by Dubber | Oct 3, 2007 | Consumption
I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t weigh in on the whole Radiohead album thing. Fortunately, I’ve had some thinking assistance in this regard. Ever have one of those conversations that are like playing tennis with someone who’s slightly...
by Dubber | Sep 8, 2007 | Consumption, Distribution, Strategy
In which I speak to three different (semi-fictional) characters to try and look at the problem of selling music online from several different angles. Steve Jobs hammers home the £1 per track dilemma ‘How do you make money from music?’ is an increasingly...
by Dubber | Jun 1, 2007 | Consumption, Media
You knew there’d be a punchline to that ‘Thousand RSS Feeds’ thing, didn’t you? One of the characteristics of the online environment is that it has the capacity to take over your whole life. Don’t let it. My last blog post about the...
by Dubber | Mar 11, 2007 | Consumption, Production
I understand the draw of the physical purchase. I dig the appeal of the sleeve notes. I totally get the joy of ownership. But I wonder — how much longer are you going to have to keep making CDs? I’m not a fan of the CD format. I understand why other people...
by Dubber | Mar 1, 2007 | Consumption
There’s one thing an mp3 won’t replace for the music fan — and that’s the liner notes. Why the hell not? When people talk about the loss of the physical artefact in online music, they’re often talking about the liner notes. The...
by Dubber | Feb 13, 2007 | Consumption, Promotion, Strategy
Online music enhances the sampling, sharing and impulse purchasing — but it obsolesces the giving. I was in a record store on Friday, and there was a couple browsing through the shelves. Before long, the woman went up to the counter with the (excellent) Alice...
