[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Call it the revenge of the boomers. Music publishing is both the new gold rush and a speculative play involving a
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There those within the music industry — artists, especially — who believe technology has devalued music to the point where it’s
Read MoreIt wasn’t all that long ago that the recording music industry was in full panic mode. Piracy was rampant, CD sales were cratering, and there was this new thing called
Read MoreFrequent contributor to this site and Geeks&Beats writer Amber Healey gives us this primer on music rights ownership and why so much of the music industry depends on sorting things
Read MoreIt was a surreal lawsuit. John Fogerty, the voice and principle songwriter for Creedence Clearwater Revival, had just released an album called Centerfield to much commercial success. And then he
Read MoreYou’ve written a song, signed a deal and now have a publisher. Maybe you’ve recorded that song, too. Now here’s the question: who owns that song? The answer is pretty,
Read MoreLongtime fans of The Simpsons will remember this ditty from 1990. In case you weren’t around, “Do the Bartman” was a massive novelty hit, reaching #1 in the UK, Australia,
Read MoreOn this date in 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his last Tonight Show after 30 years. Here’s an interesting list of 12 totally fake and fictional rock and pop bands. Here’s
Read MoreThe new puppy, Squirt, arrived home yesterday. So far, she and her big step-sister Schmooze are getting along famously. Billy Idol is about to release his autobiography. It’s called Dancing
Read MoreIt wasn’t all that long ago that the notion of music whipping around the planet at the speed of light in the form of zeroes and ones was completely inconceivable.
Read MoreIn the old days, “music publishing” meant just that: publishing musical compositions as sheet music. Today, though, things are much, much, MUCH more complicated. This chart shows how complex things
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