Adriane Lake

Category: Industry Commentary

  • The Gates are Wide Open, What Now?

    Due to public acceptance of digital distribution, majors are now forced to compete more and more with indie artists. The world is upside down. It used to be the major labels and distributors controlled all of the content in record stores. It used to be that they were the gatekeepers.…

  • Have You Read The Lefsetz Letter?

    Lately I think a lot about the music industry. In a way, it’s become sort of a job requirement. Being mainly DIY at the minute, nobody else is going to figure it out for me… so I find myself pondering the business while standing in the shower or surfing music…

  • Music is the Best Revenge

    The last couple days Canadian indie Youtube sensation Dave Carroll is everywhere. I first heard about him on the Ceeb, and by then, I think his Youtube video sensation “United Breaks Guitars” had already garnered half a million hits. In a strange twist of life, getting his guitar violated by…

  • Imogen Heap Averts Troublesome Leak, Indies Still Have Nothing to Worry About

    The last couple days on Twitter, it seems some serious beeswax went down concerning Imogen Heap‘s hotly anticipated new album “Ellipse”. A fan noticed a listing for a pre-release press copy of her album for sale on eBay, which is a big big nono. In the ensuing Twitterstorm Immi and…