IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR INNOVATION IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS?

Radiohead are an English alternative rock band, considered as one the most influential bands of our time. The point is that they are not only sound innovative, they also do business innovative. The way they promoted and sold their 7th album, named "In Rainbows", was the proof of their innovative way of thinking. The album was released through their website, www.radiohead.com, in 2007 and was offered as a pay-what-you-will digital download, giving to their fans the option to pay from 0 to 99 English pounds! As the site advised, "it's up to you"!  That was a really unusual and savvy business move, having in mind that Radiohead hadn't put out a new album in more than 4 years, and the market was really looking forward for their music! So, only in the first month of the release, about...

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Does Music Help Children?

This question has been debated for as long as time has existed. Even the great Greek and Roman philosophers approached the question: is music something that should be taught and does it help the development of children? Plato answered "I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but most importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all arts are the keys to learning." And again “what then is the education to be? Perhaps we could hardly find a better than that which the experience of the past has already discovered, which consists, I believe, in gymnastic, for the body, and music for the mind.” In all cultures of the world music plays an important role. While these roles may change depending on the culture it is impossible to separate music from the life of an individual....

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