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Virtual warm beer

By David
January 30th, 2008

Last night, part of the JamsBio crew ventured out to the multiplex to see the U23D IMAX film. The reviews have all been very positive so we had high expectations going in… and they were met. Having seen U2’s Vertigo show on which the film was based, it may actually be better than [...]

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CDs… only good for 5% interest?

By David
January 28th, 2008

Billboard.com had some interesting tidbits of reporting today. Jimmy Page was in Tokyo recently, reportedly to do promotion for the latest Led Zeppelin greatest hits package, Mothership. Of course he was asked about plans for a full Zeppelin tour and his response was optimistic, but not surprisingly he said Robert Plant’s tour [...]

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Fourth Estate Rot

By David
January 25th, 2008

Looking at the cover of this week’s Rolling Stone, you can’t help but think how behind the ball conventional magazines are in the speed of the Internet world. The Radiohead story seems very dated by now… to read the 120th article about pay-what-you-want downloading just seems clinical at this point. Even daily printed [...]

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Everybody Hurts

By David
January 24th, 2008

This seems like a week of random disappointments, as optimistic as we are here:
- One of the great music singles from last year is now just sad commentary: Amy Winehouse Going Back To Rehab
- Everyone eagerly awaited Apple’s slim machine, only to punch it in the face by harping on its flaws: Why the Macbook [...]

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We Want It All

By David
January 23rd, 2008

Just in time for the Superbowl, another provocative Janet Jackson image, this time from the cover of her new album. Janet, just do us a favor and remake Rhythm Nation.
Seth Godin recently wrote an interesting blog entry about entitled “How much for digital?” In a nutshell, he says that digital media (rental movies, [...]

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Give Us A Celestial Tastemaker

By David
January 20th, 2008

Imagine walking into a record store and being able to listen to anything instantly. As many times as you want. All the new releases. But you’ll have to pretend that a handful of records haven’t been unloaded from the truck yet… The Beatles, Radiohead, Tool. Otherwise, it’s a free for all. [...]

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Be yourself… in perpetuity

By David
January 18th, 2008

In the early 80’s, Neil Young was swayed to move to the newly formed Geffen Records for a reported $1 million an album and something which artists often value more… “creative freedom”. A couple records later, Geffen sued Neil Young for not making “Neil Young” albums. Sure, there was an electronic album and [...]

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Never Mind The Accountants… Here’s The Backlash

By David
January 17th, 2008

Is anyone else thinking how creepy it is that a guy named Guy Hands (Mr. Hands sounds like both a dirty uncle and a James Bond villain) is running the legendary EMI records? Mr. Hands is getting pretty awful press right now… the list of defections is longer than their release schedule. [...]

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