From Dickipedia:
Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British record executive, television producer, “author,” celebrity talent judge, and a dick.
Through the creation of television programs such as American Idol, Pop Idol, and Britain’s Got Talent, he has managed to force both his abrasive personality and the abrasive personalities of a number of mediocre [...]
Thanks to Dominic for the link
Pitchfork.tv is almost here and apparently Wired got an early look-see… I’m not sure about this move into online TV. The one’s I’ve used such as Joost have ultimately let me down because they still push content at me rather than allowing me to pull in the content I want. Also I don’t want to [...]
This woman, Beyoncé, Rhianna and Kanye made the Grammy’s, everyone else seemed to be octogenarians. As usual my kids started texting and fidgeting about 15 minutes in and then they were gone. That was a 50 year celebration? Herbie Hancock? Absolutely no alternative artists? Did I miss something?
We all have opinions, where do they come from? Who knows but Italian TV wanted to know, but if you’re working in the studio in London at 4AM not looking your best because you’re jet lagged, exhausted and out of shape is it fair that a TV crew arrives to capture you in all your [...]
Daniel Day Lewis in There Will Be Blood
I very rarely sit down in front of a TV and if I do it’s to scroll through the Tivo, realize nothing I’ve recorded is worth my time and then return to whatever it was I was doing. Last night was an exception, I tuned in to [...]
Music makes us roll in herds….
There is quite some irony that I’m in London this week during the EMI Records media firestorm. After all, Gang of Four and the much-touted Radiohead were both on EMI Records and are both now beyond contracts with the label. This week EMI’s new owner, Guy Hands, decided to let [...]
Oh Pampelmoosers! I have missed you so! How awful it must have been for you to be subjected to Dave’s tyrranical litany of Future of Music posts* with nary a moment of comedic respite from yours truly? In the immortal words of Chaka Khan “I feel for you. I think I love you“.
Sidenote: Is [...]