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Mom and Pop Record Stores Ready for Black Friday
Indie record stores have again lined up a slew of tantalizing stocking-stuffers — ranging from limited edition Beatles collections to vinyl singles from The Black Keys. See what else is in store…
Linkage: Google Music Finally Launches, Dre’s Beats Makes How Much? More…
Google finally launches it’s music store to collective snores, but it will ultimately matter, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are raking it in with headphones, why exclusive content matters, and good news for cord-cutters…
Is It Time To Short Live Nation Stock?
While reporting a small profit in the third quarter, it certainly looks like Live Nation may be very broken. In an interview with AOL, Irving Azoff and Michael Rapino were unenthusiastic and unconvincing…
Linkage: Facebook Music, Movie Studios Want You To Buy, and EMI – Now What?
How many times have Facebook users recommended music? What are the movie studios doing to try to promote sales? And now that EMI is sold, what happens next?
It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Fox Business Channel
Despite four years and the strong brand of sibling networks, the Fox Business Channel remains mired in near non-existence — averaging only 10,000 viewers 25-54. Don Imus pulls just 5,000…
Ear X-tacy Closes, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James Comments
Ear X-tacy, the store many in the industry visited during the Non-Commventions in Louisville, has closed. What it might mean for independent retailers of all stripes…
New STRATA Survey Shows Potential Triple Whammy For Radio
New data released by STRATA appears to confirm what we’ve been warning about — that agencies and their clients are less and less interested in radio. It’s time for owners to wake up…
KCSN Adds Another Petty Show; Swings For The Fences With First Fund Drive
Upstart KCSN/Los Angeles finds it’s good to have friends in high places, calling in favors to help it get its financial footing. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, U2, Jakob Dylan, Lissie, Concord Records, and more are pitching in…
Pandora’s Tim Westergren At Web 2.0: Targeting Local Dollars
At this week’s Web 2.0 Summit, Pandora’s Tim Westergren said the service has scaled to the point where there’s interest from a wide variety of advertisers — local advertisers. Watch the video…
Linkage: Conan and the Future of Sales, Digital Spend Rockets 23%, and More…
Stories about the future of media worth perusing, including TBS’ Conan O’Brien sales conundrum, digital media as and ad dollar sponge, another alleged iTunes competitor, and what we can learn from WNYC’s new App…
