Monthly Archives: October 2014

GRD? More Like GOELRO, Comrade!

Posted on 20 October 2014 by

Music industry watchers will have noted the recent demise of the Global Repertoire Database (GRD), a project so misconceived that its collapse should more properly be greeted with relief than hand wringing and woe. Some background. In 2008 EU Commissioner Neelie … Continue reading →

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The New Starmakers, and the Story of a Song

Posted on 14 October 2014 by

Spotify took to its blog October 2014 to let the world know that if the ants have megaphones, in Chris Anderson’s rather superior phrase, Spotify’s megaphone is bigger. A ‘curated playlist’ had driven a track up the charts in the … Continue reading →

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Of Course a Stream is a Lost Track Sale…

Posted on 3 October 2014 by

The long drawn out crisis in the recorded music industry continues, and one of the much debated questions is whether people are subscribing to streaming services instead of buying downloads and CDs. If they are, the worry is that the … Continue reading →

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