It’s no understatement that digital and social technologies have dramatically and permanently altered the music landscape. A decade ago, few in the industry foresaw the enormous shift that began with the introduction of simple file-sharing technology. Over the past ten years, MySpace, iPods, a slew of social networks, music blogs, and digital music retailers have [...]

A few infiltrators recently had the opportunity to meet with a couple of smart folks from one of the world’s top music labels. While the initial discussions were of a specific nature, the conversation really served to remind us that music and musicians can be valuable not only in the obvious sense – as creators [...]

With the digital revolution in full swing, is it any wonder that the wheels have been set in motion to revise, revamp, and re-examine laws, rules, and regs surrounding the music industry? First Napster. Then Limewire. Now iTunes. Let’s face it – downloading is here to stay. It seems that for the greater good, record [...]

So I kind of gave up on Weezer after years of mad love upon discovering, around the time the “Hashpipe” video came out, that Rivers Cuomo was a renowned jerk. Interviewers disliked him. He was arrogant and self-important. He thought he knew better than everyone else. The appeal is gone, right? A number of years [...]

So two of our agency owners have a band. And when I say they have a band, I don’t just mean they’re off playing songs here and there. No, no, friends – every Wednesday evening when we’re working late, we suddenly hear the sounds of “Knock on Wood”, “Mustang Sally”, or “Spooky”. That’s right, our [...]