Surprise rule, part II

Okay, I know I’m probably the only person who reads this blog who likes anything approaching heavy metal (well, except for Carrie, except she doesn’t often read this blog). But hey, Steven always writes about TV even though half his readers don’t watch any, so I guess it’s fair play in blogland. Anyway:the best rock …

Report on the Music Industry in Canada + Radiohead

Here’s an interesting report from Shelley Stein-Sacks on the future of the Canadian Music Industry. Like all such reports, it relies too heavily on technology as a causal factor (it’s not) and doesn’t cite sources for some of its important claims (ie, don’t expect an academic paper), but the report is based on a bunch …

Denounced by the Lawyer for Rush

Now that doesn’t happen every day. Yesterday I was part of a panel on sampling and copyright called “Cramping My Sampling” at the Pop and Policy Conference. The panel was set up for each person to give a 5-7 minute spiel and then the panelists talked with one another, after which the floor was opened …