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![]() MORE THREE-STRIKES TALK? YES. BLAME LILY As previously reported, earlier this week she spoke out in opposition to the Featured Artists Coalition's stance on the matter; they are opposing the government's current proposals that a series of measures be introduced that could lead to serial file-sharers having their net connections suspended. Ironically Lily's original blog has been so widely quoted from this week, it's arguable that the intellectual property in her written rantings is worth more than the copyrights in her recorded music, though only Rupert Murdoch's MySpace is benefiting from that at the moment. Bastard. Perhaps we could have his internet connection cut off. Or perhaps Lily should think of a better way of licensing her online rambles to other media, turning them it into a revenue stream, but not just yet because we're about to dip heavily into her most recent post ourselves and don't want to have to pay for the privilege. Her blogged response is, I think, more aimed at people who have left comments below her original post, rather than the media coverage of it. She refutes claims that the fall in record sales is merely a product of the recession, as some (who are wrong) have said, and agrees that sometimes companies over charge for music. She also points out that thousands of people were made redundant by her label, EMI, last year, seemingly as an example of the impact of piracy, though I think with regards EMI years of mismanagement and a slightly misinformed new leader were as much to blame for the sweeping job cuts as kids who file-share. Anyway, she wrote: "The long and short of it is, even before this economic downturn, piracy has been affecting all areas of entertainment, except maybe theatre ... if people go on consuming at the rate they are and do not pay for what they are consuming, not only will the artists within all these industries be without jobs and unable to express themselves but the behind the scenes people too ... people are being laid off in all areas and the record companies are no exception. My own label EMI laid off thousands last year. I don't care so much about the high-ups (and by the way they're always the last to go - what a surprise) but the people who are going out are the young ones, the lifeblood basically. They're the ones that go first, I've seen it. And the same is happening in TV and film. Why do you think you are just getting 'Terminator 6' and 'Harry Potter 7' instead of exciting new voices? Because the young voices are not there anymore". Turning the fight against file-sharing into a fight against, rather than in support of, the most mainstream of the corporates, she concluded: "The internet is the most amazing thing, but it should be OUR thing, and ironically piracy is just playing into the hands of the corporations. What these artists and creators do, they do for the love of it, I know it's hard because money is scarce but we have to inject money back into these areas. It's not fair to steal people's material. I know it's art and it has no physical value but even Shakespeare had shares in The Globe Theatre. People will lose their jobs, you'll be watching 'X-Factor', Simon Cowell will be getting richer, radio stations will be churning out old back catalogues from people your dad or even your granddad's age (Vera Lynn is number one this week) and the taxpayer will have to subsidise yet more unemployment". -------------------------------------------------- BELLAMY MUSES ON THE ISSUE Allen pasted Bellamy's musings (ha ha ha - see what I did there?) on the subject, which went as follows: "My current opinion is that file-sharing is now the norm. This cannot be changed without an attack on perceived civil liberties, which will never go down well. The problem is that the ISPs making the extreme profits (due to millions of broadband subscriptions) are not being taxed by the copyright owners correctly and this is a legislation issue. Radio stations and TV stations etc have to pay the copyright owners (both recording and publishing) a fee for using material they do not own. ISPs should have to pay in the same way with a collection agency like PRS doing the monitoring and calculations based on encoded (but freely downloaded) data. Broadband makes the internet essentially the new broadcaster. This is the point which is being missed". Bellamy apparently suggested he and Lily have a meeting with Peter Mandelson, which would be interesting, not least because I'm not sure the two popsters have the same viewpoint on the issue. And if Lily does now agree with Matt, well, in some ways Virgin Media and Sky's proposed all-you-can-eat MP3 download services are a step towards the ISP-funded blanket licensing system Bellamy proposes, and, as previously reported, it's EMI, Sony and possibly Warner who are likely to scupper those plans. So perhaps Allen and Bellamy should have tea with their own labels' chiefs instead of bothering Pete. -------------------------------------------------- MAJOR CHIEFS RECKON QUEEN'S SPEECH IS A DEADLINE FOR P2P ACTION It seems that the top guard at most of the majors see the government's sudden change of heart on the file-sharing debate as a major but very short-lived window of opportunity. The consensus seems to be that if things haven't moved on sufficiently for anti-P2P legislation to be included in the Queen's Speech in November then the opportunity will be lost, given the political system will shut down next May for a General Election and then there may well be a whole new gang in government. The major label chiefs fear that if there's too much public disagreement in the music community on the issue, government types will get cold feet and the Queen's Speech deadline will be missed. It will be interesting to see if said major label chiefs also realise that their own actions regarding the aforementioned Virgin Media and Sky all-you-can-eat download services could have an impact on this. Even supportive ministers need strong signs that the record industry is seriously considering radical new business models to make music available online before pushing more draconian anti-P2P measures onto the statute book. Pointing to deals with iTunes, MySpace and Spotify may not be enough, and if EMI, Sony and Warner scupper Virgin Media's all-you-can-eat ambitions - just as the Queen's Speech is being written - the major chiefs may find it's their decisions rather that the Featured Artist Coalition's statements that closes the window of opportunity without any change in the law. -------------------------------------------------- LAPD'S JACKO INVESTIGATION NEARLY COMPLETE -------------------------------------------------- WARP SHOP TO RE-OPEN TOMORROW Located in the city's Forum venue, just 100 yards from the original shop, which closed in 1996, the special shop will be open from tomorrow until Sunday selling Warp music and film, merchandise, signed copies and oddities will be sold, alongside DJ sets, art displays, competitions, the original Warp Shop sign and more. Also in Sheffield this weekend, the label will host an all-night show at the Magna Science and Adventure Centre, with live and DJ sets from Squarepusher, Andrew Weatherall, Nightmares On Wax, Forgemasters, Clark, Hudson Mohawke and Harmonic 313. There's info on all happenings here: warp.net/records/warp20 ABERCROMBIE & FITCH SUE BEYONCE The retailer, famous for promoting its clothes with pictures of guys not really wearing any, have their own cologne brand called simply Fierce. A&F say they fear Beyonce's new venture will cause confusion and damage the sales of their own product which, while primarily marketed to men, they describe as a "unisex" fragrance. Having presumably spoken to Beyonce's people about their concerns, the retail firm is now suing under various trademark and unfair competition laws. Team Knowles are yet to comment. Perhaps they could hire Kanye West to do her defence in court. -------------------------------------------------- TAYLOR NOT SUING THE STONES Taylor's manager Jeff Allen told the NME: "[Mick] certainly didn't say that he was going to sue the Stones. Mick's got a very good relationship with the Stones. In fact, the last time we met up with them, him and Keith [Richards] were like long-lost lovers - hugging each other and happy to see each other. When Mick was ill either six or eight weeks ago with some kind of chest complaint, Mick Jagger had his office phone up to see what was going on, and then he phoned up the hospital just to check on Mick because they were worried about him. So there's absolutely no animosity between Mick and the Stones". He added: "You can imagine the shock, horror and disbelief when that article came out in the Daily Mail. The emphasis of the article was that Mick was some kind of rundown, down-and-out tramp living in Suffolk. The reality is Mick's having the house done up". MARY TRAVERS DIES A leading act from America's sixties folk scene, Travers, Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey started performing together at the start of that decade in New York's Greenwich Village. Although starting out with harmonious performances of songs like 'Mary Had A Little Lamb', they became more known for the liberal political messages they delivered both within their songs and in general. Their version of 'If I Had a Hammer' became an anthem for racial equality, as well as winning the trio a Best Folk Grammy. The band had a string of hits, and maintained their mainstream appeal despite being outspoken against the Vietnam War. Notable songs included 'Lemon Tree', 'Moving' and, of course, 'Puff (The Magic Dragon)'. And then, through third album 'In The Wind', they brought the folk scene's attention to the work of a certain Bob Dylan, who had written three songs on that long player, including 'Blowin In The Wind'. Many have noted that Travers in particular played an important role in the success of the folk trio. Billboard cite New York Times critic Robert Shelton who noted: "Sex appeal as a keystone for a folk-song group was the idea of the group's manager, Albert B Grossman, who searched for months for 'the girl' until he decided on Miss Travers". Peter, Paul And Mary resisted the temptation to follow Dylan and move into so called folk-rock, but still enjoyed success as a trio until they disbanded in 1971. Travers launched a solo career and, although never recreating the success of the sixties, did release five solo albums. The trio remained on good terms and occasionally regrouped, while all three continued to be politically active, speaking out on key issues of the day. Travers was diagnosed with leukaemia earlier this decade, though responded well to a bone marrow transplant and was able to return to performing. But Yarrow told a Washington radio station earlier this year that her condition had worsened again and that it seemed unlikely she'd be able to perform. The band's publicist, Heather Lylis, confirmed last night that Travers died at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut yesterday. JAY-Z BREAKS ELVIS CHART RECORD Oasis have also just broken a chart record apparently. Well, it's not that they've just broken it, it's that they've had the record confirmed by the Guinness people. Yes, the possibly now defunct Manchester band will appear in the 2010 Guinness Book of World Records for having the most consecutive top ten hits in the UK. A statement on their website reads: "The band enter the book for the second time by setting the longest top ten UK chart run by a group notching up an unprecedented 22 successive top ten hits in the UK. Oasis previously entered the record book for being the most successful act of the decade between 1995 and 2005 by spending 765 weeks in the top 75 singles and albums charts". PS: While we're discussing chart records, when we said, on Monday, that The Beatles, by having four albums in the Top Ten this week, had broken the record for having the most LPs in the top ten at the same time, a record previously held by The Monkees, what we forgot to add in there was "by a group", obviously. MJ had five albums in the top ten back in July, of course. -------------------------------------------------- GUITAR HERO LEADS BEATLES ROCK BAND IN GAMING CHARTS PAVEMENT REUNION LOOKING LIKELY Both The Brooklyn Vegan and Pitchfork claim to have spoken to reliable sources, who say that the band will return for at least one show at the Central Park Summerstage in September next year. Pitchfork say it'll be a benefit show on 21 Sep, The Brooklyn Vegan says it'll be several, possibly four shows. The Brooklyn Vegan also speculated that these shows might be part of a wider tour, following an official comeback at next year's Coachella in April and leading up to the New York-based version of the ATP festival, which they could be curating. But that is, I think, what is known as getting ahead of yourself. -------------------------------------------------- EX-KORN GUITARIST DENIES HE WANTS BACK IN In a slightly rambling statement, Welch said: "I recently learned of an interview that Munky gave where he said that I came to Korn and asked to be taken back in the band. That's definitely not a complete and accurate picture.The full truth is that for about a year, ever since [frontman] Jonathan [Davis] publicly said he wanted me back in Korn, Korn's managers have been requesting my manager to work on getting me back into Korn. The calls were initiated by Korn's managers, not my manager. I shut the door on their requests many, many times over the last several months, through my manager. However, [bassist] Fieldy personally called me during Korn's last tour in Europe and we talked as friends for a long time. He also told me if I ever wanted to rejoin Korn, or open for Korn as a solo artist, the door was always open". He continued: "Since Fieldy is sober now and a Christian like me, I thought it may be a good idea to visit with Fieldy, a friend of mine, to see what he was up to and what it was all about. I had a great time reconnecting with Fieldy. I mainly went to his house to connect with an old friend. The Korn stuff we talked about was secondary, but it was discussed. Fieldy thought that Jonathan, Munky, and I should all meet as friends, reconnect, and maybe discuss the possibilities. Both Jonathan and Munky refused that meeting. I learned a lot visiting with Fieldy. I learned that I love and miss my friends, but the visit confirmed to me that I have a different calling in life than to reconnect musically/professionally". Q: ARE WE NOT SIGNED? A: WE ARE DEVO! SPIRITUALIZED TO RE-ISSUE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN There will be two editions of the album. A 'collector's edition' will feature the album on a number of 3.5" CDs plus two bonus discs of extra material. Meanwhile a 'special edition' will feature the album on one boring old normal-sided CD, plus the two bonus discs. It's not entirely clear if the collector's edition will be a repressed version of the original special edition of the album, which came designed to look like an over-sized packet of pills with all the 3.5" CDs sealed in foul blisters. I hope so. That was cool. The band will also perform the album live in its entirety as part of All Tomorrow's Parties' Don't Look Back series on 12 and 13 Oct at the Royal Festival Hall in London, and then on 16 and 17 Dec at the Barbican Centre, also in London. Here are the tracklists for the bonus discs: Bonus CD1 Bonus CD2 -------------------------------------------------- NINJA TUNE GIVE AWAY FREE KING CANNIBAL MEGAMIX www.ninjatune.net/ninja/artist.php?id=140 -------------------------------------------------- COMANECHI ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM It'll be released by Merok Records on 30 Nov, although signed pre-ordered copies will be sent out earlier than that. Do your pre-ordering thing here. HOOK PENS HACIENDA BOOK Inspired by the New York club scene they discovered while escaping from Manchester following the suicide of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, Hook and bandmates Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris decide to bring a bit of that scene back home with them. The Hacienda rose to become one of the UK's most iconic clubs, but eventually closed in 1997 due to financial problems. Hook will explain all of this in far more detail (I would hope) in the book, 'The Hacienda - How Not To Run A Club', which will be published on 5 Oct. A mix CD, 'Hacienda - Acid House Classics', will be released the same day. MUSE ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES Anyway, here are the tour dates: 4 Nov: Sheffield Arena ------------------------------------------------- THE MOLOTOVS TOUR AND EXCITING INTERNET STUFF Sticking with the gigs and tours theme, the band have just set up a YouTube channel, via which they will be broadcasting regular living room performances. Check that out here: www.youtube.com/themolotovs09. They're also putting together a series of Spotify playlists, with each member of the band giving an insight into their influences. First up is guitarist Henry Walton with his effort, here. Finally, the band are giving away a track from their excellent debut mini-album, 'And The Heads Did Roll', which will be released by Fierce Panda on Monday. Download 'In Conversation' here. Now, what about these tour dates? ------------------------------------------------- MAPS UK TOUR Tour dates: 17 Oct: Oxford, Jericho Tavern ALBUM REVIEW: Boys Noize - Power (Boysnoize Records) Buy from iTunes WIND-UP DO DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH EMI Confirming the new deal, Wind-Up President Edward Vetri said this: "I believe that this partnership will bring both companies success and offer a worldwide platform for our artists. EMI's global approach to sales and marketing will provide us with an international point to launch our artists in a strategic, coordinated manner. Wind-Up prides itself on a commitment to artist development and EMI's similar values will only increase international opportunities and cross-company promotions". EMI Germany's Uli Muecke added: "We are very proud of this international partnership, which was piloted by EMI Music Germany. Artists like Creed, Evanescence and Seether are an exciting addition to our roster and we look forward to giving them our support and expertise as an international repertoire source and strong strategic partner for globally-selling artists". EMUSIC TYPES LOVE THE ALBUM This is probably not a surprise, given the sorts of music fans who have eMusic subscriptions, and the fact that the eMusic platform is very much geared towards pushing albums over individual tracks. Plus when you've got to use up your 40+ credits before the end of the month otherwise you'll lose them, it's an easier option to download four long players than spend three days deciding which individual tracks to download. Still, interesting stats nonetheless. FAC HIRE PR AGENCY One of Deliberate PR's first tasks will be to communicate the FACs previously reported policy of opposing more draconian laws to combat P2P file-sharing, in the face of some other music business trade bodies supporting such new measures, and other artists - Ms Lily Allen in particular - accusing the bigger names in the Coalition of letting newer artists down by turning a blind eye to piracy which, she reckons, is making it harder for new bands to get started. Asked about that particular issue, Deliberate PR's MD Benjamin Webb told PR Week: "While the FAC does not condone illegal filesharing, it believes a heavy-handed approach is a backwards step". -------------------------------------------------- TLRC COMPLETE PORTFOLIO REVIEW This time TLRC has ended its joint venture with Portsmouth Football Club. The JV, called Quadrant Media, owned Portsmouth station The Quay, Chichester station Spirit FM and Isle Of Wight Radio. The latter was sold off last month. Now Quadrant will be closed down, with Portsmouth FC taking full ownership of The Quay, and TLRC getting full ownership of Spirit FM. UKRD's William Rogers has told Radio Today that this arrangement brings to an end his company's review of TLRC's radio portfolio, which presumably means no more imminent station sales or closures. Rogers: "This brings to a close the portfolio review we have carried out and subsequent actions taken to get the TLRC portfolio as a whole into a profitable state. I am delighted that The Quay is going to a home which is passionate about Portsmouth and I wish them every success. The deal also gives TLRC 100% ownership of Spirit FM and, as a result, tidies up our ownership of all the stations in the portfolio". LAVIGNE AND WHIBLEY MAY HAVE SPLIT UP And the latest reports do seem to be based on pretty dodgy evidence (Whibley didn't attend the launch of Lavinge's new fashion range, shock horror), though the gossip mag does quote a source as saying: "She dumped him and told him she was leaving him. She wants to move on. Divorce papers will be filed any day now". And if the mag is to be believed the marriage break down is far from amicable. They claim Deryck has been thrown out of the marital home, and that Avril is now erasing her husband's input on her next album. Source: "She is going to do new songs that don't have his mark on them. She wants no trace of him". No response yet from the Whibley/Lavinge camp, or camps. News agency WENN have picked up on this story and my favourite line in their report goes: "The Canadian pair attempted to silence critics [ie those who said the marriage was on the rocks] in August when they were spotted out together for the first time in four months during a trip to a grocery store in Los Angeles". Like that was definitely them "silencing critics", and not just buying some bread and milk. |
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