Archive for April, 2009

Passalong Passes

April 10, 2009
Passalong Passes

It appears that DSP Passalong has ridden off into the sunset, yet another victim of the crashing digital music space that exists outside of Apple and Amazon. This proves once again that the only parties that can operate in the business are the big boys who don’t rely on digital music sales for their...
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Another Lame Qtrax Launch

April 9, 2009
Another Lame Qtrax Launch

UPDATE–3:49 PM EST Upon further investigation, Brilliant Technologies, a corporation registered in Delaware and owner of Qtrax, is a publicly traded pink sheet stock (BLLN). All well and good. But it turns out that BLLN hasn’t filed any financial statements with the SEC since May, 2007–an out and out violation of the law. Paging...
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Seeing The Future? This Will Blow Your Mind! Read On….

April 9, 2009
Seeing The Future? This Will Blow Your Mind! Read On….

Back in 2000, anybody with half a brain knew that the recording industry was blowing it big time by not playing ball with Napster. I was recently criticized by one of those players for saying this and supporting Thomas Middlehoff’s efforts to do so. This big wig told me that Middlehoff didn’t have a...
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EMI Scratches And Sniffs

April 1, 2009
EMI Scratches And Sniffs

Well, you’re not going to believe this one! EMI is going into the scratch off lottery ticket business. Yes. They’re now trying to obliterate every chapter of Gamblers Anonymous by selling the dream of joining their impressive roster of stars. But fear not. There aren’t any losers. EMI lottery tickets buyers who don’t score...
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