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New Blogger in Town: Downloading Free, Legal MP3's from the Internet Underground
20 February 2008The new guy is on a mission to explore websites where users can upload/download music and tell you about some undiscovered, unsigned talent whose music is floating in the cybernetic ether of the internet.
Hard to Spin Dreary News on Compact Disc Sales
26 January 2008Last year, U.S. compact disc sales plunged by 19%. With the consumer today facing pressure from all sides, chances are that 2008 will be even worse.
Radiohead and the Rule of Reciprocity
3 November 2007With its name-your-price approach, Radiohead made people feel that they owed the group something and that indebtedness, however manifested, only led to better buzz and more goodwill.
Why I Both Love and Loathe The Musings of Bob Lefsetz
29 October 2007However, what really irks me about him is his distaste for anything he perceives as non-mainstream.
RADIOHEAD ANSWERS MY QUESTION: They aren't selling out!
1 October 2007Are we really at the point where the commoners and freeloaders get the basics for free and the dedicated fans fork over $$$ for the deluxe set? Absolutely we are.
How We Know That the Compact Disc Is Dead
14 June 2007The music industry does not want to support the compact disc, but is in the unenviable position of having to.
Happy 8th Birthday, Napster
2 June 2007Napster is to the music industry what the combustion engine is to the horse-drawn carriage, a paradigm shift so powerful that its innocuousness is completely overlooked.
iPodding in Tokyo
25 March 2007Some of the stuff I saw in Akihabara made me wonder what else might be out there…
The Compressed Digital Blues
28 February 2007Will there be a change in how we manage our music in 2007? A few thoughts on the continuing evolution of recorded music beyond the confines of Compact Disc.
The Herd of Elephants in the Room: Why We are Not Going to See the End of DRM Anytime Soon
20 February 2007At some point, those other sleeping giants are going to be awakened by the clamor in the music industry and start to rattle the cages of our imperial federal government. They will demand action and they will get it.
Jack Rabid’s Top 10
Week of August 17
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Billy Bragg – Mr. Love & Justice (Anti)
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Bad Religion – New Maps of Hell (deluxe edition) (Epitaph)
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Ray Davies – Working Man’s Cafe (New West)
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Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy of the Soul (Yep Roc)
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Billie Holiday – Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs (Columbia/Legacy/SonyBMG)
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Everest – Ghost Notes (Vapor)
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Rob Dickinson – Fresh Wine for the Horses (double CD) (Fontana/UNI)
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Secret Shine – All of the Stars (Clairecords/Tonevendor)
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The Effigies – Reside (Criminal IQ)
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For Against – Shade Side, Sunny Side (Words on Music)