magnatune and the cdbaby
just a quick observation, magnatune has signed with cdbaby. lots of implications. no time. implications left to the reader.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Monday, February 21, 2005
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Monday, February 14, 2005
satellite photos sting at cnn
coming from bradblog, via metafilter, a little confusion about pictures of nuclear facilities.
my observation, of course, is that the ‘suspected iranian nuclear facility’ is probably in north korea with saddam’s weapons of mass destruction. so, of course they look the same. they are the same.
it’s a slam dunk.
brad’s catch is a lot better than my own from the new york times.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Monday, February 14, 2005
Monday, February 14, 2005
the first no-retail grammy
as a former member of the academy (long story), and being familiar with the making of the sausage, i tend to avoid the grammy awards, but this year there’s a little footnote worth noting in all the hype. reuters seems to have wrapped it up in one sentence very nicely:
Jazz Composer Nabs Grammy After Web-Only Sales [reuters, feb 13, 2005]Jazz composer Maria Schneider took home a Grammy on Sunday for her album “Concert in the Garden,” without selling a single copy in a record store.
now, you can argue about the artistic merits of a grammy winner, but you can’t argue about the relationship between grammy nominees/winners and sales. this year, we have the first grammy winner that’s not pumping cash through retail chains. that’s a big deal.
so, congratulations to maria schneider… and maybe you’ll drop by that link and push this envelope just a little bit further.
one more little detail – schneider is doing the limited edition thing – 10,000 units, and the auction thing. if you’re interested in music promotion in the new century, that’s worth a visit too.
‘Concert in the Garden’ Limited Edition CD [mariaschneider.com]I will release only 10,000 CDs of ‘Concert in the Garden’ –that’s it, not one more.
9,000 of these CDs are available for pre-order. 1,000 are being reserved for a special auction to be announced in the near future. … After these CDs are sold, this recording will only be available as a digital download.
update (2005.02.21): joi picked up on this, so i can relax now that the world is aware :). barry got it too. excellent.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
check your camera [5], you might be a terrorist
today’s story of photo-terrorists comes from the west coast, specifically san francisco, via boingboing.
it seems that the well-intentioned individuals tasked with saving us from the terrorists have lost sight of the rules that operate in this society. or at least, are supposed to operate in this society.
When I refused to stop, they tried to cite me but couldn’t find any relevant code, regulation or law to cite me. Enlisting the aid of the SFPD and BART Police officers also yielded now [sic] results. No citation was issued.
of course, i’m not catching all the photo-terrorist stories in my space, but when one creeps up to the level where it gets my attention, it’s worth a moment of yours as well.
