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Phone bill hits sour note for music store chain
For Steve Long, a $ 25,000 long-distance bill from Telus is a far cry from music to his ears.
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Spotify Should Go Public In The UK To Launch In The US
Spotify, the cool European music streaming startup, has a great product, a great business, and a big problem. But it has one big problem: it hasn’t been able to launch its service in the US. The launch has been pushed back again and again . Music labels are still, after all these years, wary of internet music startups.
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Sound check: Great album – how about some more?
Keep your wits about you when you next go shopping for music — a lot of the current new albums aren’t really new at all. Taking a lead from Hollywood’s desire to prolong the life of an existing success rather than investing in fresh ideas, the expanded album is currently more prevalent than ever. The cover art and the title may be different, but the content is largely the same.
Read more on Evening Standard