Wanted: A PROperly designed royalty payment system
Some thoughts on a recent upswell of news about local businesses coming under fire from US PROs: Exhibit A: Bauhaus Kaffee Exhibit B: Nine separate businesses…
Rock or roll with it? The business and commonality conflict of music
This past weekend, I spent my time taking in the knowledge and unorthodox visions of many people, from all across the spectrum of music and…
“Just beCAUSE” isn’t reason for alarm. Or is it?
During the past week or so, news of communal lyric site Rap Genius‘s pile of legal troubles with the National Music Publishers Association, has re-lit the wick…
Taking the Wind out of Citigroup’s EMI Powered “Sale”
I think I enjoy that there are a few heavy hitting stories that manage to reappear on this blog over time.EMI’s ownership saga has definitely been…
Sorry, That Just Won’t Jazz with My Latin Style
Just like New York City Opera, has come in and out of earshot over months and months, (in particular, twice more this past week; all about…
I’m Not Paying For That Garnish!
Happy Cinco de Mayo mis amigos! It’s a lovely day outside –not to warm nor too cold, and not a drop of rain in sight. I…