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Tom Johnson’s fine review of the new Front Line Assembly album inspired me to dig up a ’98 profile of the band that included a few quotes from Bill Leeb: Bill Leeb and ofttime partner Rhys Fulber have been remarkably consistent innovators with electronic music of every hue: from tribal …

The only nights I really watch TV are Sunday and Tuesday, and it’s Fox all the way. Weekly, I am astonished by the level of inventive, subversive, satirical humor on the Fox Sunday lineup of The Simpsons, Bernie Mac, Malcolm In the Middle and the scabrous-yet-ingratiating Arrested Development – I …

Proving that you NEVER know who might say something sensible, and that monkeys can be expected to take wing out rectal portals from time to time, Andrew Sullivan is attacking Bush on his moralizing. Of course it could also prove that Andrew cares more about gay marriage than he does …

Jon Pareles has a nice remembrance of the Bottom Line, which closed its doors for the last time on Thursday: Modest to the end, the Bottom Line closed quietly on Thursday. There was no big farewell concert, no tearful leave-taking. The owners, Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky, didn’t wait for …

I have been a huge fan of Jack Dangers throughout his career, especially his ongoing work as Meat Beat Manifesto, and his more recent dub-and-beats partnership with Ben Stokes as Tino Corp. Jack has a welter of interesting projects coming to fruition. The new Meat Beat Manifesto album, In Dub, …

Even though record sales have dropped over the last few years, licensing royalties have continued to rise: Royalties paid to songwriters and music publishers from radio and television broadcasts of their songs, and from live performances, are at record highs. ….In 2003, America’s three recognized performing rights organizations – Sesac, …

The Return of the King took four awards at the Golden Globes last night: After seven years, it was time for a Hobbit victory dance. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” the final installment of the epic fantasy trilogy that hadn’t yet won most major movie …

Although I don’t like President Bush as much as he does. Miller’s new talk show on CNBC starts tonight: Dennis Miller has usually been happy to spray his acerbic wit across the political spectrum, but things will be different on his new CNBC talk program. President Bush is in a …

Warner Music Group, recently sold off by Time Warner, has hired Lyor Cohen to head North American operations: Mr. Cohen got his start 20 years ago promoting rap music in Los Angeles but has since worked with a broad range of artists, including Public Enemy, Jay Z, Mariah Carey and …

Democratic presidential candidates name the albums they most like to have in their CD players: Wesley Clark: “Journey-Greatest Hits” Howard Dean: Music by Wyclef Jean Sen. John Edwards: “The Essential Bruce Springsteen” Sen. John Kerry: “Abbey Road” by the Beatles Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Music by Willie Nelson Sen. Joe Lieberman: …