Can Fox News Survive? I’m not talking about Rachel Maddow and I’m not talking about Obama.  I’m speaking of the dreaded Internet, which has eviscerated the music business to the point where even Interscope is laying off staffers. CNN.com rules online news.  And that’s a significant sphere.  By 3:30 on Tuesday, CNN.com had served 21.3 […]

Conventional wisdom is that the visual entertainment media are nowhere near as stupid as their brethren in the music industry.  They’ve seen the Net coming. They’re not going to make the same mistakes the record labels did. Then there’s that old saw that content is king.  This is a fiction spread by the makers of […]

I was reading "Relix" and found out that Mudcrutch had a new EP.  I immediately fired up my computer and started searching Rapidshare.  I needed to steal this yet-to-be-released live recording.  I needed to hear the 15 minute take of "Crystal River". But it didn’t come up immediately.  So I decided to do a little […]

And giving Wall Street institutions billions will solve the credit crisis. Getting excited about multiple price points at the iTunes Store is like being thrilled there are three price points at the gas station.  Or losing  your cookies that Coke comes in multiple-sized cups at 7-11. As for being DRM-free…  Whoopee!  As I’ve stated countless […]