EU Research Study: Music Sales Unharmed by Illegal Music Downloads

Now is this the type of headline that will make people in the industry cringe, or what? There have been a countless number of people who have tirelessly argued that piracy kills traditional sales. However, according to a new study conducted by researchers at The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, a part of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), illegally downloading music does not have a harmful impact on music sales. “It seems that…

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Specter at the Feast

  It never ceases to amaze me how effective music can be in acting as a therapeutic coping mechanism in getting us through the toughest situations life seems to throw at us.  It had been two long, grueling years since BRMC suffered the tragic loss of sound engineer, producer, and father of bassist Robert Levon Been, Michael Been. Michael was an essential part of this project, and his sudden death was the main driving force…

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