Browsing all posts in February, 2010.

Japanese Digital Music Sales

According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), the digital music sales trend in Japan shows Internet downloads of music rising while mobile downloads are staying steady when comparing 2008  & 2009.  Japan is known for their extremely high rates of mobile downloads.  In fact, in 2008, 91% of music downloads were on mobile [...]

Kokopelli Times New Blog Design

Kokopelli Times has just launched a new blog design that will allow for better placement and navigation for blog posts.  Kokopelli Times, started in April 2008 by Erik Rostad, follows the impact of technology on the music industry.  It also closely follows bands selling and touring overseas. Erik Rostad has a background in music as [...]

Beyonce in Peru

The latest artist to hit Peru was Beyonce. She just performed at Lima’s Estadio Monumental. Ticket costs were 175 soles (US$61) which is nearly 1/5th an average monthly wage for people in their 20′s. Beyonce is yet another artist who has recently performed in Peru. Peru has an active music loving population who have turned [...]

Guns n Roses in Peru

I like to keep up with upcoming concerts in Peru. As I’ve written in the past, 1980′s & 90′s Rock n Roll bands from the USA have a huge fan base in Peru. Many of these bands have gone to Peru in recent years (Metallica, Collective Soul, Duran Duran) and have sold out stadiums. There [...]