Category Archives: Music

General music posts. Posts that are about music.

Nine Inch Nails Makes $1.6 Million

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Michael Koby

One part I found interesting was the fact that Reznor paid only $38 to have the album distributed via Amazon’s Mp3 Store. That’s an awesome price to have 36 songs distributed through one of the most popular Mp3 download stores. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Comments Off on Nine Inch Nails Makes $1.6 Million

Nine Inch Nails Gets it Right

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Michael Koby

There are many arguments on how to release an album on the internet. Radiohead’s In Rainbows album was a success if you ask them but they have not come forward with the numbers yet. Trent Reznor’s NiggyTardust experiment was a moderate success. The album wasn’t flying off the digital shelves but it did sell an impressive number even when a free download was available. You will find debates everywhere from Digg to Slashdot to NIN.com on the proper way to release an album digitally, over the internet, and directly from the artist. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Technology | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Nine Inch Nails Gets it Right

And People Tell Me I Have a Lot of Music

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Michael Koby

Many would say I own a lot of music.  My friends make fun of me because I still actually buy music on a routine basis.  I constantly search used CD stores for items I may be missing and routinely borrow … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Comments Off on And People Tell Me I Have a Lot of Music

Yahoo Shuts Down Premium Music Service

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Michael Koby

Yahoo has announced plans to shut down their premium music service. The subscription based music service built on Microsoft’s “Play For Sure” technology has been a long time competitor to the likes of Real’s Rhapsody. The service is scheduled to … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Technology | Comments Off on Yahoo Shuts Down Premium Music Service

Trent Reznor, NiggyTardust, & the ISP Music Tax

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Michael Koby

Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) has released the stats from the NiggyTardust experiment. For this experiment, 3 versions of the the Niggy Tardust album were released in a digital format. One in 192kbps, one in 320kbps, and finally a FLAC (loseless) version. For limited time you were able to download the 192kbps for free and you could pay $5 and get any one of the 3 versions of your choice. A great test to see what kind of money could be made from such distribution. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Technology | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Sony Comes Through, Will Sell DRM-Free Tracks on Amazon

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Michael Koby

Earlier this week, I wrote an article entitled Sony Misses the Point, that discussed how Sony/BMG deciding to sell iTunes-like cards in brick and mortar stores that allowed consumers to download DRM-Free tracks was a horrible idea and went completely against the idea of digital downloads. Well it seems Sony/BMG was listening (or it was part of their plan all along and they didn’t announce it) and they will be selling their DRM-Free tracks via Amazon’s Mp3 Download store. This news comes courtesy of iLounge. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Technology | Tagged | Comments Off on Sony Comes Through, Will Sell DRM-Free Tracks on Amazon