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Industrial Revolution: MySpace – The End Is Nigh
posted: June 30, 2011
Oh MySpace. I don’t think I need to delve into your sad story because it’s a familiar tale. Even if you don’t know the details of the rise and fall of the Internet’s first smash…
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Industrial Revolution: Warner Brat'ya
posted: June 2, 2011
Warner Music Group was sold to Russian-American billionaire Len Blavatnik earlier this month for some bootleg Beatles tapes and black-market blue jeans. But seriously, it went for $3.3 BILLION. How on earth could a record…
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Industrial Revolution: Kickstarter Fatigue
posted: May 26, 2011
The artist funding platform Kickstarter is estimated to have injected $13 million into what is being called the new music economy over the span of the two years since the site’s launch. Kickstarter is based…
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Industrial Revolution: Audio Files For Audiophiles
posted: May 19, 2011
Woah. Death came to two digital music pioneers within just a couple of days of each other. Max Matthews, widely considered the father of computerized music, died on April 21st. Two days later, the inventor…
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Industrial Revolution: Revaluing Music
posted: May 5, 2011
Unlike some of the more desperate record company execs, indie artists today are not clinging to the fading music revenue models of the past. Instead of mourning the loss of record sales, these musicians are…
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Industrial Revolution: "Grey's Anatomy" Killed The Radio Star
posted: April 13, 2011
It’s official. TV is the new radio. Television is now the primary medium through which casual and even passive listeners with a general interest in music stand the greatest chance of discovering new music and…
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