Category — Music
ArtsBeat: Digital Music Leads Boost in Record Sales
According to Nielsen SoundScan’s mid-year sales report, album sales are up for the first time since 2004, a modest 1 percent. But digital downloads for individual tracks are up 11 percent and digital album sales rose 19 percent.
July 6, 2011 Comments Off on ArtsBeat: Digital Music Leads Boost in Record Sales
Critic’s Notebook: Time Out to Enjoy All Things Phish
The band Phish gave its fans a one-band festival in the Finger Lakes region of New York, with plenty of attractions around the edges.
July 5, 2011 Comments Off on Critic’s Notebook: Time Out to Enjoy All Things Phish
Music: Japan’s New Wave of Protest Songs
A fresh crop of Japanese antinuclear tracks has been bypassing mainstream Japanese media platforms and finding an audience on YouTube.
July 1, 2011 Comments Off on Music: Japan’s New Wave of Protest Songs
