All Entries in the "Actual News" Category
Looking For a Long-Term Relationship: The Case for a Performance Royalty
Does radio benefit from a healthy music industry? If so, then maybe, just maybe, a performance royalty would be a wise investment…
Paste Magazine Suspends Print Edition
Citing an inability to meet payroll, taste-making magazine Paste pulls the plug on the print edition. 9 of the 12 staffers are gone with just the three principles remaining with the company…
NPR Posts Hour-by-Hour-by-Platform Stats
An interesting set of graphs from NPR as they share hourly audience usage by platform. No huge surprises, but something obvious may be getting overlooked…
The NAB Are Some Wild and Crazy Guys
The National Association of Broadcasters is making a lot of noise with their proposal for a performance royalty settlement. Unfortunately, it reminds me of an old Steve Martin comedy bit…
Jack Johnson Injured During Video Shoot?
We don’ t think it was a surfboard that Jack Johnson took to the face, but he did joke that Saturday Night Live’s “Andy Samberg might not be making fun of me anymore…”
FMQB’s Triple A Conference: Day 2 Highlights
Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz serves it up at the Thursday luncheon, newcomer Isaac Russell wows, and JJ Grey and Mofro perform at E-Town. Photos and more from Day 2…
Greetings From Boulder. Wish You Were Here…
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals lit up The Fox Theater Wednesday in the opening night of FMQB’s Triple A Radio Conference. Highlights and photos of Grace, Robert Randolph, Iron & Wine, and more…
Adult Rock World Heads to Boulder
After rescuing the annual AAA Summit last year, Friday Morning Quarterback kicks off their sophomore effort Wednesday in Boulder, Colorado. As usual, a healthy dose of music, and issues…
Radio Station Websites at Least Two Generations Behind
If radio is going to make new media work, it’s gonna need to get it’s act together in terms of design. In the first of a series of posts, we’ll examine where radio websites are, and where they need to go…
Marketing Do’s and Don’ts
Old Spice manages to DOUBLE sales with a great TV and viral campaign. Discovery manages to keep Shark Week afloat. And Jamba Juice manages to blow it by being too clever…
