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The metrics of the music business

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2010

Success is a matter of perspective. Some rock star wannabes wouldn't consider themselves successful until they'd become gazillion-sellers w...

G'day Australia!

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2010

As a working Canadian band, comes a time when you just can't face another midnight haul through the frozen wasteland of Northern Ontario. Y...

Herding Cats

The Art of Tour Management

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

Tour management is about organizing chaos. Keeping people, gear, vehicles and finances on track is a major challenge. Good tour managers ar...

Back In Black

The Rebirth of Vinyl

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2010

The early 1980s were an amazing time for music lovers. Underground genres like metal, punk, synth pop, reggae and hip-hop were burbling up...

When Two Worlds Collude: Artists and Fans Hug It Out

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2009

Put simply, the music business is the commercial interface between musicians and fans. But when the industry lost control of digital music...

Transmission 2009

We're Discussing Art, So Where Are the Artists?

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2009

While there's no doubt many in the music industry are still struggling to recover from that wicked roundhouse to the head dealt ten years a...

How To Get Blog Love

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2009

The interhole, with its staggering array of retail, distribution, promotional and marketing opportunities, can be a band's best friend. Add...

Copyright Reform

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2009

Not known to rush into things, we Canadians: the need for copyright reform has been simmering, and occasionally erupting into the public fo...