It’s Bigger Than Kanye: Hats, Hugs and Colonial Relations
Whew! The hat, that line from Kanye West about enslavement being “a choice” and his subsequent attempts to clarify himself are just, I mean, damn! Yikes! And in this circulating photo, just one i know, West looks every bit like a man who would be linked to that kind of current behavior. But its those other…
Read more"Ebro is lying!" Paul Porter On Payola and the Music Biz
Music industry veteran Paul Porter of RapRehab.com joined us again to discuss payola, “pay-for-play,” and the politics of popularity in music.
Read more"Industry Rule #4080…" Behind The Music Part TWO with TRNN's Stephen Janis
The Music Industry Reloads: It’s Not Dead Because We Didn’t Kill It!
The Music Industry Reloads: It’s Not Dead Because We Didn’t Kill It! by Jared A. Ball* Look around and you will find no shortage of people describing what they call “the death of the music industry.” Music sales are down and, therefore, the industry is done. On the political Left this is a great thing…
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