My original post, Music, Brands and Marketing Plans, whipped up a quick response and the comments were all very thoughtful - it is after all a bit of a thorny issue. [I realized that I had written about celebrities and brands before and the post includes an interview on the subject with former LA Times [...]
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Cat Power & David Bowie will sell you a Lincoln
WNYC’s Soundcheck Blog has a post entitled The Year in Music and Branding which comprises of a list from Josh Rabinowitz, senior vice president and director of music at Grey Group, of the best in music and branding in 2008. No irony here - just a [...]
Not only does the Amazon MP3 store have hundreds of free MP3s and 256kb DRM-free at that, it is now ponying up $5 worth of free downloads to me just for buying music that I actually want. iTunes beware, I have quit you. Should I consider EMusic anyone?
Boy Eats Drum Machine at Kush Carpets from The Penny Jam on Vimeo.
Purple Chick’s exhaustive 10-CD “Beatles Deluxe” bootleg.
From the New York Times:
So what’s the holdup? No one is willing to say, but Mr. McCartney recently asserted that EMI was demanding an unspecified concession that the Beatles were unwilling to make.
Frankly, the reasons hardly matter at this point: to collectors awaiting these releases, either on physical [...]
Since I became an Amazon Prime customer the books have been stacking up at Moose manor. Much to read over the holidays and into the New Year. Here’s the stack that stares at me each morning:
Dexter Filkins - The Forever War
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Roberto Bolaño - 2666 A Novel
Buy 2666: A Novel here
David Browne [...]
I’m not a lover of all the Xmas music shizzle so I thought I’d leave you with an uplifting tune that includes some jingly bells from Decoder Ring. This is