U2’s Manager Compares Your Internet Service To Shoplifters

When I learned that U2’s manager, Paul McGuinness, was blaming internet service providers for the music industry’s “downfall,” my first reaction was: “What a moron!” In a nutshell, here is the deal:
U2 manager Paul McGuinness is at it again, ranting about the problems the so called music industry is facing, comparing ISPs to “shoplifters,” [...]

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Why Do We HAVE To Listen To These 1001 Classical Albums?

Over the weekend I came across a 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die while venturing in my neighborhood library.  Although the book suggests some interesting recordings that we should in fact listen to, my wife, also a musician, and I started discussing, why should the opinions of a select few choose one recording per piece [...]

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Are You Musically Intelligent?

Perhaps this is a loaded question, but how balanced are we as music appreciators? I have been told by peers that I have a pretty eclectic taste in music, but even I don’t care about certain styles of music. I think it is fair to say that most classical music appreciators don’t like [...]

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Originality Will Keep The Music Industry Breathing

WIRED’s The Listening Post published an article last week that offers 5 solutions that were proposed by The Leading Question and Music Ally. Here are the five major points:
1. Music needs to be bundled with other products and entertainment packages: Value can be created from many other ways than consumers simply buying the occasional [...]

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The Changing Face of Music Listening

I came across the following headline: “Free Music: 22 Websites That Are Driving Daggers Into the Heart of the RIAA.” The full blog entry can be viewed at Tinydad.com.
There is no question the internet has transformed how we buy, discover, and share music. As these changes continue, I am finding myself needing to [...]

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