Tagged: Universal
 
No Sympathy For The Record Industry
Friday, March 4

Sometimes, the major labels just climb up onto the big bed in the mattress store’s display window, strip naked, and shit all over everything. Everything. More

 
 
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Monday, July 18

Why it took so long to get Spotify, iCloud, and other technologies first introduced over a decade ago. More

 
 
Sunday, September 14

Every single day I check the music news, and seriously every single fucking day, there’s something new about Metallica. We mocked Mission: Metallica and their overblown,… More

 
 
Marilyn Manson
Tuesday, March 31

Jesus Motherfucking Christ. So a few minutes ago, I realized that Marilyn Manson has released his new single “for free” on the internet. I hear that sort of thing is all… More

 
 
Miscellaneous
Tuesday, July 8

A couple of weeks ago, I responded to an interview request from London-based Record Of The Day. They publish a digest of music industry news, in PDF format. These weekly newsletters go out… More

 
 
Fail
Thursday, April 7

There are very good reasons for the world of difference you see when Apple releases a new project or service, and a company like Universal Music Group does it. More

 
 
Res, Talib Kweli
Sunday, January 18

As I mentioned while reviewing Q-Tip’s latest album in October, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Idle Warship, a hip-hop supergroup of sorts comprised of… More