A Look Into Billy Corgan’s Premium Subscription Service

Posted by on Apr 29, 2009 in Marketing | Comments

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I mentioned last week the DMB iTunes pass, and how I think this kind of “paid content” premium membership stuff is going to be the bread-and-butter of the music business for artists struggling to sell CD’s in a thieves’ world.

Now word on the street is that Billy Corgan and his Smashing Pumpkins are going to offer their own subscription service. Here are the details:

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  • $40 (Originally thought to be $20, and with the stipulation that, in the end, the cost is all dependent on how many people would actually pay for such a project)

Blogoholica: 360 Deals, iTunes, Nimbit, Radio & Lefsetz VS Simmons

Posted by on Apr 28, 2009 in Blogoholica | Comments

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If you follow me on Twitter you might have gotten word that I cleaned out my blogroll over the weekend. Between two new huge jobs and my computer taking a dirt nap, it was the last thing on my mind. Luckily a few weekend hours on the couch and I sifted through 5,000 feeds to bring you some cool stuff to check out.

Take your time checking out these resources – there’s a lot of stuff to take in at once, I know. Grab a few beers and open the notepad, and I promise you’ll have an information hangover when you’re done!

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A New Meaning: An Interview With Cyrenic’s Brian Zuckerman

Posted by on Apr 26, 2009 in Distribution | Comments

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I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian a few months back, and with the release of his second album, A New Meaning, I figured now’s a good time to publish it!

Brian is unique in that he has self-released two albums under his alias Cyrenic – a one man band and producer. For someone without a live show to spread the word about his music, I was interested in Brain’s thoughts on creating music and using the web to distribute it.

Can you give us a little background on yourself and the Cyrenic project?

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The Music Biz Then & Now – Guest Post by Frank Joshua

Posted by on Apr 25, 2009 in Branding | Comments

frankSome 20 years ago I was a struggling musician in London playing every shitty venue in town trying to get a ‘deal’. As I look at the music biz from this perspective I’m wondering;

  • a) what are the connections between what I learned then and what I see now and
  • b) what is the single most important factor in making music in either era?

What I was sure of back then was that without a label or publisher no one could be successful. And barring the odd exception this was true. You made yourself into a killer live band and leave it to the label that was lucky enough to sign you to sort out making a huge album. All you had to have was the talent.

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Dave Matthews Band Releases iTunes Pass For “Big Whiskey”

Posted by on Apr 23, 2009 in Distribution | Comments

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A few months ago, Depeche Mode released what I believe was the first ever iTunes pass.

Basically, this was a pre-order of their new album that featured an advance tracks in addition to exclusive content while fans awaited the release of the new album.

Well, today, DMB has released their own iTunes pass; here’s the official scoop on what you get:

We are pleased to announce the news that DMB launched an iTunes Pass earlier today! With iTunes Pass, music fans can get new and exclusive albums, songs, video, remixes, art and other content from their favorite artists over a set period of time, delivered to their iTunes library as soon as they’re available.

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