Facebook strikes again! From Canoe.ca LONDON – A grass-roots Facebook campaign has spoiled American Idol mogul Simon Cowell’s Christmas by denying one of his new acts the prestigious Christmas No. 1 spot in Britain. Thanks to a Facebook campaign that capitalized on growing unhappiness with Cowell’s cookie-cutter approach to pop stardom, the antiestablishment Rage Against […]
Seriously. Fucking Nickelback is Fucking Billboard’s “Band of the (Fucking) Decade”. Seriously. Read it here >>. Ok, so it’s based on record sales and not artist merit and that’s fine. So good for Fucking Nickelback in that sense. They’ve worked hard enough for it I suppose. And you can’t really blame Billboard either, since vulgar […]
Al Jourgensen, legendary singer for industrial-metal outfit Ministry has recorded a Christrmas song. Yes, that Al Jourgensen. Check out “It’s Always Christmas Time” on ITunes or whatever cheap Russian site you prefer. And its a pretty cheery tune, tune. Now, the real fun is in the video for the tune. Al is one pissed off […]
A short documentary on the ubiquitously sampled “Amen break” – sonic pillar of hip-hop, jungle, and drum ‘n bass music to name just a few. Originally a 1969 B-side. Interesting stuff. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac[/youtube]
This one made me giggle. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mouaGcXxoM[/youtube]
This is old news by now, but worth checking out nonetheless. The LA Times has an article on Rage Against the Machine’s set being prevented by state authorities at the Ripple Effect, a concert held in Minnesota alongside the Republican Convention. Below are the two songs Rage performed amongst the crowd, acappella with a megaphone. […]
Boing Boing directed me to this video mixing John McCain with music and singers. Its worth a quick look. It certainly has the best use so far of the “Bomb bomb bomb Iran” soundbite. Video on You Tube Via Boing Boing: Yes We Can — the McCain mix
The O’Reilly Radar brings attention to Jill Sobule, a singer/songwriter who has come up with a novel way to finance her next record. Rather then the traditional model of 1. investing in the recording and 2. selling to recoup costs and maybe make a profit, Jill is trying to raise the money upfront. Prior to […]
An article posted on the Motley Fool investment blog got me thinking. Since the only thing the RIAA seems to care about is money and the bottom line, it will probably be investors who ultimately force them to turn away from this ridiculous cycle of law suites and intimidation against customers. The gust of the […]
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has once again proven their anti-consumer agenda which seeks to disempower consumers as much as possible in their personal use of recorded music. No longer does it suffice the RIAA to refuse new technology and instead use draconian copyright legislation to beat down emerging trends in the industry, […]
