Chris Kissel is a writer based in Los Angeles.
Chris Kissel
One of the Most Isolated Record Stores in the World Opens in Mongolia
Good news for vinyl heads in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia – you no longer have to travel 1,243 miles to get your fix.
YouTube is Still the Biggest Music Streaming Service in the World
YouTube served 57 percent of the total 135.2 billion total streams in the first half of 2015, according to data analyzed by Music Business Worldwide.
FreeBeats1 Service Plays Just the Music from Apple’s Beats 1 Radio
FreeBeats1 will take out all the DJ breaks and promos from Apple Music's Beats 1 radio station.
Mid-Year Report: Vinyl and Taylor Swift Continue to Dominate
According to Nielsen's mid-year music report, vinyl sales are up 38 percent versus this time last year – and the best-selling LP shouldn't be all that shocking.
Prince Removes Music From All Streaming Services Except Tidal and Google Play
Don't go looking for the Purple One on Spotify, Apple Music or Rdio.
Apple Music’s Problem: It’s All About Them
The only reason a company would want to create a "monoculture" is so they can be at the center of it.
iTunes Match Will Be Part of Apple Music + Increasing Limit to 100,000 Songs
Match is the service that allows users to keep their entire iTunes library on the cloud. Currently, the service has a 25,000 song limit.
Caspian Announce New Album ‘Dust & Disquiet,’ Stream ‘Sad Heart of Mine’
The album is the first from the post-rock band without bass player Chris Friedrich, who passed away in 2013.
Former Label Head Says Tame Impala’s Royalties Issues Were a ‘Misunderstanding’
Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker said his band didn't receive all the royalties from their album, 'Lonerism,' but the man in charge says that's not exactly true.
Would You Buy a Vertical Turntable?
One company is raising money to manufacture a device that would play vinyl LPs vertically and give the appearance that they're floating.