Video may save the radio star
Scrolling down the list of artists on your iPod, you suddenly stumble upon an unfamiliar name. (back to story...)
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"Some of these songs were popular before, but most experienced an increase in commercial appeal shortly after being aired on these (even more popular) primetime television shows..."
Funny...I personally don't recall any spike in sales from this...I do however remember that Showtime's check cleared...I was able to buy everyone in the band pizza...and fill up the van with gas...that was pretty cool.
Good title. It's also nice to see the Journal venture into the wooly domain of pop culture coverage.
I was going to attempt an intelligent critique of this article, but my inner repressed hipster snob isn't letting me.
The O.C killed indie. While I'm not going to cry about ~*~selloutz~*~ the fact that indie music has become a status symbol of yuppie culture is a little disappointing (although I guess expected...)
LONG LIVE BLOGROCK.
Remember the Shins before Garden State? Oh, wait... nevermind...
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January 13, 2009 at 4:52 a.m.
The iphone app 'shazam' was made by a third party, not apple. The only apps apple have made for the iphone other than the default ones are remote and keynote remote.
Also as far as I could see the only content of the article was that songs that appear in popular tv shows become popular themselves.... oh and that record labels like selling music :/