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Michelle Shocked Shows Up at Her Cancelled Gig Wearing a Condom Suit…

March 29, 2013

This is called a 'downward spiral,' and it's being fueled by mental illness. The clip, flimed last night by Paul Home, shows Michelle Shocked playing outside her cancelled gig at Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz in w... Read More...

What Else? Looting Live Nation, Spotify Asia, Ek vs. Mulligan, Fanzy, The Stones, Daft Punk, Coachella…

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March 29, 2013

Is this just a shakeup waiting to happen? We bring you one highly implosive Live Nation, where monumental losses are rivaled only by equally-monumental executive salaries. It's a recipe for crash-and-burn disa... Read More...

Waiters Live Off Tips. So Why Can’t Artists?

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March 29, 2013

Perhaps the Great Recession put a damper on decades of 'tip inflation,' but these days, lower tips are always frowned upon. Because those waiters and waitresses are often living off your generosity. Which b... Read More...

Netflix, a Paid Streaming Service, Is Financing Grooveshark, a Free Streaming Service…

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March 28, 2013

Netflix pays millions to license and produce content legitimately, and is willing to pay millions more. Yet their very existence is threatened by studios and channels that won't give them their stuff, at least... Read More...

It’s Official: Fewer People Are Buying Downloads (for the First Time In History)…

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March 25, 2013

We first reported this a few days ago, based on preliminary data shared by a top-level industry executive. Now, Nielsen Soundscan has officially revealed that a-la-carte, song downloads are declining in 2013, ... Read More...

Spotify Wants This $10 Million Ad Campaign to Take Them Mainstream…

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March 25, 2013

6 million subscribers worldwide, 1-point-something million in the US? That's what Wall Street calls 'niche,' especially against heavyweights like Sirius XM Radio and Netflix, both of whom boast more than 20 mil... Read More...

Spain Is Now Proposing a Law That Would Ban Advertising on Pirate Sites…

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March 24, 2013

But brands have no control over where their ads appear, right? Let's see about that: in Spain, a new law may require advertisers to get control and stop advertising on pirate sites or face serious fines. Whic... Read More...

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Michelle Shocked Shows Up at Her Cancelled Gig Wearing a Condom Suit…

What Else? Looting Live Nation, Spotify Asia, Ek vs. Mulligan, Fanzy, The Stones, Daft Punk, Coachella…

Waiters Live Off Tips. So Why Can’t Artists?

Netflix, a Paid Streaming Service, Is Financing Grooveshark, a Free Streaming Service…

It’s Official: Fewer People Are Buying Downloads (for the First Time In History)…

Spotify Wants This $10 Million Ad Campaign to Take Them Mainstream…

Spain Is Now Proposing a Law That Would Ban Advertising on Pirate Sites…

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