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Record Industry Blues: December 2009
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Tuesday, 8 December 2009. Seven and the ragged Duran Duran announcement. Cover of Seven and the Ragged Tiger. Hot on the heels of the two disc reissue of Duran Duran's Rio. The band announced today that Seven and the Ragged Tiger. Similar to the Rio. Single campaign, that actually featured on the re-issue of the debut album. This is truly sett...
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Record Industry Blues: May 2010
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Tuesday, 25 May 2010. Spotify for Android finally updated. After what seems like an eon since the iPhone release of the latest Spotify client, news comes today that the app for Android phones has finally been updated. This latest release, version 0.4.04 is HUGE! It includes all the social aspects. Tuesday, May 25, 2010. A Guy In His Basement.
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Record Industry Blues: a-ha reissue first two albums in blaze of glory
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Wednesday, 14 July 2010. A-ha reissue first two albums in blaze of glory. Cover of Hunting High and Low. Having told the world that after 25 years they were going to go gentle into that good night, a-ha are chucking out a few gems to us just to remind us exactly who they were before they hang up their instruments for good. I have to say, a few...
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Record Industry Blues: Yazoo to reconnect with live album
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Wednesday, 7 July 2010. Yazoo to reconnect with live album. For a band that only released two albums and a handful of singles during their very, very brief existence, Yazoo seem to continue to mine their catalogue to come up with new and interesting releases. Is being prepped for a CD release on the 27th September. Ode To Boy (04:18). The set ...
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Record Industry Blues: It was 25 years ago today - Live Aid
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Tuesday, 13 July 2010. It was 25 years ago today - Live Aid. What started out as the reaction by a fading rocker to a news report on famine in Africa culminated 25 years ago today with the greatest music event the world has ever seen - Live Aid. But who can forget that rendition of " Bad. It's hard to be cynical about an event that did so much...
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Record Industry Blues: October 2009
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Thursday, 15 October 2009. More asinine demands from ASCAP - Ringtones! Not content with trying to get royalty payments from the 30 second song samples that many of us use to decide if a song is worth buying, now ASCAP (or should that be "ass cap") is suing American phone provider AT&T over ringtone. Revenue, according to Ars Technica. EFF's F...
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Record Industry Blues: Men at Work lose plagiarism case
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Thursday, 4 February 2010. Men at Work lose plagiarism case. Men at Work may need to get back to work to pay their legal bills. Which depicts a backpacker's travels around the world. Written by Marion Sinclair in 1934. He was surprised by the court's decision. "I think it could have gone either way but my initial reaction was always that t...
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Record Industry Blues: November 2009
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Saturday, 21 November 2009. Lily Allen proves she has no clue. The argument against P2P and file sharing of music is the people who need to get paid don't. or something akin to that (any further into this line of thinking and it's an artist vs record label discussion instead). Related articles by Zemanta. Saturday, November 21, 2009. 1 "It doe...
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Record Industry Blues: February 2010
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A few years ago I wrote a music blog while I worked at AOL. As AOL have killed off their blog service, I've managed to find most of my posts and archive them here. Thursday, 4 February 2010. Men at Work lose plagiarism case. Men at Work may need to get back to work to pay their legal bills. Which depicts a backpacker's travels around the world. Written by Marion Sinclair in 1934. He was surprised by the court's decision. "I think it could have gone either way but my initial reaction was always that t...
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