Infinite Fan Base

And the hilarity continues….
DRM-free threats bounce off iTunes’ chest
Verizon’s New Mobile Music Service: Better, But Still Bad

I can understand a junior lawyer being overly ambitious, but this takes it.
MPAA Thinks Evidence Is Overrated

Interesting. Maybe the industry is starting to get rid of the old guard.
Link: Is Live Nation’s Music Strategy Too Risky?

From Techdirt:
Less Well Known Musicians Embracing ‘Pay What You Want’

Read about the data from British Music Rights. The press release lists the overview of the findings and include a link to the full survey.
Good data from the study also on ZDNet.

What do SuperFans bring you? Money? Fame? Celebrity?
Maybe.
The most important attribute of a SuperFan is their advocacy. SuperFans tell everyone about your band and they say it LOUDLY. They go on and on about your last single, your latest album, your website, and your next performance. They tell new people about your band […]

Here’s a great post on tag data:
A first peek at the data
( This is a great point or musicians. Data is a good thing. )
Another great post from Fred Wilson,
This Is A Mistake
I have a slightly different opinion on the issue of whether everyone ‘gets it.’ I think that most people have heard the rhetoric […]

Every band dreams of making it big. They go to sleep with visions of record contracts, screaming fans, big money, concert stages, and professional recordings. They make HUGE sacrifices for many, many years just to try and achieve this dream. Bands travel around the bar circuit in one van for months upon months. They play […]

Here’s a disturbing read:
Billboard : McGuinness Increases Pressure On ISPs
Here’s one that’s great:
McGuinness’ Idiocy
Enjoy.