Dear Jim Griffin (and the Scoundrels of Choruss)
Mr.Griffin, it seems apparent that you are not in a position to make the claim that by implementing this experimental program on any college campus it would do anything more than steal money from America’s college students, who are in no position to fund such a poor experiment. Furthermore, a system that establishes colleges and universities as collection agencies for record labels is not only a flawed business model for the music industry, but also raises serious questions about the priorities of the people running our institutions of higher learning.Continue reading
The Hip-Hop Stimulus Plan Part II: Monetizing the Blogosphere
In other words, by using an existing distribution system already in place, labels would create a business model that acknowledges and embraces the Internet as the strongest marketing tool in the label’s arsenal. Continue reading
The Hip-Hop Stimulus Plan
Right now everyone is dumbfounded, looking for a solution to the problem of the internet. In case you haven’t noticed, the internet is anarchy. There is not going to be a solution, formula or even a game plan that works because we can’t control an environment that evolves through unfettered innovation. The best the industry will be able to do is quickly adapt to change. That means if your label, management company or agency isn’t staffed primarily by a bunch of internet geeks that are able to identify trends, stop on a dime and shift gears in the way they’re working, then you’re fucked.Continue reading
Is Hip-Hop Still About Music?
Tweet I’m sitting at the airport with time to kill and decided to hunt down some new music since I’ve grown tired of about 90% of the tracks on my …Continue reading
2009 Artist to Watch: NOBODY
Tweet Going into a new year I’m generally just as optimistic as the next guy about the new crop of talent in the music industry. There are always a handful …Continue reading
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