Interview: Chris Ashford of What/Iloki/Wondercap Records Part 4 by Chuck Foster

The final part of my interview with Chris Ashford.

Interview: Chris Ashford of What/Iloki/Wondercap Records Part 3 by Chuck Foster

Part 3 of my interview with Chris Ashford.

Interview: Chris Ashford of What/Iloki/Wondercap Records Part 2 by Chuck Foster

Part 2 of my interview with Chris Ashford.

SanFran Music Tech Summit (May 18, 2009) by Chris Stroffolino

There’s a growing movement to re-establish connections between the fractalized digital technology and the already established local music scenes. There’s many more money making opportunities if these connections are seen more clearly as a two-way street, especially as the recording and distribution industries have made severe cuts in their ‘regional offices’ (or more autonomous locally-run subsidiaries) in recent years.

Interview: Chris Ashford of What/Iloki/Wondercap Records by Chuck Foster

LA’s first DIY label creator offers his opinions on digital music and the current state of the music industry.

The Bad Eliots: Fame From a Bottle by Suzanne Baran

Some say a band is “selling out” if they promote themselves and their tunes via commercials and ads.

Drama Review: San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival at Oakland's Happiness Hotel (August 22nd) by Chris Stroffolino

Does Barack Obama Have Anything To Do With The State Of The U.S. Music Biz? by Chris Stroffolino

So the baby boomers are trying to put it into the 1960s paradigm map again. BEWARE THESE BABY BOOMERS!! This is my shtick. Yeah, we need the baby boomers, and Hillary Clinton supporters. They still have a huge demographic—but it’s been about them them them for so long—-I think that might explain some of the pent up resentment, or sheer catharsis of “Generation X-ish” (a generation that never really had the demographic numbers by itself), and the under 30 *MARK RISTAINO” (MUSIC FOR AMERICA) crowd—-who, now, finally had a way to speak, and be heard, not just by the older people, but BY EACH OTHER.

Hard to Spin Dreary News on Compact Disc Sales by Greg Bartalos

Last year, U.S. compact disc sales plunged by 19%. With the consumer today facing pressure from all sides, chances are that 2008 will be even worse.

The Music Industry's Most Amusing Myth: It Can't Compete With Free by John Davidson

If the industry reduces their failure down to pricing competition, then they will always lose to the lowest price.