Sound Recording Industries

TheRecordingArtist.com Remakes the Music Biz

Drew Alexander Got Burned By a Major Label, and He Doesn't Mind

Facing the Music: How SOPA and PIPA Affect the Music Industry

​​Okay, so Wikipedia may be back, but make no mistake: The passing of the bills SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (PROTECT IP Act) would have a major impact on a majority of Internet users. While a free and open Internet hurts the revenue of many companies, it ultimately benefits more peopl ... More >>

The Valley's 80/20 Records Signs Dry River Yacht Club in the Midst

​Thousands of independent record labels are started each year, some more successful than others. Over the past decade, as major label profits have declined thanks to file sharing and even legal downloading, independent labels have been searching for a new, more effective method to turn a profit.&n ... More >>

The Persuaders' Lawrence Zubia on Major Labels, The Tempe Scene, and New Album

​Featuring former members of Tempe jangle-pop kings The Pistoleros, Dead Hot Workshop, The Gin Blossoms, and Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, The Persuaders debuted earlier this year, cranking out the same kind of melodic pop rock that defined the sound of their earlier bands.If you've spent any ... More >>

Publishing Rights Could Hold Back Apple From Releasing Cloud Service Soon

​Just a few speed bumps and stop signs are hindering Apple from releasing its new cloud music service sooner rather than later, according to Prefix.The company has yet to conclude its negotiations with publishers. All that Apple has to left to figure out with the music publishers is how much they ... More >>

Warner Music Group Sued by Shareholders to Block Sale of Company

Wikimedia CommonsWarner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr.​As we reported earlier this month, mammoth Warner Music Group was up for auction  -- supposedly to the highest bidder, but that's not how it went down, according to a class action lawsuit filed yesterday by WMG stock holder Derek Cou ... More >>

Warner Music Group for Sale: The Multi-Billion Dollar Battle for Ownership Winds Down this Week

Wikimedia CommonsWarner Music Group artist Madonna​Warner Music Group -- home to acts like Led Zeppelin, Green Day, and Tempe-based indie rock band The Maine -- is for sale. If you think it's tough outbidding other eBay users for a rare record, you should see the bidding battle currently underway ... More >>

Arcade Fire

Fired Up

Grammy winners come to Phoenix

Latest Cake Album Hits No. 1, Sets Dubious Record In The Process

Robert McKnightCakeThis year sure has been a fickle beast thus far -- treacherous weather, Jared Lee Loughner and now a slumping music industry.Showroom Of Compassion, the latest album from venerable rock band Cake, took the top spot on the Billboard charts for the week ending on January 1 ... More >>

Does Alkaline Trio Represent New Trend Away From the Major Label?

Does This Addiction represent an entirely new trend, or is it just a blip in the radar?​Alkaline Trio's newest album, This Addiction, which is set to be released on the 23rd of this month, will be the first record put out on their own, newly formed label, Heart & Skull, in conjunction with Epi ... More >>

Death of a Record Store: Robrt Pela Spins Through His Life as a Vinyl Geek at the Soon-Defunct Associated Distributors

How Dear and the Headlights Became the Most Important Band in Arizona

Free Vanity

A local metal artist plans to give away half a million CDs

CD Sales Down 54.6 Percent from Peak in 2000

As if the news from Wall Street, Detroit, and Starbucks was not bad enough, DigitalMusicNews.com is reporting that CD sales have now fallen to less than half the number of CDs sold in their peak year, 2000. In 2008, CD sales were down 54.6 percent from 2000, or a giant 514.6 million units less. Soun ... More >>

For ska-punk survivor Less Than Jake, self-sufficiency and longevity go hand in hand

Free Vanity

A local metal artist plans to give away half a million CDs

The Price of Payola

Someone's listening after all

Mix Up the 'Nix

Start the madness

Smooth Criminal Fingers

Step away from those chords

Format Busters

Songwriting duo Nate Ruess and Sam Means had enough of major-label drama, so now they're calling the shots

How It Otto Be

Audio book 'em, Dan-O

Against Me!

Searching for a Former Clarity
(Fat Wreck)

CKY

Original Jackasses stay on Island

Legal Love

Getting the cream for free

About Fase

Compelling release show lives up to disc

Subpoena Me!

The record industry thinks I'm a criminal. Here's the evidence.

Phair Game

The indie-rock cult may hate it, but Liz Phair is perfectly happy making lovey-dovey pop

Against All Odds

Two local promoters come together; Kazaa cooks up response to the majors

Raising the Stakes

Pokafase risks taking Phoenix hip-hop on the road

Shortwaving Radio

Proposed legislation by the U.S. Senate aims to deter the spreading radio empire. Good luck.

Best Radio Station -- Alternative

www.knotradio.org

Do the Math

The music industry says online piracy's killing the biz. A UTD prof says it ain't.

When Online Got Off Base

Or: How Mark Cuban would have and could have saved the music biz

Bang to Hype

At SXSW, it's all about the buzz, not the Buzz Band

Brave New World

No makeup. No gimmick. No shtick. But does Mesa's fast-rising Jimmy Eat World really stand a chance against the likes of Britney and the Backstreet Boys?

The Musica Man

A valley junior college administrator is becoming an unlikely force in the national latin music movement

Ransom Notes

Can one man persuade millions of people to pay for their 'free' music?

Ransom Notes

Can one man convince millions of people to pay for their 'free' music?

Flanagan's Wake

VH1 vice president's novel about the music business mourns an era just since passed

Pirates of the Cyberspace

Music, money and mayhem clog MP3 download sites

Triumph of the Underdogs

For 25 years, Bug Music has protected the rights of songwriters. In the process, they've gotten Willie Dixon's songs back from Led Zeppelin and transformed Iggy Pop into a TV-commercial composer.

Oh, Mann

Three years and one bad record deal later, Aimee Mann returns -- with two wonderful records

The Forever Frown

More than 30 years later, Smile remains the subject of so much mystery

So you want to be a Rock 'n' Roll Star

Robin Wilson thought the Gas Giants would be a great new beginning. He had no idea what he was getting into.

I Want My MP3!

Wondermeat's Will Nerini and Eric Long have seen the future of Phoenix rock, and it's downloadable

Universal Greed

Seagram's merger invites a look into how the suits took record labels away from the true music enthusiasts

CLAWING THEIR WAY TO THE TOPWHEN IT COMES TO PUNK-METAL, YOU'VE GOT TO HAND IT TO PAW

PICKIN' UP THE PIECES 19 YEARS AFTER "CUT THE CAKE," AWB IS RISING AGAIN