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Sinead O’Connor, Rufus Wainwright, More To Play NON-COMMvention

Sinead O’Connor, Rufus Wainwright, More To Play NON-COMMvention

Sinead O’Connor, Rufus Wainwright and five additional artists are among the first announced scheduled to play the 12th Annual NON-COMMvention in Philadelphia…

Registration Open For NON-COMMvention; Bob Lefsetz in NON-COMMversation

Registration Open For NON-COMMvention; Bob Lefsetz in NON-COMMversation

Registration for the 12th Annual NON-COMMvention is now open, with Early Bird rates for radio employees as low as $50. Bob Lefsetz will be at the center of the NON-COMMversation, and hotel info too…

Linkage: Why YouTube Bought RightsFlow, Pre-Roll Spots Up, Shared Commercials

Linkage: Why YouTube Bought RightsFlow, Pre-Roll Spots Up, Shared Commercials

Three related stories that point to the future of web-based video: In short, and this ain’t rocket science, online viewing continues to skyrocket. More important, so does the monetization…

Linkage: Ticketmaster To Refund Millions, The 4.74 Degrees of Separation, More…

Linkage: Ticketmaster To Refund Millions, The 4.74 Degrees of Separation, More…

The proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit could have Ticketmaster paying pack millions; Facebook makes it 4.74 degrees of Kevin Bacon, and Google Music uses Cyber Monday to jump-start the service…

Linkage: Facebook Music, Movie Studios Want You To Buy, and EMI – Now What?

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?

Worth Watching: R.E.M. and The Black Keys Release Single-shot Videos

Worth Watching: R.E.M. and The Black Keys Release Single-shot Videos

While R.E.M. releases two stark and beautiful videos for their latest and possibly last, The Black Keys use the exact same technique and elicit nearly the opposite reaction…

Linkage: Conan and the Future of Sales, Digital Spend Rockets 23%, and More…

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…

LA’s KCSN Debuts as 25th Largest AAA Radio Station

LA’s KCSN Debuts as 25th Largest AAA Radio Station

In it’s first month, KCSN/Northridge has posted an audience of 83,300. Small by LA standards, but it puts the station among the Top 25 largest AAA stations in the country…

Linkage: MTV Still Has It – Or Does It?, Steve Jobs’ Legacy, Muppets

Linkage: MTV Still Has It – Or Does It?, Steve Jobs’ Legacy, Muppets

Who should get credit for MTV’s VMA mega-ratings? What is Steve Jobs’ greatest legacy? Why were the Muppets ever canceled in the first place?

Newport Folk Festival: Coverage From NPR, WFUV, Folk Alley, WMVY, and WERS

Newport Folk Festival: Coverage From NPR, WFUV, Folk Alley, WMVY, and WERS

Online music festival coverage matured this year with NPR Music’s live audio AND video stream of the Newport Folk Festival. We’ve got the links you need to catch up on all the great music you may have missed…