Sunday, July 7, 2002

Didn't know George Michael doesn't have a US record deal. In fact, lots of news about superstar musicians we didn't know this week. Pay close attention, because it's gonna happen fast and furious. We need to hear from more courageous entertainers. I'm pretty sure the movie business has similar strangleholds on its creative talent. 8:13:45 PM    Discuss

I don't know if space is the answer, but the warnings certainly warrant a closer look at nanotechnology. This is all very Lex Luthor-ish. 4:00:08 PM    Discuss

Andy Dornan: "Why Wi-Fi Will Die" 3:17:26 PM    Discuss

Surfing through pocket pc weblogs this morning, checking out new software: OutAline - outliner, does import and export, maybe can do opml? The mp3 voice encoder is awesome! Record your interviews. MSN Mappoint got a whole lot better And check this out, an app to synch your pocket pc with OSX! 2:59:59 PM    Discuss

Wedgies gone Nope, still not what I want. It would be nice to have an outline that I write in, where node state is carried through at render time. This way I can have archived bits "open" if I want readers to see them. I'm sure Marc is working on something like this :-) 1:02:08 PM    Discuss

Wedgies back on! I've turned on the individual post wedgies on my radio hosted weblog. Now I need to see how the titles work (!) 12:52:26 PM    Discuss

Goodmorning and halleluhja!!! We've got a real pressure cooker here folks. If you're a regular of this blogspace then you know I thrive on the mission statement: There are no Secrets, only information you don't yet have. Yesterday I pointed to Janis Ian's essay that clearly states [most] recording contracts would be illegal in any other industry and border on slavery. Last night, while scanning the satellite I saw Rita Cosby on Fox News Channel with an 'exclusive' interview with Michael Jackson. I've been more than underwhelmed by michael in the past, but this time he surprised me. He spoke sternly, with determination and none of the "whoosie" noises he usually makes when speaking publicly. And he was very clear: "The recording companies really, really do conspire against the artists [^] they steal, they cheat, they do everything they can, especially) against the black artists." The Washingtom Post has more Specifically in the FNC footage, Michael called sony records chairman Tommy Mottola a racist. Wow, that's pretty heavy, especially for the guy who was married to Mariah Carey. But this does bring up a memory about Tommy Mottola I want to share; a story told by former program director of radio station Z-100 in NY Steve Kingston. Steve was always deep in bed with TM and Polly Anthony from cbs/sony and he often hung out with the sony execs, especially when big names were in town. Total music industry maven this guy. He told me the story how Tommy Mattola drove Michael Jackson around manhattan doing tv and instore appearances for a full day and no matter how much MJ begged and pleaded, TM wouldn't let him stop to use the restroom. Kingston told this story with an uncanny devilish chuckle that it stuck in my memory banks. It was a sinister kind of "gotcha motherfucker" tone. Like a schoolboy sucking up to the schoolyard bully. And that is the curent state of the music business, and it's unravelling quickly. Remember that guys like Mottola work for a record label. That stems from the piece of paper stuck onto vynil records. A paper dragon perhaps I'm gonna walk around the lake and think about wat to expect next. 11:57:51 AM    Discuss

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