The Fight for the Future of Music (Business Week)
MS: “Subscription is one that the record companies are trying to chase after because it is a great way to have recurring money,” said one audience member. “But for the consumer, what is the value that they get out of that?”
Von Bondies Turn Free Agents For New Album (Billboard)
MS: The Detroit group -- whose 2004 major label debut "Pawn Shoppe Heart," came out on Sire and launched the hit "C'mon C'mon" -- has asked to be released from its deal and gotten approval, so long as it doesn't sign with another major. The Von Bondies have finished a new album, "Love, Hate And Then There's You," financed by founding members Stollsteimer and drummer Don Blum, as well as an EP, "We Are Kamikazes," that the group is distributing on its own.
Indie labels take e-commerce into their own hands (Reuters)
MS: With their digital download sites, a growing number of indie rock labels have begun to answer the prayers of fans who would love to hear long-out-of-print singles on their iPods or other mobile devices.
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