot about current trends: Facebook drew 250 million minutes on their site in April ’09 (up 699%). [...]

May Album Sales Drastically Down

Physical album sales dropped 17.8% over May ’08. From May ’07 to May ’08, album sales were down 14%. It’s getting worse. Not a big surprise, but these drops continue to be extreme. For all of 2009, physical album sales are down 13.4% compared to 2008. So, why keep writing about this? I think the [...]

Your Own Download Store

Please see the following exclusive press release from Aardvark Records: Press Release/01 June 2009 Power to the people…the sweet sounds of successAardvark Records pays fans to sell music PENRYN, CORNWALL (01 June 2009) While more than a few record labels rally behind the “three strikes and your out” approach ISP providers are being urged to [...]