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500 photos of the Beatles have been found in the archives of a Scottish university, where they have been languishing for over 30 years: Five hundred photographs of the Beatles, many of them unpublished, have been found in the archives of a Scottish university, where they have been gathering dust …
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Carla Olson: Playing and Producing
I first met Carla Olson and her band the Textones in the office of the LA-area ski resort Goldmine in the mid-’80s. The late, great drummer/singer Phil Seymour was in the band at that time and I was a huge fan of his as well. We were there bidding on …
Read More »Bush Gets Real at the UN
US seeks multilateral support for unilateralism: In an address before the U.N. General Assembly Monday, President Bush called upon the international community to support his “U.S. Does Whatever It Wants” plan, which would permit the U.S. to take any action it wishes anywhere in the world at any time. “As …
Read More »Deal Reached Between Industry and Small Webcasters … Or Maybe Not
Dispute between labels and artists may sink deal: Small Internet broadcasters and the music industry have agreed on a last-minute royalty-payment plan but a dispute between musicians and record labels threatens to scuttle the deal, sources said Sunday. Two weeks before “Webcasters” are due to begin royalty payments to the …
Read More »Kazaa Case Virtually Spans Globe
Amy Harmon tries to untangle the worldwide knot in today’s NY Times: Having vanquished the music swapping service Napster in court, the entertainment industry is facing a formidable obstacle in pursuing its major successor, KaZaA: geography. Sharman Networks, the distributor of the program, is incorporated in the South Pacific island …
Read More »Robbie Robertson to Be Honored at AES Tonight
ProSoundNews reports Robertson will be honored tonight at convention in LA: The Vision Is Sound: Robbie Robertson Embraces The Unconventional When Robbie Robertson visits this year’s AES Convention to receive the Les Paul Award (to be presented to him by musician/producer Daniel Lanois) during the TEC Awards on Monday evening, …
Read More »Copyright, Lessig, and the Supreme Court
LA Times on the copyright case before the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court for the first time this week will take a hard look at one of the most important powers in the original Constitution, under which Congress “for limited times” can give authors, inventors and other creators the exclusive …
Read More »Keoki’s Side
DJ Keoki’s management informs me that I failed miserably to give his side of the story regarding his departure from Moonshine Records. So here it is: DJ Keoki would like to issue the following press statement to clarify the current confusion as to the circumstances surrounding Keoki’s amicable departure from …
Read More »Teen Pop Transition
In a peculiarly sour article, the NY Times says Britney may have a hard time transitioning from teen star to adult: no kidding. Has there EVER been a teen idol – back to Frank Sinatra – who didn’t have trouble making that transition? Most PEOPLE have that problem, and they …
Read More »“It Was Forty Years Ago Today…”
The Beatles first single, “Love Me Do,” was released in the UK on October 5, 1962 – I remember it well. Okay, I lied. I love that song: the easy but insistent beat, the harmonica, the extended “plea..eee..ease,” the cheeky confidence and good cheer – they were on their way. …
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