I know. I know. This could get to be real boring real fast. But I just couldn’t resist. Can you tell me who this guy is? This time I’ll give you a clue. He’s a big time executive with lots of experience, mainly in keeping dishes clean, but he was also a leader in...
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In light of the recent announcement that the Beatles’ legendary catalog is finally coming out on remastered CD’s, one of our readers from Liverpool sent in a fun little quiz. What was the first single on Apple Records? ( surveys)
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The answer? Not quite. For all the hype surrounding Rick Rubin’s arrival at Columbia Records, you’d be hard pressed to name any acts he’s signed let alone Sony artists that he’s produced other than Neil Diamond, often referred to as “The Jewish Elvis”. He’s in the studio with Crosby, Stills & Nash, but his...
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Not! As you could see from my post last week about Qtrax, you’d have to think twice about lending him your car. Yes, it’s Qtrax CEO Allan Klepshitz. And how is the new Qtrax user experience? Does it equal or top that of iTunes? Is Kelpshitz the digital music genius he would have us...
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LOS ANGELES (AP)– Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a film actress at his mansion six years ago. A Superior Court jury returned the verdict after about 30 hours of deliberations. The jury had the option of choosing involuntary manslaughter, but did not do...
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We’re ready to announce the results of our last online poll. A plurality of readers, 27%, recognize him as the man who sold them a used car. Vince Shlomi (aka Vince Offer), the Shamwow guy and former America’s Top 40 Countdown host Casey Kasem tied for second place with 19% each. Tony Soprano’s prodigal...
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The EMI Lottery is such a success that I’ve been getting emails from winners all over the world. Like Earl Hargrove of Eufaula, Alabama. Earl bought an EMI Scratch Off Lottery ticket at his local Citgo Mini Mart in hopes of winning that big recording contract (Earl plays accordion in a Myron Floren tribute...
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I was reading Peter Kafka’s post in ATD about the new UMG/Google venture, Vevo and was struck by Pete’s analysis. What caught my attention was Pete’s observation that the music industry’s digital/online venture track record is exceptionally poor. In fact, to the best of my recollection, its zero. Nothing these knuckleheads have tried has...
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