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Articles for Michael Gowan

Music Locker Services Going B2B

Consumers love them; record labels have sued over them. But music locker services have not exactly been profit darlings. Now, upcoming entrant Musicbank is gunning to provide back-end services, and MyPlay says it's turning ASP. Contributor Michael Gowan tunes in to tell us where it will lead.

Farmclub.com's Music Service: Get Ready to Rock

Though pricing has yet to be determined, Farmclub.com's upcoming streaming music subscription service has plenty to recommend it -- and may shed some light on the future of secure audio distribution. Streamingmedia.com contributor Michael Gowan, takes us for a critical tour of the beta service.