2 posts and columns on Terry McBride

Voices

Record Exec Says Music's Future Is in the Clouds

in News on February 23, 2009 at 1:50 pm PT

Terry McBride thinks the smartphone is going to upend the current version of the record industry as profoundly as the iPod changed the last one. In a speech to college musicians, Mr. McBride said smartphone apps “will radically change the business.”

For Those About to Shop (We Salute You)

in News on August 18, 2008 at 8:50 am PT

Guess AC/DC and Garth Brooks have something in common after all. They’re both Wal-Mart-only artists. When AC/DC’s new album, “Black Ice,” arrives at market on Oct. 20, it will be sold exclusively in the U.S. at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club.