My Love of Vinyl Records, Some Thoughts on McLuhan, Neil Young on Analog

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

McLuhan and Vinyl? I know - I sometimes stretch an idea to its snapping point but isn’t that why I bother to type all day?
Here goes - As I sit on the panels I’m invited to, I often forget to remind myself, that at the heart of all my discussions about music and technology the [...]

When Your Album Sucks - admit it

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Jon Wilde has some hilarious insights into why artists fail to talk about their shitty albums until it’s time to release a new one. His best example is Joss Stone talking about her album -
She waited until the release of her third album before conceding that its predecessor, Mind Body & Soul, had been “half-assed”. [...]

Portland’s 94.7 FM starts New Music Hour, weeknights at 8PM

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

New Music Hour from 94.7 and a locals-only HD channel
I was chatting with 94.7FM Program Director, Mark Hamilton, the other day about FM radio and how it used to be the place for everyone to discover new music. It’s no exaggeration to say that today music fans have many ways to hear the latest and [...]

Byrne and Eno Album Out Today in Digital Format

Monday, August 18th, 2008

The new album from Byrne & Eno, ‘Everything That Happens Will Happen Today’ is available from the duos web site today. It is offered in the now common mix of digital or as the web site says “Today (Monday here in NYC) the rest of the album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today is [...]