All Entries in the "Sideways Is the New Up" Category
Death of WYSP Proves Our Point: Commercial Radio is Getting it Wrong
When CBS pulled the plug on WYSP after 40 years, they helped prove our point that most commercial radio programmers are getting it very wrong when it comes to programming tactics…
Memo to Commercial Radio Broadcasters: It’s Not Working
With reports of flat to 1% year over year revenue increases, what will it take for commercial radio broadcasters to change direction?
The Top 22 Public Radio Albums: 8-21-11
Foster the People has the #1 album at public radio, Wilco is #2. Top 22 debuts from Jeff Bridges, City and Colour, and Thievery Corporation…
4 Things The Music Industry Must Do to Keep Sales Momentum
While the music industry has finally managed to stop a seven-year sales slide, old habits die hard and the industry could easily blow it with just a few wrong moves…
Artist Spotlight: Beady Eye
In the Spotlight today is a band that sounds at times like Oasis without Noel Gallagher. They’re called Beady Eye and, what? they are Oasis without Noel? Well that’s worth noting…
The Top 22 Tastemaker Songs: 1-2-11
Mumford and Sons reclaim the #1 spot; Fitz and the Tantrums are Top 10, and Cage the Elephant debuts in The Top 22…
Hitler Takes On The Tribune, Randy Michaels, and Lee Abrams Debacle
There’s a popular internet meme featuring Adolph Hitler exploding after getting bad news. The latest episode: The Tribune Company. See the video Randy and Lee would probably love, here…
Randy Michaels: Fired — UPDATE: The Tribune Piles On
The New York Times is reporting that The Tribune Company will ask CEO Randy Michaels to resign as early as Tuesday…UPDATE: The Tribune Piles On. Plus, Lee Abrams responds…
Tribune Controversy Puts Lee Abrams On the Beach
The New York Times’ unflattering exposé of The Tribune Company and Randy Michaels has claimed its first victim — and it’s Lee Abrams. Watch what sent Lee packing…
Ad Agency Scumbags Ripping Off Artists — How to Stop It
There’s a nasty rash of commercials using sound-a-like songs instead of the real thing — an effort to avoid paying royalties. Not cool. Range Rover and Troy University are among those scamming artists out of a payday…
NY Times Skewers Randy Michaels: Randy Responds…Unconvincingly
The New York Times prints a brutal profile of The Tribune Company and it features plenty of antics by Randy Michaels. Randy’s response is, well, unbelievable. Literally…
Linkage: Pew Says Traditional Media Has Legs– It’s the Content, Stupid
If a real estate agent’s mantra is “location, location, location,” then the media mantra must be “content, content, content.” More evidence that traditional media isn’t dead, it’s just a little tired…
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…
Misery Loves Company: It’s Not Just the Concert Business
It’s been well reported that Live Nation’s ticket sales are down (see the NYTimes story and hear the NPR story if you missed them), but what hasn’t been reported is that the issue is widespread, and unlikely to change…
Ditching the Singles Scene: B-Side
In the A-Side of this post, we saw that record labels are trying to move away from a singles mentality. That was at retail. Down the hall in promotions, it’s all about pushing that one track…
Ditching the Singles Scene: A-Side
Labels finally realize that the sale of digital singles is a dead end. And while they’re trying new tactics at the retail level, the radio promotional strategy reinforces bad habits…
