Apple is calling iTunes LP “the best thing to happen to fandom,” and describe it as follows: “…Experience a beautifully designed, interactive world right in your iTunes library on a Mac or PC — many are created by the artists. While you listen to your favorite songs, you can dive into animated lyrics and liner [...]
Lessons Learned: iTunes LP And Irrational Pricing
September 9th, 2009 · No Comments
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Lessons Learned: Are Gatekeepers Still Relevant?
August 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Telegraph just published an article entitled “Why are artists poor? Self promotion and making money in the new digital economy.” The article itself is relatively stale, regugitating arguments we’ve all heard before, but tucked away in a sub-paragraph I found this interesting, and beautifully written, statement. The gatekeeper, that traditional curator of culture, is [...]
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Lessons Learned: Ownership vs. Streaming
August 10th, 2009 · 5 Comments
For the first few years of the owning vs renting debate on music consumption, I’ve been strongly committed to the ownership model. Slowly, I’ve moved away from ownership in other realms of consumption. I do not own any DVDs, I rent/stream from Netflix. I almost always give books I buy away to friends once I’m [...]
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Gabriel Kahane Featured On iTunes Again!
April 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Mucho love from iTunes once again for Family Records’ Gabriel Kahane! Much thanks go out to the lovely people at the Orchard.
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Gabriel Kahane iTunes US Features
October 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Gabriel Kahane‘s album on Family Records continues to get love in the digital retail realm thanks to our good friends at The Orchard! This week it will be featured on both the Folk and Alternative genre pages of iTunes US. iTunes Folk Genre Page Feature iTunes Alternative Genre Page Feature
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Gabriel Kahane Featured On iTunes Canada
October 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Everyone over at Family Records is excited that iTunes Canada decided to feature Gabriel Kahane‘s debut album for a full week on both the main homepage as well as in the Roots genre section! Many thanks to our friends over at The Orchard.
