Jonas Brothers: Why not?By
David
As a rebuttal to Jane’s very sensible, topical post, I give you this question: what should 11 year old girls be listening to and watching? Sure, in an ideal world every gaggle of kids would have at their disposal a Jack Black-like figure to School of Rock them, but for 99.9% of people, mass-media [...] The Roots… a record label’s worst nightmareBy
David
Attending a show by The Roots this week, I was reminded of something rather significant. There is music, and then there are songs. The Roots, I’ll just put it on the table, couldn’t write a hit song to save their lives. If someone said to them, “if you don’t get a song [...]  Lil Wayne actually bigBy
David
In the face of complete and utter gloom & doom in the recorded music business, how does an album manage to sell more than 1 million copies in a single week? Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” managed to pull off this rather astounding feat by something rather old fashioned… being good. Acclaimed by [...] An Open Letter to Chris CornellBy
David
Chris, For those about to rock… head to Wal-MartBy
David
The acclaimed British band Supergrass released an album called “In It For The Money” some years ago. AC/DC may want to borrow the same title for their new album due later this year… in Wal-Mart exclusively. When the distribution method of your music gets more attention than the songs, as Paul McCartney achieved [...] And the crankiest rockstars are…By
David
When you get right down to it, besides the legions of fans, tight pants, homes with rooms they haven’t seen, rockstars are simply people. They have their good days, their bad days and their rockin’ days. But today I was alerted to an interview which Lou Reed conducted with New York Magazine where [...]  My Morning JukeboxBy
David
The excellent band My Morning Jacket, which one could argue is Radiohead gone country (and not just because both bands have utilized the same producer for albums in their discography), is employing an interesting strategy in getting their new album heard by people without actually giving it away. Remember something called a jukebox?  Usher stands hereBy
David
Usher, who in my opinion is missing a consonant somewhere in his name, debuted today at the top of the Billboard album chart with 433,000 copies sold of his Here I Stand album. While that is the second highest debut of the year (Mariah Carey’s ironically titled E=MC2 holds the first spot there), it does [...] Radiohead catalog goes fully digitalBy
David
With the news this week that Radiohead has allowed a la carte downloads of their songs via iTunes and other digital music providers, the list of artist holdouts is shrinking considerably. The Beatles, AC/DC, Tool, Bob Seger, Led Zeppelin and Garth Brooks are among the last major acts to not allow individual song downloads of [...] Bo Diddley beat goes onBy
David
Bo Diddley, most famous for his signature sound and rectangular guitar, passed away earlier today. But in a long career and life, he also served as a deputy sheriff, had a small role in the classic film Trading Places, and both embraced and sued Nike at points in his career. A twangy Jessica SimpsonBy
David
Seems like a short week of surrealness. A new James Bond novel falls in bookstores this week, Devil May Care, which comes from the officially-sanctioned pen of someone other than Bond’s creator, Ian Fleming. In terms of British superheroes, he’s definitely my Harry Potter. And in news which couldn’t be more different, a track has [...] What price for music? Or is it already free?By
David
The music website lala.com is about to begin a new service which allows a user to listen to about 95% of available recorded music with permission to listen to any track in its entirety once and after that enable someone to add the song to their web-tethered “digital locker” for 10 cents. Has it [...]  Steve Lillywhite on the airBy
David
News of the renowned producer Steve Lillywhite hosting a new radio show series should be very exciting to anyone wanting to go literally behind the music. While he is currently in Dublin, Ireland turning knobs and sharing opinions on sessions for the new U2 album, Steve will soon be part of a new show for [...] Or is it MemorexBy
David
Hopefully everyone had a chance to indulge in taking a break during this past holiday weekend. Americans now work longer days, take fewer vacations, endure longer commutes (thanks to urban sprawl, mind-numbing traffic and un-affordable housing near the heart of most major American cities) and have less job security than ever before. And [...] |
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