“Ten Ways EMI Will Be Changed by Its New Owners”
Music company EMI Group PLC has agreed to a 2.4 billion pound ($4.7 billion) takeover by a private equity group Terra Firma Capital...
Afternoon Break
CPI? OER? Too heavy! Too much analysis! My brain hurts! OK, stop complaining. I hear you (and read all your whiny, complaining emails)....
Friday Night Jazz: Metheny Mehldau
Pat Metheny is one of those guitarists that was always interesting, but he never really floated my boat. His style is kinda New Age-y, a...
Amazon Launches DRM-free ITMS competitor
>Amazon.com just announced they will be full fledged, DRM-free competitor with Apple’s iTunes Music Store. Amazon.com today...
SIRE Presentation: Music, Media & Markets
> I am giving a presentation at the Princeton Club tomorrow for SIRE — Society for the Investigation of Recurring Events. The...
Friday Night Jazz: Gerry Mulligan
About 10 years ago, while window shopping in Sag Harbor (the least offensive of the Hamptons), I hear this fabulous music wafting out the...
Are CD Prices Coming Down?
We have long criticized the absurd Retail pricing of CDs. A few years ago, we asked the question Are CD Prices Getting More Dynamic? It...
Friday Night Jazz: Artie Shaw
Another guest musical director for FNJ this week: Eddie Elfenbein of Crossing Wall Street on Artie Shaw. Take it away, Eddie: > Artie...
Amy Winehouse
Yet another talented UK vocalist taking her cues from the past, but with a modern twist: Amy Winehouse. Winehouse’s 2nd album, Back...
Friday Night Jazz: Dexter Gordon
FNJ has a guest DJ tonite: BondDaddy is in the house! Dexter Gordon is one of the greatest tenor sax players. He had a strong tone and...