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Deconstructing the Week in Music September 7 – 20

Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 by refe in MUSIC INDUSTRY, NEWS

Here’s a recap of what went on in the music industry over the past two weeks. Make sure to check out anything you might have missed and leave your comments. Know something we don’t? Submit a story.

Most Popular:

• The Defining Sound of this Decade is … Undefined – This decade is drawing to a close and there is yet to be a truly definitive sound. Why?
• “An Old Man’s Perspective” on the Current State of Rock and Roll – Music industry vet and founder of Live Music Machine David Sherbow tells it like he sees it.

This Week:

• What do you do when you just aren’t good enough? – How to make an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses as an artist.
• The music business gets leaky – Radiohead, Jay-Z, Muse and more – It looks like high profile leaks are here the new reality for the music business.
• To leak or not to leak? 3 ways for artists to respond – What should artists do to prepare for or respond to a leak of their unreleased material?
• Forrester Report: The way forward for the music industry, or a step backward? – A new report proposes a plan to ‘save the music industry.’
• The future of product innovation in music – Moving beyond the iPod.
• Album review – Castanets – Texas Rose, The Thaw, and the Beasts – Spaced-out folk rock.
• Billy Corgan announces new Smashing Pumpkins album – 44 free songs – A bold first play from Billy Corgan’s new Smashing Pumpkins.

This Week in Music History:

1976 – The first of the two night 100 Club Punk Festival at Oxford St, London. The festival featured The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Sub Way Sect, Suzie (spelling on the poster), and The Banshees, The Buzzcocks, Vibrators and Stinky Toys. Admission was £1.50.

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