Category Archives: Music industry
Pete Townshend – John Peel lecture
Pete Townshend gave the inaugural John Peel Lecture yesterday. I was initially rather surprised by the choice of Townshend. Peel, it seems to me, stood for the fearless exploration of new music and the blurring of the received boundaries between … Continue reading
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The music industry must die, part 293
Lily Allen’s contradictory stance on filesharing was just a bit of silliness, but this is really, really stupid. Edwin Collins stopped from sharing his music online (Guardian) Despite astutely retaining the rights to his downright catchy hit “A Girl Like … Continue reading
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Dan Bull’s musical open letter to Lily
Oh, and on the subject of my last post, the scandal they’re (oh okay, I’m) now calling Lilygate has developed further. After a major toys-out-of-the-pram moment she’s now made a rather more dignified adjustment to her original stance. Not that … Continue reading
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Not so Lily-white now, eh?
Poor Lily Allen. Ten days ago, she joined Metallica in the “poacher turned gamekeeper” chapter of pop history when she spoke out, not only against filesharing in general, but also against the Featured Artists Coalition. She’s a bit hazy on … Continue reading
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Gibson’s New Coke?
Back in blogging mode, and I must apologise to non-guitarist readers, as this is a bit guitar-geeky. This month’s big guitar news has been the deal between Gibson and Janie Hendrix, sister of the legendary Jimi, and senior honcho at … Continue reading
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Last.FA
Are you familiar with Audioscrobbler? It’s a little tool that works with your computer’s media player (iTunes, Winamp, etc) and uploads your listening habits to a central website. That way, you can marvel at the number of times you’ve listened … Continue reading
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More for that wall…
Remember I was moaning about Universal Music and their blinkered, litigious greed? Well, how about we move up a level through the music industry hierarchy to that noble umbrella organisation, the Recording Industry Association of America… RIAA Petitions Judges to … Continue reading
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Come the revolution, that wall is going to be very crowded…
I give you Doug Morris, CEO of Universal Music. For a CEO of a major producer of electronic media, Doug doesn’t seem to be too comfortable with the modern world. First of all, he knows exactly what we’re all doing … Continue reading
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F’KIN A!
Bad news for fans of Beatles songs reinvented as Metallica songs. Beatallica, pioneers, trendsetters and global superstars in this sadly under-represented genre, have been issued with a cease-and-desist order (which you can read in PDF form). And no, it’s *not* … Continue reading
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It’s cool to be a control freak
As you probably know from previous ramblings, I’m very keen on seeing how people find ways to sidestep the mainstream, avoiding the homogenising effects of big business by remaining independent. There’s something so satisfying about seeing someone create a product … Continue reading
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