Wednesday, July 14, 2010

TuneBlog News: Wednesday, July 14th Edition

Rock Steady Music Announces Expansion

Rock Steady Music (RSM), a leading music label services agency, announced an expansion of its suite of services and staffing changes today. 

Jarvis Cocker backs independents in battle of the music labels

In an age of plummeting CD sales, rampant digital piracy and slashed expenses budgets, music executives are rarely cheerful. But today the atmosphere was quietly optimistic at the biggest gathering of independent record labels of the year.

AU Student Wants Your Band’s Songs on MusicFloss, but not Your Money

Either he’s generous or he’s crazy, but David Isaacson’s passion for independent music eclipses any financial incentives. While still in high school, Isaacson created IndieMuse, a blog whose slightly redundant mission is to be “a place where people who are as passionate about music as we are can come together to listen and talk about music.” 

How to save the music business

Is Tommy Silverman the smartest man in the music business? There are people who think so, and there’s proof he’s pretty smart.