Music Industry News: Bye Bye B-Sides, Apple Hires, Robertson Sounds Off, Touring, DJ Shadow & More

• Sirius XM Grows Revenue In Q3. (FMQB)
• Why the iPod is the Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century. (Cnet)   
• Introducing Last.fm Kinect. (Last.fm)
• Apple hires Warner executive to pave way for streaming iTunes. (Geek) 
• The dos and don'ts of touring. (Guardian) 
• Brilliant: UK Venue’s App Lets Regulars Skip the Line. (Evolver) 

More Music Industry News & Commentary:

• How To Calculate the ROI of Your Social Media Campaign. (Mashable)
• MP3tunes’ Robertson: Labels’ Approach To Startups Is Like The Drug War. (paidContent)
• Bye-bye B-sides - With the B-side now defunct, musicians are exploring other uses for leftover songs. (Guardian)
• EU Indie Label Ministry Of Sound Ditches File Sharing Lawsuits After It Finds Out That BT Actually Protects User Privcy (Techdirt)
• 10 Steps to More Scientific Social Media Marketing. (HubSpot)
• Q&A: DJ Shadow Talks Hip-Hop's Past, The Internet's Present and Music's Future. (DO) plus On The Road With DJ Shadow - The Shadowsphere Meets The Death Star & Reaching Fans Online (Hypebot)
• Listening To Rap For The First Time, With A Book Critic, (NPR)
• Who Let the Videos Out. (WSJ) 
• Career Retrospective #6 – Dave Grohl. (TheMusicCycle) 
• Vulture Hangs Out in Cee-Lo Green’s Hotel Room. (NYMag) 
• At A Nashville Record Store, Mainstream Country Fights For Shelf Space. (NPR)