December 2006
24 posts
All I Want for Christmas Is a New Music Industry By KATE SULLIVAN http://www.laweekly.com Steve Jones: Punk with a bubblegum heart On Christmas Eve, I had a fever of 103. In a state of half-waking delirium, I was visited by an angel calling itself the Ghost of Music Yet to Come. He chain-smoked and wore white jeans. His wings were beautiful. In this fever-dream, I was allowed to glimpse what life...
All I Want for Christmas Is a New Music Industry By KATE SULLIVAN http://www.laweekly.com Steve Jones: Punk with a bubblegum heart On Christmas Eve, I had a fever of 103. In a state of half-waking delirium, I was visited by an angel calling itself the Ghost of Music Yet to Come. He chain-smoked and wore white jeans. His wings were beautiful. In this fever-dream, I was allowed to glimpse what life...
Wendy Day Damn, you can find anything on YouTube!!!
Wendy Day Damn, you can find anything on YouTube!!!
rap olympics 1997 - battles - eminem The scumbag I paid $1500 to film this never delivered the video, but here it is for free on YouTube.
rap olympics 1997 - battles - eminem The scumbag I paid $1500 to film this never delivered the video, but here it is for free on YouTube.
rap olympics 1997 - battles - eminem The asshole who shot this video took my money but never delivered the video… but here it is for free from YouTube!!!
rap olympics 1997 - battles - eminem The asshole who shot this video took my money but never delivered the video… but here it is for free from YouTube!!!
La La La Human Steps ‘Human Sex’ 1985 This is my favorite Dance Troupe in the world…
La La La Human Steps ‘Human Sex’ 1985 This is my favorite Dance Troupe in the world…
Words Of Wisdom From DJ Impact… (I couldn’t have said it better myself): As the year comes to a close I wanted to drop a few gems on ya…yeah not only am I the dude w/ the ears that can pick a hit in less than 10 seconds…I know a few things about this business. 2007 is coming, and some of y’all are in trouble… betta get the kid on ya team… Anyway, take...
Words Of Wisdom From DJ Impact… (I couldn’t have said it better myself): As the year comes to a close I wanted to drop a few gems on ya…yeah not only am I the dude w/ the ears that can pick a hit in less than 10 seconds…I know a few things about this business. 2007 is coming, and some of y’all are in trouble… betta get the kid on ya team… Anyway, take...
The Past, Present & Future of The Industry In 2006, the traditional music business kept taking body blows. For the first time this millennium, no album sold more than 1 million copies in its initial week of release. Plus, for many, the liquidation of Tower Records symbolized another tolling of the bell for brick-and-mortar record retailers. Through the end of November, overall album sales were...
The Past, Present & Future of The Industry In 2006, the traditional music business kept taking body blows. For the first time this millennium, no album sold more than 1 million copies in its initial week of release. Plus, for many, the liquidation of Tower Records symbolized another tolling of the bell for brick-and-mortar record retailers. Through the end of November, overall album sales were...
Jeezy’s Party @ Tabernacle in ATL the day after his album released I RARELY go to shows, because, well, they bore me most of the time—why should I stand around waiting to see an artist do on stage what I can often see in my own damn living room (I do this for a living, eh?)… But I made an exception for Jeezy. He performed live with a band backing him up (remember M-TV...
Jeezy’s Party @ Tabernacle in ATL the day after his album released I RARELY go to shows, because, well, they bore me most of the time—why should I stand around waiting to see an artist do on stage what I can often see in my own damn living room (I do this for a living, eh?)… But I made an exception for Jeezy. He performed live with a band backing him up (remember M-TV...
Three weeks ago, I picked up a friend who was getting released from the FEDS after 7 years, and drove him home to Detroit. Here are photos I took of two things in Detroit that stood out (sorry, no flicks from our awesome trip—protecting his privacy is important to me): a billboard for Proof, and one of the most famous places in Detroit to hip hop (St Andrews Hall). Those of you who know...
Three weeks ago, I picked up a friend who was getting released from the FEDS after 7 years, and drove him home to Detroit. Here are photos I took of two things in Detroit that stood out (sorry, no flicks from our awesome trip—protecting his privacy is important to me): a billboard for Proof, and one of the most famous places in Detroit to hip hop (St Andrews Hall). Those of you who know...
SoundScan has a tremendous image problem and they do NOT seem to care. I called at 8:30 this morning to find out Young Jeezy’s first week’s numbers (352,392 thanks to Warner Music Group and a BIG fuck you to SoundScan!!!)and some corporate idiot told me I could “buy a report” because they “don’t give info away for free.” Buy a report, Chris? To find out...
SoundScan has a tremendous image problem and they do NOT seem to care. I called at 8:30 this morning to find out Young Jeezy’s first week’s numbers (352,392 thanks to Warner Music Group and a BIG fuck you to SoundScan!!!)and some corporate idiot told me I could “buy a report” because they “don’t give info away for free.” Buy a report, Chris? To find out...
Hip Hop’s Transformation Into A Singles and Ringtone Business A thought crossed my mind last week as I looked over last week’s album chart: What has happened to hip hop? Diddy’s Press Play (Bad Boy) debuted at #1 but has dropped to #7 and then to #20 — and that’s an impressive hip hop showing in 2006! Lloyd Banks’ Rotten Apple (Interscope) has moved only...
Hip Hop’s Transformation Into A Singles and Ringtone Business A thought crossed my mind last week as I looked over last week’s album chart: What has happened to hip hop? Diddy’s Press Play (Bad Boy) debuted at #1 but has dropped to #7 and then to #20 — and that’s an impressive hip hop showing in 2006! Lloyd Banks’ Rotten Apple (Interscope) has moved only...
Dear Jeezy; Well, you did it again. You made a great CD from start to finish. Now in fairness, Young Jizza from the bottom of the map, I may be biased towards you, because Thug Motivation got me through a really difficult breakup this summer. It was also right there with me riding shotgun while I made the move to Atlanta, like a comfortable, dependable friend. It was my soundtrack to picking...
Dear Jeezy; Well, you did it again. You made a great CD from start to finish. Now in fairness, Young Jizza from the bottom of the map, I may be biased towards you, because Thug Motivation got me through a really difficult breakup this summer. It was also right there with me riding shotgun while I made the move to Atlanta, like a comfortable, dependable friend. It was my soundtrack to picking...