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The Economy's Black HoleTimes of IndiaFor the music industry, the turnover is said to have declined from Rs 1200 crore in early 2000s to around Rs 600 crore, mainly due to pirated music CDs and ...and more » |
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EMI In Licensing Talks With RivalsWall Street JournalEMI Group Ltd. has held preliminary talks to license its music in North America to rival record labels, a move that comes as ... |
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I'm with the brandWinnipeg Free PressRockers, rappers and up-and-coming pop titans of all stripes are licensing music and image as an integral part of brand-building, which largely has usurped ... |
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'FlashForward' soft in return...Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:43:52 ESTTV News: ABC rookie drama struggles in ratings -- Flash forward several months later, and ABC is still struggling to attract young adults early on Thursday. |
Google looks to leave China...Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:04:06 ESTInternational News: Internet giant refuses to be part of country's censhorship -- Giant webco Google now looks set to carry out its threat to close its China website, google.cn, over web censorship by the end of this month. |
'Alice' still queen of the box office...Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:11:20 ESTFilm News: Disney pic earns $34.5 million; 'Wimpy Kid' places second -- Disney's 3D juggernaut "Alice in Wonderland" grosses $34.5 million at 3,739 playdates in its third frame. |
'Alice' continues to enchant auds...Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:28:20 ESTWeekend B.O.: Disney pic wins weekend over trio of new releases -- For a third week in a row, Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" is tops at the box office. |
MGM pushes back deadline on bids...Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:32:15 ESTMGM: Assets on block include 'Hobbit,' James Bond -- The long-running drama over the fate of MGM will last a little longer. |
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The Press...Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:25:48 +0000Did you read Frank Rich’s column in the "New York Times" today?
Entitled "Obama, Lehman and the ‘Dragon Tattoo’, it’s an indictment of the Wall Street robber barons via Stieg Larsson’s best-selling book.
Obama, Lehman and the ‘Dragon Tattoo’
Here’s the key passage:
"’A bank director who blows millions on foolhardy speculations should not keep his job,’ writes Larsson [...] |
Winged Bull...Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:52:51 +0000Bobby Gale tweeted about "Out Of Touch". He’s got a regular routine going, Song Gem Of The Day.
Follow him at: http://twitter.com/Bobby_Gale
"Out Of Touch" is off "Big Bam Boom", not a bad Hall & Oates album if you’re into their later period, cut before they jumped to Arista and Clive killed their career (just ask [...] |
Word Of Mouth...Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:12:35 +0000First and foremost comes a good product.
Requiring no admission fee, no college degree, no qualifications whatsoever, the music business is peopled by hucksters, who employ myriad scams to get you to pay attention to their wares.
But it doesn’t work.
Used to. Back when there was limited distribution, when bribing a deejay to play your song got [...] |
Alex Chilton...Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:02:02 +0000THE LETTER
My introduction to rock music wasn’t on television, not even radio, but the jukebox, at the Nutmeg Bowl. After a couple of strings I’d find myself peering through the glass, studying the tracks, waiting for my parents to pick me up.
That’s where I first heard "Dawn (Go Away)" and "I Get Around".
I heard [...] |
Michael Lewis/Kindle...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:19:51 +0000From: AndrewDate: March 16, 2010 11:52:41 AM MDTTo: Bob LefsetzSubject: Re: Money, Power & Fame
Bob -
Interesting note about Lewis’ new book. There is a backlash on Amazon because the publisher has neglected to release a "Kindle version" (currently 24 negative reviews from people who have not read the book - all citing lack of a [...] |
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