David Emery Online1,000 True Fans
Very interesting article on the importance of ‘true’ fans – ones that will buy everything you produce and drive 200 miles just to see you play. On a similar topic it’s interesting to note that the $300 ultra-deluxe version of the Nine Inch Nails album – which was limited to 2500 copies – sold out within 24 hours.
Visit ➔Indistr Lets You Choose the Price for Buying Music
Indistr is actually a surprisingly nice site, although slightly hard to browse around. There’s definitely a place for direct artist digital sales, although they’re not going to replace record companies (and their strengths in promotion and finance) any time soon.
Visit ➔How Rainbows ruined the charts
I’d noticed that In Rainbows had been dominating the top of the Last.fm charts a while back – it’s amazing to see it’s still doing so. Maybe for last.fm the biggest improvement in scrobbles per week would be a more interesting metric…
Visit ➔Welcome to our TV Show
Like an indie, lo-fi Later… with Jools Holland (but without the boogie).
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Tapes 'n Tapes: Hang Them All
Great new song from the forthcoming new Tapes ‘n Tapes album – well worth a download (and available in FLAC as well – nice).
Visit ➔david hyman - A Savior for the Music Industry - But They Must Act Fast
Worth a read, but wrong I think – the saviour of the music industry is not to give away all the music. Yes, streaming music has a promotional role to play which will help sales, but giving away everything is not the answer (no matter how much some people would like it).
Music has a value, although it may be slightly overvalued at the moment.
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