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.

Radiohead and the Rule of Reciprocity by Greg Bartalos

With its name-your-price approach, Radiohead made people feel that they owed the group something and that indebtedness, however manifested, only led to better buzz and more goodwill.

What Network Television Refuses To Learn From The Music Industry by John Davidson

Why I Both Love and Loathe The Musings of Bob Lefsetz by Matthew Berlyant

However, what really irks me about him is his distaste for anything he perceives as non-mainstream.

RADIOHEAD ANSWERS MY QUESTION: They aren't selling out! by John Davidson

Are we really at the point where the commoners and freeloaders get the basics for free and the dedicated fans fork over $$$ for the deluxe set? Absolutely we are.

Band Name Autopsy by Greg Bartalos

In the future, will we increasingly see names like When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water and Bad Mutha Goose and the Brothers Grimm?

My Music Collection Has Become a Forest by Dave Heaton

I’m feeling this growing desire for a map. It sounds ridiculous, really, but I’ve started the Sisyphus-like task of documenting every piece of music I own.

How We Know That the Compact Disc Is Dead by John Davidson

The music industry does not want to support the compact disc, but is in the unenviable position of having to.