Consumed Links - October 7, 2011

Here we go with the almost weekly round-up of things that may have been missed around the web. 


Let's start with this steamy couple. Apparently this "Chick" (age 71) and her drinking buddy (age 54) felt it was a good idea to hook-up in the back of the car where just about everyone who was hungry got a glimpse of the action. (smokinggun)


Recently there was an art show featuring the (maybe or maybe not) artwork of Fab 5 Freddy. Well, according to this article over at Revok1, Freddy should get ready to pay someone. (revok1)  -- What do you think?


There has been a significant amount of talk about indie labels and Spotify. At hypebot, Jay Frank, makes a pretty good argument of why some artists are just not getting paid what they expected. (hypebot)


Although I never heard of many of these, here are some stories about some famous elephants and their deaths. (listverse)  WARNING: Some of this stuff is animal cruelty at its ugliest and there are photos. 


This is relatively old but, if anyone ever cared to listen to David Lee Roth singing acapella..... (WFMU)


How has SoundCloud revolutionized the music industry? Here's how...(fotorater)


And finally, for now.... 


At Billboard --- Why 2011 is the year that digital music broke. (billboard)

Consumed Links - May 2, 2011

Let's begin this month with a round-up of some things you may have missed.


Apparently our elders that play instruments are better at cognitive testing. (futurity)


Charlie Benante of Anthrax recently did an interview with Rolling Stone discussing the new album and more. (rs)


Billboard poses the question "Who the heck wants to invest in music?" (billboard)


Sony is giving back after the outage of the Playstation Network. (ars)


And finally...


A cute piglet who is reportedly scared of mud has received a pair of boots. (bbc)

Consumed Links - January 26, 2011

Here we go with another round-up of things found around the web.


There is a pretty interesting list over at Listverse featuring the Top 10 Vampire Serial Killers.


WARNING: Do not read that article if you are squeamish. These were pretty sick individuals.




Billboard poses the question... Where Will Musicians Go After Myspace?




I am not sure if I ever got around to sharing this article. However, it is a pretty good write-up on Down lead-singer (former Pantera) Phil Anselmo. Far Beyond Driven




If a dog chews on a bible.... should it be burned? Church Lady




Have you seen the ad for the chicken place Flavor Flav just opened? tmz




Also... Appeals Court Kills Universal's Lawsuit Over Re-Selling Promo CDs.




Well, that's it for now. Until next time..... enjoy!

Consumed Links - November 24, 2010

Due to the holiday this will be a short week of posts. Here are a few things to tide you over....


Can't Hollywood come up with something original? Apparently Warner Bros. is set to remake the 1992 movie, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." (thewrap)


URB magazine recently posted an interview with DJ Eclipse and Joe Abajian of Fat Beats... (urb)


Industry Execs Call out PC magazine for encouraging piracy??? Really. (billboard)


And finally...


Ky-Mani Marley has put out a memoir titled 'Dear Dad'. (Mi2N)


For those of you that celebrate.... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Consumed Links

Here's a short round-up of some things that I have come across lately on the net:




NZ Anti-Piracy Bill Passes At First Reading - Billboard


There has to be more than what is listed... 10 Rock Songs Over 10 Minutes


This was shared with me from my boyfriend.... Dog Sings To Baby


For those interested... here is a trailer for the upcoming movie, 'Tron Legacy' featuring some of the score from Daft Punk.  - NME

Consumed Links

Time for another round-up of things that you may have missed around the internet....


A woman in Florida is suing IHOP. The reason? How about something a little extra in her salad like a finger? The proof is in the pictures... - SG


One of my favorite magazines, XLR8R recently did an interview with Pete Hahn , the creative director of retailer Turntable Lab - xlr8r


Billboard gave five mantras for the new music business - billboard 


And finally, for now, Damian Kulash Jr., the lead singer of the band OK Go, recently contributed and article in The New York Times to discuss his bands videos vs the bands label, EMI. - nyt


Happy Reading!

It Is Like They Said

As things continue to move along at such a rapid rate it can sometimes be hard to keep up. Here are a few things that some of you may have missed recently.


A Kurt Cobain biopic will happen? Billboard.com is reporting that Oren Moverman, the director of the movie, "The Messenger", is set to direct with David Benioff screen-writing. --- BILLBOARD


The 1938 debut comic of Superman sells for quite the pretty penny recently..-- MSN


Did you hear about that burglar who left a trail that made it quite easy for the police to find him? --- UPI


What's going on over at EMI??? Was Guy Hands trying to break it up? --- BBC

As It Was Read

Here are a few stories that may have been missed or, as I usually call it… my round-up of the news.

 

Billboard is reporting a slip in digital sales…. (billboard)

 

Are we looking at the end of radio as we know it? Industry Ears examines … (IE)

 

$14million paid to WMG execs…. what? (hypebot)

 

A New Jimi Hendrix album is set for release? (nme)

I know some of this is older news but, if you didn’t know, now you do. One more for now….

Arizona Principal Suspended – seems he had poor judgement - (yahoo)

Have a great week!

Useless Fact Of The Week

Aretha Franklin holds the record for the most #1's on Billboards' Hot R&B Hits chart with twenty hits.

As It Has Been Told.....

Since many of us have been so caught up in the death of Michael Jackson it's been hard to find out what else has been going on.....so I am here to help...



Alice In Chains and Elton John? Yes, it's true according to billboard.com.



Smoking Gun has the warrant affidavit in regards to the investigation into Michael Jackson's death..... check it out here : sg



Spin has an excellent article about Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor... Nine Inch Nails: What Does 'Goodbye' Mean? ---- spin



And lastly......
By now you have all seen this but if not.... here is the trailer for AVATAR:

Music Business Things...

Some things that may have been missed:


Sony Music Entertainment To Bulk Up Artist Pages - more streaming music and lyrics - (billboard)


Record labels to launch lyric-inspired clothing - I see a shirt with "We Are The Champions" across your chest in someone's future.... (marketingmagazine)


Music Marketing Takes Center Stage at iLike (cnet)


Usenet Site Sues Dutch RIAA (hypebot)

News....

Billboard reports on the legal battle between production company Morgan Creek and the estate of Tupac Shakur. (billboard)



Arnold Schwarzenegger is rumored to star in 'The Expendables' set for 2010 and written by Sylvester Stallone. (natpost) Looks like an interesting cast... (imdb)


Diddy Announces New Album (rapweekly)


Pitchfork talks Dillanthology (pfdill)


and finally for now....



The Independent talks about "drum and bass"..... ( independent)

News

The U.K. Government has refused to accept the European Parliament's legal affairs committee ruling on a 95-year copyright term for music recordings. The European ruling is to be voted on by the Council of Ministers. The U.K. government recently shifted its public position from keeping the copyright term at 50-years and moving it to a 70-year term. David Lammy, the U.K. minister of state for intellectual property, stated "While the U.K. believes that performers should be protected throughout their lifetime a period of 95 years goes beyond what is needed to achieve this aim."
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Texas Children's Hospital in Houston says the recording studio it has for patients is about more than music...... Hospital

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Eminem has broken the Nielsen SoundScan record for opening week download sales at 418,000 and moving rapidly up from number 78 to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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What's Going On?

Rapper Nas has reportedly been in the studio with Damian Marley. Nas' manager, Anthony Saleh, recently told Billboard the project will most likely be released in the spring.

Sorry folks but this is not a joke... Limp Bizkit is returning. They plan to kick off a tour this spring. "We decided we were more disgusted and bored with the state of heavy popular music than we were with each other," Singer Fred Durst and guitarist Wes Borland said in a joint statement. The entire original line-up Durst, Borland, bassist Sam Rivers, drummer John Otto, and DJ Lethal are all on board.



Nublu Records has launched their own DRM free digital store. Check them out here:Nublu


Fox Newser In Kiddie Porn Bust --should I say more? smoking gun

Interview

Taking the day off....while I catch up on some rest....check out the interview Billboard did with Axl ... AXL SPEAKS

Sold! Death Row Records

Death Row Records has been sold for $18million as part of its Chapter 11 proceedings in Los Angeles.


The new owner is Wide Awake Entertainment. Wide Awake Entertainment
is a Canada based company founded in 2006 with only one recording
at this time to its credit. Billboard Magazine reports that this company
has little experience dealing with the U.S. marketplace and
does not have any distribution deals in place outside
of its southern border.


Laura Lavi, founder and CEO of Wide Awake, said the label has been in contact with several U.S. companies to try to ensure Americans will
still have domestic access to Death Row’s catalogue.
“We have some ideas,” Lavi told Billboard. “We’re very respectful of
Death Row’s legacy and when the time is right we’ll announce that.”

While We Were Busy - Stories That May Have Been Missed

Time to catch up on some things....

Did Prince steal? According to the Italian courts..... yes.... (Prince)

Times Square to lose Virgin Megastore....so sad (billboard)

Electric Company to return.... (PBS)

The Death of Led Zep? (artistdirect)

A Few Things....

Here are some things that I thought I would share:


Have you missed No Doubt? Well they have revealed plans to tour next year... NO DOUBT REVEAL TOUR

Michael Jackson/Sheik lawsuit ends in a "secret" agreement.

MTV announced that it will throw an inaugural ball for President-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 20 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.

Billboard has a great interview with Interscope-Geffen-A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine where he discusses upcoming releases....the changes for the fourth quarter....- Billboard interview

Will studios go down with the rest of the industry? --Dallas Observer

U.K. Music Backs Government Proposal

Billboard is reporting that U.K. Music, a recently formed umbrella organization combining the major British music industry groups, has announced its support for a co-regulatory system between ISPs, the music industry, and a government appointed body to ensure ISPs tackle illegal P2P file-sharing.

U.K. Music Backs Govt Proposal On ISPs

Useless Fact Of The Week

The Wu-Tang Clan holds the record for the longest time spent on Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart top 25 by a group at 48 weeks.