a look at what the record industry has done wrong and right from Warner's outgoing digital chief

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20112365-261/warner-music-exec-we-finally-figured-out-free/

how digital music sales are doing in the tablet era

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/tablets-can-do-more-to-encourage-digital-1005376482.story

New Zealand's illegal download law

http://pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/pcw.nsf/news/illegal-download-law-fails

5 Key Features Missing from Facebook Music

http://evolver.fm/2011/09/23/5-key-features-missing-from-facebook-music/

David Foster's 10 Tips for Songwriters

Ian Hargreaves Q&A

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/ian-hargreaves-q-a-the-man-behind-the-u-1005365502.story

90% of time spent on social networks is on Facebook

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/09/90-of-time-spent-on-social-networks-is-on-facebook.html

Billboard article on Facebook's music service

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/facebook-music-what-it-is-what-it-isn-t-1005366862.story

Spotify Responds To Artist Payments Controversy

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/09/spotify-responds-to-artist-payments-controversy.html

how to structure a company to succeed in the current music industry

http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-to-structure-a-company-to-succeed-in-the-current-music-i.html

the original Melody Maker and NME reviews of Nirvana - Nevermind by Everett True and Steve Lamacq respectively

http://www.collapseboard.com/everett-true/nirvanas-nevermind-20-years-ago/

http://www.nme.com/reviews/nirvana/7371

analysis of the mixing and mastering of Kids by MGMT

http://blog.fixyourmix.com/2009/mixing-and-mastering-analysis-of-kids-by-mgmt/

a load statistics about the music industry (not all of them true)

what a self-releasing band are expecting to make from different outlets make available their album

http://uniformmotion.tumblr.com/post/9659997039/release-day-economics

Love creates brand and campaign for boyband One Direction

http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2011/09/06/25707-love-creates-brand-and-campaign-for-boyband-one-direction/

YouTube's Content ID Piracy Filter Wreaks Havoc

http://torrentfreak.com/youtubes-content-id-piracy-filter-wreaks-havoc-110908/

nice piece from manager of Portugal. The Man about their philosophy and use of social media

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/09/rich-holtzman-manager-of-portugal-the-man-on-how-social-media-built-saved-the-band.html

interview with Simon Cowell

http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201109/simon-cowell-interview-september-2011?currentPage=1

marketing Kreayshawn - Audible Treats on the rise of Gucci Gucci

http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/09/-marketing-kreayshawn-audible-treats-on-the-rise-of-gucci-gucci.html

How Someone Pulled Down the Entire Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga YouTube Channels

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/090111pulldown