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Comment on The Best of the Big Man by Michael O'Hanlon

Michael O'Hanlon — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:47:25 +0000

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Comment on Psilos Group’s 2011 Outlook on Healthcare Economics & Innovation by jennifer jones

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Comment on A Business Chart for Music Fans by Jonathan Har-Even

Jonathan Har-Even — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:12:36 +0000

Vinyl Records “Fastest-Growing Musical Format” of 2010
Written by Pat’s Papers | Friday, 25 February 2011 9:48 AM

Last year was solid gold for vinyl sales say USA Today. According to Nielsen statistics, 2.8 million LPs were sold in 2010, the most since 1991, when the tracking system was implemented. Records were also crowned the “fastest-growing musical format,” an encouraging sign for independent music sellers. Says one record store owner: “Vinyl seems to be the light at the end of the tunnel for those of us who have hung in there. It’s kind of a surprising light at the end of the tunnel.” Industry experts say the big number reflect a turn back towards analog music after decades of digital hegemony.

Comment on A Business Chart for Music Fans by Jay Caplan

Jay Caplan — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:54:52 +0000

Thanks for sharing this chart. To me, the biggest surprise is that recorded music revenues grew so much in the CD era. While I would have expected a blip as people (like me) recreated their record collections on CD, I don’t get why the CD revenues so far outpaced prior technologies. Did everyone just start liking music more? Could it be that the CD era was a music-industry bubble, and music sales have returned to ‘natural’ levels?

Comment on A Business Chart for Music Fans by Jonathan Har-Even

Jonathan Har-Even — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:50:03 +0000

Yeah, I called Thom Yorke and implored him to make a package that works for me. Seriously, they’re the best in several respects. I love how they treat fans and their show at Lollapalooza in 2008 was off the charts, literally and figuratively. Just incredible stuff.

Comment on A Business Chart for Music Fans by Steve Krupa

Steve Krupa — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:17:58 +0000

Radiohead is offering the following formats (vinyl, Mp3, wav and CD plus a massive artwork package) for the King of Limbs, priced to sell, individually, starting at $9.99 for the mp3 download. They must be listening!

Comment on A Business Chart for Music Fans by Steve Krupa

Steve Krupa — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:15:17 +0000

Hello Anonymous!

Check out Merge Records, home of Arcade Fire, recent surprise Grammy Album of the Year winner. Of course the Grammys showcases much of the crap you speak of, yet it was refreshing to see something more indie break through, and of course Arcade Fire is now on their way to becoming massive. Let’s hope it doesn’t ruin them!

I am listening to Merge Radio as I write this. Definitely not mainstream. http://www.mergerecords.com/
I think you would like some it.

Steve

Comment on A Business Chart for Music Fans by Jonathan Har-Even

Jonathan Har-Even — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:06:03 +0000

I love that the barriers to entry are almost non-existent. Let the talent shine, I say. I’ve been particularly drawn to the vinyl/mp3 combination (buy the vinyl, get the rights to download the mp3 for free). This way I have the pleasure of vinyl, which has by far the best sound, and also the ability to take my music on the road. If I were a record label, I’d aggressively price the vinyl/mp3 combination, and make it broadly cool for my fanbase to listen to vinyl. Digital compression sucks.

Comment on A Business Chart for Music Fans by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:45:06 +0000

If we looked closely at the style of music the industry encouraged and how the wealth was distributed we would find that the majority went to “artists” without talent, I won’t go further. When Napster emerged I was able to hook into music I had forgotten and search the computers of like minded souls and if gave birth to an interest in music I had forgotten. I remember having this conversation with you at the time and I remain of the opinion that the industry that is in free fall should be in free fall. They did nothing for true musicians and subjected the listener to crap. Thankfully we are getting more diverse, interesting music and because the crap is losing its financial appeal hopefully we will hear more and more.