It's Just Business
Does Rob Zombie need cash? Probably not. Then why the hell is he directing Woolite commercials? Maybe his friend works at an ad agency...
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"They don't tell you who's listening to your music. They don't let you reach out to them."
Reportedly for $300 million.
The music streaming revolution promised convenience and connection, but it's clear that vigilance is still very much required
Does Rob Zombie need cash? Probably not. Then why the hell is he directing Woolite commercials? Maybe his friend works at an ad agency...
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is one of the few artists at the top of the pyramid who don't seem to have...
The San Francisco Metal Examiner had an interesting conversation with All That Remains frontman Phil Labonte about among other things, their experiences in Tokyo...
Every year, when talking about the Grammys, we always mention how lame and irrelevant the who thing is. Every year the nominees in the...
I certainly applaud this business model! Earache Records is currently offering a completely free download (in exchange for your email address) of Wormrot's awesome...
I thought something was up when Sumerian Records head Ash Avildsen started a tirade on illegal downloaders with "hey all you jobbers…," which sounded...
UPDATE: This was all just a prank! Details here. Illegal downloading. Pirating. Call it what you will, it's been around for a while. Which...
My new addiction is the iPhone game Angry Birds. It's the simplest of games, you launch a bird into a structure which contains pigs...
There is no question, when it comes to print magazines (or analog blogs as I like to call 'em), Decibel rules all. It's the...
If you don't check out Earache Records head honco Digby Pearson's blog, Ask Earache, you're missing out on some candid knowledge. Just recently, he...
It's official, Roadrunner Records has been fully dissolved into Warner Music Group. The acquisition started in 2007 when Warner bought 73.5% of the company,...
Well this is news to me. Limewire sitll exists! Well, I guess I should say existed. A court injunction has forced the company to...
Have you been keeping up with Every Time I Die's web series, Shit Happens? If you haven't, do yourself a favor and check it...
by: Robert Pasbani and Darren Delgado Victory Records hired Gilbert Gottfried of all people to star in an anti-piracy PSA, which you can see...
Update 1/4/2016: This story was written in 2010. A more recent detailed breakdown of how much a band can expect to make can be...
By: Navjot Kaur Sobti 20-second intermission – sweaty, greased out headbangers drop out of the heavy riffage for a moment– and their 30 minute...
by: Navjot Kaur Sobti We’ve been hearing it for years now – the music industry is suffering. The symptoms? Just last year, the industry...
Last year, I had a chance to attend a "metal meet-up" during New England Metal Fest weekend. A panel of experts led by Metal...