Seymour Stein, Vice-President at Warner Music Group and founder of Sire Records, from the Globe and Mail (via Coolfer).
“We blew it. The first major music labels were all phonograph manufacturers, but by the time the Beatles came along, most companies were no longer involved in the hardware. Had we remained in control of the hardware, we wouldn’t be hurting as much as we are now. And the iPod would be ours.”
What? The major labels controlling music hardware?
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The Faint's latest tour promoting the new album "Fasciination" allowed for a stop at the high profile Lux disco in downtown Lisbon, Portugal on December 4th. With a wide repertoire, spanning almost a decade of hit albums, The Faint smashed even the highest expectations, with non-stop electronic dance rhythms and faithful presentation of their studio quality tracks.
Obvious right away was the LED display behind the stage, always flashing synchronized patterns along with the music. As soon as the floor was packed and chanting, The Faint ripped into their first song, Agenda Suicide, from the 2001 album "Danse Macabre". The band was tightly knitted, the bass was deep, dancing was instantaneous.
Vocalist Todd Fink was almost creepy, giving off an air of eccentricity with a pair of goggles and what resembled a lab coat. Retro dance beats from Clark Baechle are punctuated by electronic leads by Jacob Thiele, which give a playful touch to the heavier guitar and bass. Dapose and Joel Petersen combined efforts to produce a rock solid bass/guitar chord progression. After Drop Kick The Punks, from the 2004 album "Wet From Birth", and Take me to the Hospital from "Saddle Creek 50", a compilation in 2003, The Faint presented their newest album and tour focus "Fasciination", released in August 2008. The likeness to the album sound-quality was impressive, credit must be given to the technicians.
Even more interesting was the effect of Dapose and Joel Petersen trading instruments the whole concert. Dapose from bass to guitar, Joel from guitar, to bass and then keyboards. Quite the multi-instrumentalists. Forever Growing Centipedes, Psycho, Get Seduced and The Geeks Were Right stood out for as highlights from the new album. It was a treat to hear Worked Up So Sexual from "Black Wave Arcade", the first album that used their characteristic synth keyboards.
There's nothing betten than grinding electronic distortion, danceable beats, and memorable tracks. The Faint delivered on all three, cohesively, and delighted eardrums with perfect equalization to boot! Highly recommended if they're in your town, and of course, the CD is available digitally on their website.
The U.S. Government sued Sony Music Entertainment on Wednesday, claiming that Sony accepted registrations on its Websites from under-13 users, without parental consent. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
The music company’s public relations representative has not commented, but the civil suit said Sony Music was in violation of the children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, which is enforced by the Federal Trade Comission. Furthermore, the lawsuit said documentation on Sony Music’s Website did not disclose how it collected and used registration information.
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Coldplay vocalist, Chris Martin, commented for the first time about Joe Satriani’s plagiarism accusations. The guitarist has sued the band, claiming that Coldplay’s single “Viva La Vida” is a song of his own from 2004, originally entitled “If I Could Fly“.
In an inteview with NME, Chris Martin expressed his state of mind, “I do feel a bit upset about it because I wrote the song. But, you know, these things happen.”
“Forgive me for having a Kanye West moment”, writes Trent Reznor on the Nine Inch Nails website, also announcing a pause in live performances with the band.
In the post, which already has a couple thousand comments, Trent Reznor criticizes the record industry. According to Reznor, the label impeded him from filming his latest tour in 3D.
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Joe Satriani commented, for the first time, on suing Coldplay for allegedly plagiarizing his song “If I could Fly”.
In an interview for Music Radar, Satriani clarifies that he only is taking the case to court because, at this point, Coldplay has ignored him.
Full article at Beatcrave.com...
The Grammy Awards nominations announcement on December 3rd this year was made into a fully-fledged TV production, supposedly to garner more sales for the music industry. However, reports from Nielsen Media Research show that the “Grammy Nominations Concert Live!” telecast on CBS was anything but the ratings chart topper expected.
Full article at Beatcrave.com...
Wikipedia administrators noticed a sudden surge in edits on December 4th from content filters of at least 6 major UK Internet Services. As of Sunday morning, British web surfers were unable to view the encyclopedia’s article on the mid-1970’s Scorpions album Virgin Killer. The album’s cover art was flagged as ‘child pornography’ by theInternet Watch Foundation, which is funded by the EU and the UK government, and has the support of many ISPs and online institutions in the UK.
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