by randyrowe | Sep 26, 2014 | artist
As the music industry evolves, there has been no doubt that online streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and YouTube are growing fast, and generating more revenue for artists and record companies. The question is whether that growth is enough to offset dropping...
by randyrowe | Sep 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s always been a mixed blessing to live next to the economic and cultural behemoth to our south. On one hand we have access to the world’s largest market, while still enjoying the more liberal and enlightened Canadian life. On the other hand, they can easily...
by randyrowe | Sep 24, 2014 | artist
The U.S. Federal Court decision that SiriusXM violated the Turtles’ pre-1972 master copyrights by playing their music without licensing it or paying performance royalties is a big win for the music industry, but does it have meaning beyond California where the...
by randyrowe | Sep 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Earlier this year, Apple bought Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion. Since then, CEO Tim Cook has gone out of his way to rave about the Beats Music subscription service, which sells all-you-can-eat music for $10 a month. So why would Apple plan to shut...
by randyrowe | Sep 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
The El Mocambo, one of Toronto’s most iconic live music venues, looks to finished according to the venue’s Facebook page and reports on social media. A Facebook post by co-owner Sam Grosso says of a November 6th show that “its [sic] all coming to end...
