The Record Label Business

If you would like to know how the Internet transformed the record label business, this interview is for you. Our guest today is Steve Knopper who is the author of Appetite for Self-Destruction. Steve’s book is a chronicle and analysis of the spectacular crash of the record industry in the Digital Age. He is a Rolling Stone contributing editor who has covered the business since 2002. Among our conclusions are the following: First, record label industry leaders during the past 30 years are “larger than life” characters whose stories may be colorful enough to merit retelling as a made-for-TV movie. Technological innovation was far down the lis...