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KANYE WEST’S GOOD FRIDAYS Kanye West Promises New Song Every Week Through Christmas If I hear one more oldster talk about his damn ALBUM I’m gonna send ’em back to the "Flintstones" and make ’em play their vinyl records with a quill. The album evolved into a long playing statement because of the format, the […]

Groupon/LN/Etc.

I get this weekly e-mail from Scott Perry, entitled "New Music Tipsheet", he’s got a running commentary and this week he mentioned that "The Gap booked $11 million in revenue in a SINGLE DAY via a national Groupon takeover." That’s positively staggering. You can read the article Scott’s linking to here: Groupon Smashes Sales Records […]

A Bit More Mellencamp

He may be antiquated, but he ain’t stupid. By likening the Internet to an A-Bomb and saying a bunch more outrageous things, Johnny Cougar got everyone to know that he’s got a new album out.  Are people gonna listen to it? Well, at least they know it’s out. This is Rock PR 101.  Say something […]

TM Full Disclosure Pricing

@irvingazoff: New TM full disclosure pricing! http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D00448D1A496EA9?brand=&tm_link=tm_homeA_g7&hot_ticket_brand=home Sat 21 Aug 22:38 I clicked on the link. And, for the record, I guess Irving wasn’t using Tweetdeck, with its automatic URL shortener.  Yes, it’s magic, there are programs which automatically compress long web addresses into short ones.  Although Tweetdeck does it automatically, you can also go […]