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May 25, 2012
Is Google Censoring Links?
Not too long ago, there was talk that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and the Recording Industry Association of America might sue Google, claiming that the web behemoth has used its search engine service to shape the online music market in a way trade groups do not like. T ... More >>
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May 17, 2012
Do BitTorrents Bolster Music Sales?
Though record labels have often claimed that piracy threatens artists, a new study suggests that unauthorized file-sharing via BitTorrent might not hurt music sales: in fact, it might boost them. Economist Robert Hammond, of North Carolina State University, gathered data music album download data f ... More >>
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April 23, 2012
Why I Gave Up On Record Store Day
Last week a ton of stories about Record Store Day percolated through blogs—Feistodon! The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends! St. Vincent! Beach House! Holy crap, you gotta get on line at 8 a.m. to get the best picks! On Friday, when I got an email from a store that contained both a list of records ... More >>
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April 19, 2012
100 & Single: Gotye And fun. Help Alternative Rock Go Pop Once Again
Consider this six-pack of rock acts: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Big Audio Dynamite, the Psychedelic Furs, U2, R.E.M. and Julian Cope. My dream Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Not quite—it's a list of the first six artists to go to No. 1 on the chart Billboard launched in the fall of 1988, then call ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 11, 2012
KILL YR COMPUTER
Bands show record shops some love
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February 27, 2012
Radio Hits One: Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, And The Era Of The Hit Bonus Track
Superstar pals and Young Money labelmates Lil Wayne and Drake released two of the biggest albums of 2011—Tha Carter IV and Take Care—and both are still spinning off hits well into 2012. But a look at the singles charts reveals something odd: the biggest current hits off both albums aren' ... More >>
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February 17, 2012
RIAA's Mitch Glazier, The Pirate Bay's 'Winston' Get Into Internet Shouting Match
When The Pirate Bay switched its domain from .org to .se two weeks ago, the file-sharing website was hoping to escape shutdown by American cops. Recording Industry Association of America VP Mitch Glazier just published a reply to the Pirate Bay's move, calling it a "rogue website" and the worst of ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
RIAA, IFPI Consider Suing Google; Want the Search Engine To Censor Links
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and the Recording Industry Association of America might sue Google, saying that the web behemoth has used its search engine service to shape the online music market in a way trade groups do not like. These recording industry giants have pre ... More >>
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February 10, 2012
BitTorrent-Based Internet Piracy Does Not Hurt U.S. Movie Sales: Study
As the movie and music industries continue to bemoan internet piracy -- and push for internet-censoring laws like SOPA, PIPA, and the TPP to curb illegal file sharing -- a new academic study has come out that debunks a major belief about piracy and profit loss. In "Reel Piracy: The Effect of Onlin ... More >>
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January 28, 2012
Journalists From Rupert Murdoch's The Sun Arrested
News of the World? Old news. Months after the that paper was shut down in the wake of phone hacking revelations, the Associated Press reported this morning that four current and former journalists from another one of Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, The Sun, were arrested for allegedly brib ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Drunk Online Shopping Will Save This Wretched Economy!
Credit card debt? What credit card debt? Oh, pour yourself another drink. The latest fun -- and healthy! -- thing we're all doing under the influence of a little boozin' is...shopping on our own personal computers, from home, at night, after a hard day's work, with the jug of wine next to us. In a f ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Patagonia's Cyber Monday Reverse Psychology
Patagonia, the one that makes fleeces and outdoor performance-type clothes, is employing a different tactic from every other retailer on this Cyber Monday. They're trying to get you not to buy their clothes. Reverse psychology or do they actually mean it? Their statement/manifesto reads in part:
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November 18, 2011
Live: David Murray Brings The Sounds Of Pre-Castro Cuba To The Skirball Center
K. Leander Williams/tru2blupixDavid Murray Cuban Ensemble Skirball Center at NYU Thursday, November 17 Better than: Contemplating State Department travel restrictions. There's a complex irony in the timing of tenor saxist David Murray's latest foray into Cuban music. We're currently smack ... More >>
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October 28, 2011
100 & Single: You Can Keep Your EGOT; Adele's Going For A 2011 PB&G
The lady sitting atop both of Billboard's major lists this week has made enough news in 2011 that I'm tempted to rename this column "This Week in Adele." The British thrush is certainly making enough sad news these days, canceling her tour and preparing to undergo much-needed throat surgery. ... More >>
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October 14, 2011
100 & Single: The Erratic Chart Fortunes Of TV-Crowned Idols, From Kelly To Scotty
Scotty McCreery—winner of the 10th edition of American Idol, and owner of the new No. 1 title on Billboard's album chart, Clear as Day—sets a handful of chart records this week that certainly sound impressive. As Billboard reports, McCreery is the first country act to debut at No ... More >>
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October 11, 2011
Manhattan Gas Stations Are an Endangered Species
New York City gas stations are fewer and farther between than ever, according to a Crain's article that reports there are just 41 remaining in Manhattan (there were 58 two years ago). There are 835 gas stations distributed throughout the five boroughs, with Manhattan's share counting for less than 5 ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 7, 2011
HANG LOOSE
It's surf season in New York
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August 9, 2011
News Corp Earnings Call: Rupert Murdoch to Face Wall Street for the First Time in a Year
News Corp's quarterly earnings call with Wall Street will take place today, and the media conglomerate is putting 80-year-old Rupert Murdoch on the call despite the fact that he's "famous for his off-script comments." This will be Murdoch's first time on an earnings conference call since befo ... More >>
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August 3, 2011
When Rupert Murdoch Was My Boss
News Corp's quarterly earnings call with Wall Street will take place today, and the media conglomerate is putting 80-year-old Rupert Murdoch on the call despite the fact that he's "famous for his off-script comments." This will be Murdoch's first time on an earnings conference call since befo ... More >>
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July 16, 2011
Rebekah Brooks, Former News International Chief, To Receive $5.6 Million Payout
Rebekah Brooks, the former chief of News International who resigned this week in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal tearing through News Corp, has received a hefty $5.6 million buyout package, according to the Daily Mail. Others being handed a thick envelope on their way out the door: the ... More >>
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July 16, 2011
The 5 Weirdest News Corp Properties
The Faithgirlz! Bible from Zondervan, a News Corp company.Common knowledge holds that News Corp owns a lot of stuff. A lot a lot, including obvious things like Dow Jones and Fox News. But if you ever really go over News Corp's properties with a fine-tooth comb, you find some amusingly outside ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Rupert Murdoch Hires PR Help, Gives Interview to Own Paper; FBI Investigating Phone Hacking
Rupert Murdoch finally gave an interview about the ongoing investigation into the News Corporation phone hacking scandal in the U.K. today, but he did so on safe terrain: his own. He told the Wall Street Journal, which he bought in 2007, that News Corp. has handled the disclosures of unethic ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Rupert Murdoch Hires PR Help, Gives Interview to Own Paper; FBI Investigating Phone Hacking
Rupert Murdoch finally gave an interview about the ongoing investigation into the News Corporation phone hacking scandal in the U.K. today, but he did so on safe terrain: his own. He told the Wall Street Journal, which he bought in 2007, that News Corp. has handled the disclosures of unethica ... More >>
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July 9, 2011
James Murdoch Could Face Charges in U.S., U.K. After Hacking Scandal
Rupert Murdoch's son James could face "corporate legal battles on both sides of the Atlantic that involve criminal charges, fines and forfeiture of assets" related to the phone hacking scandal currently embroiling News Corporation. Murdoch fils, who is the deputy COO of News Corp, has admitted to ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Rupert Murdoch Kills Baby: News of the World Goes Down in UK Phone Hacking Scandal
Although the website is still offering a four-week free trial, today's announcement that News Corporation will shutter its long-running Sunday tabloid News of the World because of a now officially out of control phone hacking scandal reverberated through the media news sphere for hours today, ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 29, 2011
The Incredibles
Although the website is still offering a four-week free trial, today's announcement that News Corporation will shutter its long-running Sunday tabloid News of the World because of a now officially out of control phone hacking scandal reverberated through the media news sphere for hours today, ... More >>
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June 14, 2011
New York Is Dirty, But Not the Dirtiest
According to a ranking of America's dirtiest cities by Travel and Leisure magazine (thank you, Travel and Leisure), New York City is not at the very top of dirtiness in terms of cities that are dirty -- that honor goes to New Orleans. But fear not, New Yorkers, we're still in the top 10. We'r ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 8, 2011
Dom
According to a ranking of America's dirtiest cities by Travel and Leisure magazine (thank you, Travel and Leisure), New York City is not at the very top of dirtiness in terms of cities that are dirty -- that honor goes to New Orleans. But fear not, New Yorkers, we're still in the top 10. We'r ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
100 & Single: Lady Gaga Gets Ready To Join The Million-Weeker Club
The phrase "the calm before the storm" appears in virtually every chart-related story this week. That's because the latest edition of the Billboard 200, which covers sales from the week ending May 22, is topped by Adele's 21. That album is No. 1 for the ninth and (presumably) final week befor ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Record Store Day: How Shops, Labels, Fans, And Those Annoying Resellers Benefit
If you can snag this, congratulations, you've won. Saturday marks the fifth annual Record Store Day, the celebration of all things indie, vinyl, and limited edition-slash-noble ploy to get customers through the doors of the music stores still standing in the spring of 2011. It's basically the ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Cruise Ships in Brooklyn to Get 'Giant Electrical Outlet' to Plug Into
We've come a long way, people. At one point we thought the world was flat! Now cruise ships docking at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will get to plug into a giant electrical outlet instead of spreading their diesel fumes into Red Hook. It's taken two years of "plug negotiations" (not the offic ... More >>
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April 13, 2011
Latin Jazz Heavyweights Protest Grammy Snub
The scene outside the New York Institute of Technology Auditorium Monday night suggested a Latin jazz celebration; pianist Eddie Palmieri, pianist/bandleader Larry Harlow, drummer Bobby Sanabria, trombonist Chris Washburne, and trumpeter Brian Lynch milled about. But this wasn't a concert, no ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 6, 2011
VINYL MANIA
Pick a record shop and have a party
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March 30, 2011
Rupert Murdoch's Kid Coming to NYC: James Murdoch Named News Corp. COO
It's always been the plan for one or a few of Rupert Murdoch's children to eventually take control of his vast News Corp. empire, the third largest media conglomerate in the world, which includes newspapers everywhere, 20th Century Fox, HarperCollins, Fox News, and so on. Today, Murdoch's you ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
News Corp. Can't Give Myspace Away
Myspace, the long-floundering social networking site acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation for $580 million in 2005, has been planning a mid-2011 sale for some time, though interest has been decidedly low. Last year alone, ad spending dropped 37%, while they lost 15% of total users, a ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 23, 2011
"Ericka Beckman Prgm 2: 16MM Work"
Myspace, the long-floundering social networking site acquired by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation for $580 million in 2005, has been planning a mid-2011 sale for some time, though interest has been decidedly low. Last year alone, ad spending dropped 37%, while they lost 15% of total users, a ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Help Make New York City Rude Again
Lady Gaga, rude New YorkerSince mid-February a spirited campaign has quietly been brewing to return New York City to its former glory. See, Travel and Leisure magazine had the nerve to place NYC at second place on their rudest cities in America list, behind Los Angeles. In response, someone s ... More >>
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February 24, 2011
Will Rupert Murdoch's Children Use the Judith Regan Scandal Against Fox News' Roger Ailes?
Roger Ailes could have a big mess on his hands based on court documents made available today, which allege that the Fox News chairman encouraged a former employee to mislead federal investigators. The exclusive New York Times report quotes court documents indicating a taped phone call exists, ... More >>
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January 25, 2011
New York Times Opens Hangover Rooms, Goes WikiLeaks; Rupert Murdoch Babies His Kids
""recoverycouch.jpg" viaIt happens: some mornings you get to work without having been home the night before and you pull a freshly starched white shirt from the bottom drawer of your desk, you brush your teeth under the fluorescent light of the men's room with one of those little things you p ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Should We Expect More Butts and Boobs on TV After Another FCC Fine Gets Tossed?
NYPD Blue, which ran on ABC from 1993 until 2005, is probably best remembered not as the home of Mark-Paul Gosselaar's comeback, but as the primetime place where naked butts became common. Drop-the-towel scenes (pictured) were trademark teases, as were the glistening upper-body sex scenes tha ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Myspace is Still Dying, Preps For Layoffs
Back in the day...Myspace, the News Corp.-owned social network of yesterday, will layoff between a third and half of its approximately 1,100 employees, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, again reigniting chatter about the company's epic failure since a 2005 acquisi ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
The 2010 Media Holiday Party Circuit Crash-Map
For my second-to-last Press Clips, Day 27, we have a very, very special treat. Every year, many of the New York-based media companies who produce a large portion of American media that is consumed across the country gather after months of conspiring...to get shitface drunk. Behold:
Voice Choices
December 1, 2010
Paul McCartney
For my second-to-last Press Clips, Day 27, we have a very, very special treat. Every year, many of the New York-based media companies who produce a large portion of American media that is consumed across the country gather after months of conspiring...to get shitface drunk. Behold:
Voice Choices
December 1, 2010
HANDMADE HOLIDAYS
Little businesses with a lot of soul
Blogs
November 24, 2010
Fade to Black: Bloomy Schools Pick Cathie Black Is Down for the Count
Less than 24 hours after everyone decided that a special panel to evaluate Cathie Black as schools chancellor had to be in the tank for Mayor Bloomberg, the group voted an overwhelming thumbs down for the publishing exec. So much for assumptions. Black got just two out of eight votes on the ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Changes At eMusic: Def Jam In, Matador And Merge Out
Better go get this now.If you want a one-URL "major" vs. "indie" battleground -- what defines and/or divides them, which lifestyle brand the discerning-legal-downloader demographic really prefers -- you could do far worse than eMusic, the excellent monthly-subscription MP3 service (which empl ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Rupert Murdoch Just Hired the "Most Important Living New Yorker"...Away From New Yorkers.
Interesting retrospective on the resignation of Joel Klein, former NYC schools chancellor, who left his job in public service to go work as an executive vice president for News Corp. In New York magazine's recent "Who Runs New York?" issue, a flow chart of influential New Yorkers being asked ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Q&A: Ninja Tune Co-Founder Matt Black Celebrates 20 Years Of Music Industry Survival
Ninja Tune: Matt Black is the dude on the right. Photo by Steve Double.At The Lock Tavern, a North London pub, Matt Black is finishing a beer and taking a respite from the recent frenzy of activity around Ninja Tune, the influential UK label he co-founded 20 years ago with Jonathan More. He's ... More >>
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October 25, 2010
Are Bedbugs Scaring Tourists Away From NYC?
Tourists afraid of bedbugs? The Associated Press thinks so! Today's national wire carries a terrifying (and mostly anecdotal) piece about how bedbugs -- this year's trendiest New York annoyance/epidemic/infestation -- are threatening the city's "$30 billion tourism industry."
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