July, 24, 2001 archives

jake thinks that what is wrong with the music industry is the focus on one-hit wonders, but i suspect that sells short the history of the music industry, which is positively littered with the corpses of one-hit wonders. (the focus on selling albums and not singles is a relatively recent phenomenon unto itself. maybe the problem is the focus on selling higher-margin albums instead of singles?) jake's critique just rings with the sound of "i don't like the music those crazy kids are listening to these days," which i don't swallow. i think the problem with the music industry is fundamentally a business one (a focus on maintaining the margins to the detriment of revenues), not artistic.

stick figure fighting movies are even cooler when you get to play!

here's some more from salon about payola in the radio business, this time discussing how things are done in the "urban radio" market.