The Future Of Music

I've been saying for a while that you need to appreciate the difference between new music and the older catalog. Amazon does this pretty well for both music and videos. I expect others to wake up soon and do similar. More or less like this editorial suggests.

SwiftGate And The Future Of Music
http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/05/swiftgate-and-the-future-of-music/?ncid=rss

The Numbers Behind The Tour

The indie rock band Pomplamoose wrote a fantastic post dissecting what went into their most recent tour and what it means to be successful working musicians these days.

Insightful, enlightening, and a little terrifying, it is a must read for those who care about live music and the state of the industry.

https://medium.com/@jackconte/pomplamoose-2014-tour-profits-67435851ba37