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For the People
A very communist-sounding new site has just been launched that combines the power of social networking with an extensive paid music collection. The People’s Music Store has just signed a deal with Universal Music that will license more than 300,000 songs, bringing the total to the site The idea behind the site is that the [...]
Delta Airlines Music Discovery
News arrived yesterday of a new collaboration between Delta Airlines, Pace Communications, and DMI Music & Media Networks. Pace Communications already does the in-flight magazine and programming for Delta flights. DMI provides music for stores and will work with Pace to determine the music catalog. Exclusive interviews and music discovery will all be parts of [...]
Wally World | AC/DC
A few days ago, it was announced that AC/DC would sell their next album exclusively at Wal*Mart. AC/DC will not even sell the album (nor any of their songs) on itunes. Just Wally World. This is interesting. I think it’s important to note some facts here that often get overlooked in the hype of digital [...]
Int’l Performance Rights
The Clear Channel radio consolidation has created some amazing opportunities for other venues to set themselves up as music discovery havens. What do I mean by this? If you turn on any radio station, you are likely to hear the same 5 songs played over and over in a boring rotation. If you travel outside [...]
Denny’s & Arbitration of Taste
In future blogs, I will add a collabo update whenever there is interesting news about surprising collaborations in the music industry. Today’s new collabo is between the music industry and Denny’s. Denny’s is attempting to enter the field as an arbiter of taste. Denny’s will begin adopting up-and-coming bands to tie in with their dennysallnighter.com [...]
Arbiters of Taste
There seems to be a bit of a downside to nearly unlimited choice. A few years ago, I had all my cd’s on a few shelves, would hear new music on the radio, and occasionally go see a live show. Now I have the option to hear a million different songs by pushing a few [...]
