What would a major label's version of   

New-World RCRD: New music 'label' tries a different approach The Revolution Train´s been rolling for a couple months, so it´s no surprise that it´s finally pulled into the local s  

Radiohead's pay-what-you-want experiment, aka In Rainbows, has been selling strongly, with people choosing to pay a little less than they'd pay for better quality versions at Amazon. While the   

Political candidates live in dread of the "October Surprise," a cataclysmic or world-changing (but unpredictable) event that changes our perspective. Not necessarily 9/11, but maybe a ship bombi  

I've always wondered how the other half lives. You know, the XM/HD Full-Spread Cable set. So I checked out three popular subscription music plans, each promising the world for less than the cost   

It's the end of radio. The last announcer plays the last record. The last watt leaves the last transmitter, in search of a listener. Can you hear me now. Can you hear me now? Is it really broadca  

Imagine sharing your whole music library. Not just with friends and family, but anyone on the Internet. What if major label tracks were playable on any computer or player? What if the whole sheban  

With parents scarred by The Depression, baby-boomers came of age under Ronald Reagan, cashing out dreams of a Great Society for "incredibly sweet" deals. As Rush Limbaugh infected the airwaves   

This column marks a milestone for the DistroRevo. After nearly a year of playing catch-up with old stuff, we're covering a brand new release! Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds' live set The Abattoir B  

Mid-1990s darlings Barenaked Ladies have been riding the new media train for quite a while, but their latest work is a major label's fantasy. The new BNL album is a collection of unused tracks fr