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According to PW Daily, publishers are hoping to “join the debate” with books on the potential war with Iraq: this year, houses are taking fewer chances. Anticipating a war on Iraq – or at least a long debate over the need for one – some are coming out with books …

Ford pissed about ride sharing, Congress responsive: William Ford Jr., CEO of the Ford Motor Company testified before Congress about the nationwide problem of ride sharing. Ford cited ride swapping as the number one reason for the the company’s declining revenue. “These ‘pool pirates are depriving Ford of rightful income. …

John Borland writes in CNET: “From our perspective, CD copy protection is unfortunately not as good as we’d all like it to be,” said Christa Haussler, vice president of new technology at music label BMG Entertainment. Though the labels are slowing their drive for the technological locks, their desire for …

Imagine if you will: a light tropical breeze stirring you from a restful sleep, island bird songs and sweet plumeria blossoms fill your senses with delight as you rise and breathe deeply. Looking out over the calm Pacific Ocean from your spacious and well-appointed suite, you see azure blue all …

A bankruptcy judge blocked the sale of Napster Inc. to Bertelsmann AG, killing a deal that might have revived the former song-swap service as a legitimate music-sharing network. Judge Peter J. Walsh made the ruling Tuesday in Wilmington, Del., according to spokeswomen for both Bertelsmann and Napster. Bertelsmann had sought …

AP business writer Simon Avery writes: Free music-swapping services continue to attract millions of new users despite the recording industry’s legal efforts to shutter them, and few consumers are even aware of the handful of pay sites that have emerged over the last year. That’s unlikely to change – unless …

Sons of legends never have it easy. Life is difficult enough without the burden of comparisons impossible to meet. Most either run screaming in another direction or coast in the slipstream of parental greatness. Perhaps most difficult of all is the attempt to achieve independence within the same field. Such …

I told this story in Tres Producers back in May – it met with some skepticism. I swear it’s as true as I can remember it. The kid was real as described; he was killed in a car crash after committing a robbery as described. Recently I was flipping around …

Ryan McGee scores again with a five-year retrospective look at The Link from Jan Herman, our new best friend: September 1st, 2007 It’s only fitting on today of all days, the fifth year anniversary of “The Link”, as it has been dubbed in public discourse, to look back on the …

Ed Harcourt's Here Be Monsters is a contender for album of the year.