Secrets from the Jazz Ghetto

2008: The Death of Digital Rights Management

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:22:00 GMT

Welcome to 2008! I thought I would celebrate my birthday (Jan. 7th) with a BLOG for the new year, a couple of resolutions and predictions.

LALA Land Redux

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:25:00 GMT

The big news this last week in the digital music arena was the announcement by LALA.com that they intended to make money by - giving music away! This is news?

Can Jazz Survive Inside the Big Box?

Sat, 05 May 2007 05:09:00 GMT

Ten years ago, back in the long dark history of 1997, big-box chains (like Target, Best Buy, and Wal-Mart) sold about 20% of all music. Now, these stores account for at least 65% of music sales. This is due to the aggressive pricing and advertising that these type of stores use to lure customers in. These stores will use the newest American Idol release as a loss leader, in the hopes that you will buy a plasma TV on the way out.

The Sad State of Jazz Album Sales

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:03:00 GMT

An article in the Wall Street Journal today speaks about the slump in Jazz sales in 2006. While classical and country music have increased, Jazz sales are slipping away, down from the paltry 3% of all album sales that it used to achieve. Once again, as they say every 5-10 years, "there are signs of rebirth" in the jazz music arena.

The Genie is still out of the bottle, and EMI rubs the lamp

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:05:00 GMT

Today EMI Music announced that they would allow people to buy digital downloads with no copying restrictions. All I can say is, it's about time, don't you think?