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Perhaps I’m old fashioned, but I was brought up with the capitalist concepts of producer and consumer - someone makes something that I want, and I pony up the cash for my own copy of it. There are shared assumptions in this agreement - I believe that the company will make something that I […]
New York City is filled with aspiring musicians with delusions of grandeur, all of whom have their backup gigs…for Ashley Dupré (a.k.a. the woman of Former Governor Spitzer’s dreams) it was the Emperor’s Club. Putting aside for a moment all the political and ethical hooplah surrounding her sudden fame, one begins to wonder if […]
If you wanted to know why, the headline says it all read all about it here. But that’s not what’s interesting. What is fascinating is how burnt out that song is. More specifically how spent and ineffective the 1994 Jeff Buckley version is ( Leonard Cohen wrote and recorded the original on the album Various […]
Would you let this man recommend music to you?
According to MTV.com Mario Lavendeira ( a.k.a Perez Hilton ) is in talks with Warner Brothers records for his own label imprint. In the name of full disclosure I myself have taken some recommendations from Mr. Hilton. He picks some hits and some […]
Ok. Here’s the deal with the NFL tapping into the indie street cred market by using the Arcade Fire’s song “No Cars Go” in Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast. While the NFL might not have had written express permission to use the song it could be legal under the Ephemeral rule. But if you ask any […]
All Eyes On My Morning Jacket
Current TV does that All Eyez thing that they do so well again with My Morning Jacket. It’s a video shot at Lollapalooza 2007 for the song ” Gideon” shot by the audience. ( User Generated Content- Get it?) . It would have been cool to see a this with a song from the new […]
Jay-Z it Out…Christmas Shopping
Well maybe not Christmas shopping, but he is clearing out his desk at Island Def Jam. He has resigned from his post as Universal Music Group Def Jam President. Jay had the gig for 3 years and did not have a bad run. Apparently Rihanna’s “Umbrella” was some kind of big hit this year. He […]
This article is hysterical. Doug Morris the CEO of Universal Music gave an interview in December’s Wired magazine where all it he seems to have is excuses. Excuses as to why the music industry is lagging behind the digital world. Excuses why nobody in under his watch got in front of the […]
Internet buzz says that Madonna and Live Nation are inching closer to finalizing a major recording, touring, and merchandising deal. Meaning she won’t have a traditional record company/ contract cause she won’t need one.
The rumoured structure behind this deal is said to be 10-year, $120 million arrangement with Live Nation. Madonna then is to receive […]
New Radiohead vs. Bobby Brown
I don’t know which to write about. Both are so very important to me.
Radiohead albums always challenge but this time around free of any major label obligations they allow fans to pay what they see fit for the download of the album. Reuters Radio Head Article
Great for them because (1)all the $$$ goes […]
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