In the years that I ran Vodka Tonic Media as a record label/artist management/promotion solutions company, I would blog here and there about my views of the music industry as a whole and how it relates to independent artists and labels. As I wrote each one , deep down I knew I wanted to blog more and manage music less. I used Bloglines because I read about them in Wired. They had just received some tech innovation award from the publication because they were the first online news reader using RSS (they had been a few desktop readers on the market at the time). When I signed up for Bloglines I saw that they had a blog publisher. It seemed like I was the only one I used use them since many bloggers were user Blogger or Wordpress. And by the time the Google NEws Reader went live, Bloglines looked like they were becoming the "Friendster of the Online News Readers". However, their Image Wall site is still a marvel to visit: www.bloglinesimagewall.com/

Instead of re-publishing these blogs on here as new, I feel better just offering links to the past. Many of these deal with subject matters that do seem outdated now, but it's still a good look back on some issues many involved in the indie rock stratosphere were dealing with at the time.

I was also using the vodka Tonic Media Myspace blog to publish my feelings and opinions, so I will offer links to both blogs where applicable.

MUSIC INDUSTRY PREDICTIONS FOR 2008
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=29

AND THEY SAY WALMART IS SHRINKING THEIR FLOOR SPACE...
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=27

RE-THINKING THE BUSINESS MODEL. RECENT ARTICLES INSPIRE/UN-INSPIRE
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=26
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6453932&blogID=325965777

ARE THE COSTS OF DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION NEAR ZERO?
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=23
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6453932&blogID=286993117

MY TAKE ON THE DECLINING CD MARKET AS OF JUNE 2007
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=22
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6453932&blogID=272315995

BRIGHT IDEA #3
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=20

CAN THE SAME THING THAT KILLED THE CD KILL THE LIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCE?
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=19
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6453932&blogID=235684158
Rags Gupta's rebuttal

BRIGHT IDEA #2
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=17

BRIGHT IDEA #1
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=16

INSUFFICIENT RESEARCH DATA...TWICE
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=15

THE NEW WAVE OF INDIE RADIO PROMOTION?
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=14

AN IDEA OF MINE COMES TO LIFE
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=13

NO MORE POSEURS
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=12

WORST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL WEEK
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=11

NEW IDEAS RELATING TO DIGITAL MUSIC
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=9

WHERE DO INDIE LABELS FIT IN WHEN DISCUSSING THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL MUSIC
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=5

MYSPACE STARTS A RECORD LABEL
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=3

TEN IDEAS FOR ANYONE WANTING TO OPEN A RECORD STORE
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=2

HOW TOILET PAPER LED ME TO A NEW BIZ MODEL IDEA FOR NAPSTER/RHAPSODY
http://www.bloglines.com/blog/VodkaTonicMedia?id=1
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=6453932&blogID=35909847

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