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JOB OPPORTUNITY FROM ALAN BEARMAN MUSIC ABM is looking for a full time administrator to undertake a variety of duties to support the company's day to day running. ABM is primarily a music agency representing a number of significant artists in the folk and roots music world. We are based in Finsbury Park, London N4. Please see www.alanbearmanmusic.co.uk for more information on our activities. There will be opportunities to get involved in projects such as festivals and conferences but in the main we are looking for reliable admin back up on the agency side of the business. If you would like any more details or to apply, please email a CV and cover letter to Alan on [email protected] Salary and benefits will be based on experience/ qualifications. Please apply by end of September. -- Advertise your jobs here: £100 for five editions - [email protected] |
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![]() MORE JACKSON: MUM'S PAY DAY, LEGAL SETTLEMENTS, JACKSON TV About $60k a month will be spent directly on children Prince Michael, Paris and Blanket, a big portion of which will go on staff to care for them, though just under $160k a year will be set aside for "entertainment expenses". Mrs Jackson will then receive just under $27k a month directly to cover her expenses, including an assistant, housekeeper and driver. So that's nice. The judge overseeing the winding up of Jacko's affairs also considered a business deal and legal claim involving the late singer's estate. The first was a deal between the Jackson estate and Sony Music regarding the soundtrack to the previously reported Jacko documentary 'This Is It'. As previously reported, the executors of Jackson's estate have been keen to enter into new business deals even though the late singer's affairs have not been fully settled, presumably to cash in on the former king of pop's legacy while he's still big news. The second matter related to a lawsuit brought by blues man Syl Johnson. He sued twelve artists accusing them of sampling one of his recordings without his permission - one of the twelve defendants named was Jackson. An out of court settlement was reached for a total of $150,000, of which Jacko was committed to pay $12,500. Beckloff gave his OK for that litigation to be settled by the Jackson estate. Elsewhere in Jackson family news, Tito Jackson has been talking about the reality show that will follow him and three of his brothers. As previously reported, Tito, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon Jackson were signed up to appear in a one off fly-on-the-wall documentary by US TV station A&E, but the network then proposed turning it into a full on reality series and all four brothers seem to planning to appear in it. Tito told reporters: "It basically shows the insides of the Jackson brothers. What they are about, what they are about musically, their recording and their personal life as well as their public life, as you guys know it. We're getting ready to continue our shooting as little as next week so we're going to pick it up in New York and go from there". The original documentary, which will now act as a pilot for the series, has already been filmed. It's not clear which other Jacksons appear in the filming. It was filmed prior to Michael's death, but it's not clear if he will be seen in the programme. back to top-------------------------------------------------- GUITAR HERO DEFENDS COBAIN GAME As previously reported, Courtney Love was the first to hit out at Cobain's appearance in the latest version of the 'Hero' game, saying he was appearing without her blessing, and basically blaming Kurt's former bandmate Dave Grohl for the whole thing. Then Grohl and fellow Nirvana man Krist Novoselic publicly criticised Cobain's appearance in the game, saying they could live with him singing Nirvana songs in the pretend-to-play franchise, but hated the fact his character could be 'unlocked' and made to sing any other songs available on the platform. That, they reckon, would not have gone down well with the Kurt-meister. Jon Bon Jovi, who was quizzed on the matter because it's a video of the virtual version of Kurt singing one of his songs posted on YouTube that got this whole debate going, told the BBC that he sympathised with Grohl and Novoselic, admitting he'd not appreciate appearing in a game where players could make him sing any song. He told the Beeb: "I don't know that I would have wanted it either. To hear someone else's voice coming out of a cartoon version of me? I don't know. It sounds a little forced". As previously reported, 'Guitar Hero' makers Activision have insisted from the start that Courtney Love was very much involved in the inclusion of Cobain in the game. One of their VP's told reporters last week: "Courtney supplied us with photos and videos. She picked the wardrobe and hairstyle, which turned out to be the 'Teen Spirit' look, then we went back and forth over changes - some subtle, some not so subtle. [She wanted a] sort of athletic definition but not overly so". Now the CEO of the gaming franchise, Dan Rosensweig, has again insisted his company had a deal with Love regarding the inclusion of Cobain in 'Guitar Hero 5', adding that the Hole lady has already taken the cash she was due from the agreement. Speaking to NME, he said: "I do know that there's absolutely a contract and we know that the cheque has been cashed. I can only deal with the facts. It's very clear what the terms are". Admitting he was disappointed that Grohl and Novoselic had negative feelings about the game, he continued: "We care about the artists more than anyone else and we would like to make artists happy in every circumstance. I'm disappointed in this case that there seems to be confusion between the band and the estate. It's really not Guitar Hero's confusion. We went and spoke directly to the estate and made it crystal clear, got the rights, paid for the rights, and really we've done what we've always done. The fact that the rest of the band and the estate did not communicate - I'm not aware of those facts". You'd have thought someone would have told Rosensweig that doing deals with Courtney isn't quite like doing deals with most other people, wouldn't you? Rosensweig said he would be happy to speak to Grohl and Novoselic about the matter, but it seems unlikely the game maker will 'lock' the Cobain character so that he only plays the Nirvana tracks, as some have suggested they should. -------------------------------------------------- ANTI-SUICIDE GROUP CRITICISE GAGA Gaga herself said that the performance of her song 'Paparazzi' represented her private life being killed by the paps, but the charity said in a statement: "This act is not cool - sensationalising and romanticising suicide is irresponsible. Celebrities, who are often idolized by young people, need to be more aware of the impact that such acts can have on vulnerable young people". JOE PERRY'S AEROSMITH ANGER As previously reported, Tyler had to be airlifted to hospital after falling off stage just three songs into a set at a motorbike rally at the Buffalo Chip Campground last month. Tyler broke his left shoulder and needed 20 stitches in his head, forcing the band to cancel their remaining tour dates while he recuperates. Prior to this, the tour had already been delayed by two weeks after Tyler pulled a muscle in his leg. Speaking to Associated Press, Perry said that Tyler's inability to remain injury-free was annoying, and as a result he'd put all his efforts into his new solo album, which is released next month. Although the release was already planned, it seems he wasn't expecting to push it particularly hard. He said: "The tour was building up to be a great tour, and I was pretty [upset], you know. I haven't talked to [Tyler] in over five weeks. I don't know what's going on with him. I hear he's getting better, but I don't know I really don't know what's going on with him. I was pretty [upset], because right before [his stage fall], he had pulled a muscle in his leg. And we had to take two weeks off and we missed probably seven dates. The bottom line is that every hole that Aerosmith left I filled [by focussing more on the solo album]. This isn't the end for Aerosmith, though. Perry said: "One thing I do know, there's still life left in the old band. [Tyler's] got to get his act together. I mean, he and I haven't written a song together alone in the same room in over ten years, so there's been some changes in [the] paradigm of what Aerosmith is". FORMER CLASH MEMBERS REUNITE In a statement, Jones said: "The guys [participants in Bragg's scheme] were telling us how much this scheme had helped them move on from their previous lives before prison. It was really touching to think we've helped, even if it's in a small way". Headon added: "When I was in prison myself, many years ago, I was lucky enough to have access to a guitar, which belonged to the prison vicar. I know how much it helped me get through it". Explaining the idea behind the campaign, Bragg said: "We want people to be able to move on from their situation and reconnect with the outside world, and my hunch was that playing an instrument - particularly a guitar - could help that". The recording session was filmed for a documentary about the scheme, called 'Breaking Rocks'. The film will premier at the Raindance film festival at Proud Galleries in London on 1 Oct, followed by live performances from Bragg, Jones, MC5's Wayne Kramer, Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett and more. -------------------------------------------------- PAVEMENT CONFIRM REUNION Kannberg told Rolling Stone in an exclusive interview yesterday: "It's been a long time coming. I think in the back of our minds, we always thought we'd do something again. But we never really talked about it until the last couple of months. It's come together fast. [Frontman] Steve [Malkmus] and I just had a conversation on the phone, and we'd never talked about it before at all. We've talked over the years, but the subject never came up. Then our agent asked us about these New York shows, so we went around to everybody in the band, and they said, 'Yeah, the time is right - if everybody's ready to do it, then we'll do it and see what happens'. There was no real impetus - it just kind of happened naturally". As expected, the band are booked to play one show at the Central Park Summerstage in New York on 21 Sep, although there is the possibility of more. Kannberg continued: "We'll do some rehearsing in the new year. The Central Park shows... we'll probably end up doing one or two of those. There's festivals and stuff that we're talking to, like Coachella. After that, anything that happens in the future is in the future". Speculating on what the band dynamic would be like after ten years apart, he added: "It's not gonna be like Echo And The Bunnymen, where they don't talk to each other, yet they tour every year. I flew in to see them do 'Ocean Rain' at Radio City last year, and it was good, but it wasn't the same, you know? I don't think we'll be that way. We're not still trying to flog a record or anything. It'll probably feel like we're just starting again. It'll be fun to play these songs". Further information and that can be found at www.crookedrain.com Incidentally, Kannberg releases 'The Real Feel', his debut solo album, under the name Spiral Stairs, on 19 Oct via Domino. INFECTIOUS SIGN LOCAL NATIVES Announcing the signing, Marshall said: "Local Natives are a fantastic addition to our roster. They blew everybody away at SxSW this year and we resolved there and then to sign them if I could. We had to fight off a lot of competition for their signatures so it is a real compliment that they chose us. The band has made a stunning record and everything is stacking up nicely for the campaign ahead". SMASHING PUMPKINS TO RELEASE 44 FREE TRACKS Corgan said on his blog on Wednesday that recording had begun on Tuesday this week, and that the album would be titled 'Teargarden By Kaleidyscope'. He explained: "The album will feature 44 songs, four of which are now being recorded. My desire is to release a song at a time beginning around Halloween of this year, with each new release coming shortly after until all 44 are out. Each song will be made available absolutely for free, to anyone anywhere. There will be no strings attached. Free will mean free, which means you won't have to sign up for anything, give an email address, or jump through a hoop. You will be able to go and take the song or songs as you wish, as many times as you wish". Explaining the story which will run throughout the songs, and the feel of the 'album', he continued: "The story of the album is based on 'The Fool's Journey', as signified in the progress of the Tarot. It is my intention to approach this by breaking down the journey of our life here into four phases as made by these different characters; the Child, the Fool, the Skeptic, and the Mystic.The music of 'Teargarden By Kaleidyscope' harkens back to the original psychedelic roots of The Smashing Pumpkins: atmospheric, melodic, heavy, and pretty". He added: "I already have 53 songs written for the record, so I am quite confident that I already have much of the material that I would need to undertake such an extensive project. I am very committed to seeing this album through to its completion and very, very excited about the prospect of delivering new Smashing Pumpkins music to you in a unique and exciting way". SUNN O))) ANNOUNCE UK TOUR DATES 6 Dec: Glasgow, Stereo ------------------------------------------------- THOMAS TRUAX ANNOUNCES MORE TOUR DATES Tour dates: 19 Sep: Livestock Festival ------------------------------------------------- OUR BROTHER THE NATIVE ANNOUNCE UK DATES Tour dates: 23 Oct: Swn Festival GLASTONBURY 2010 DETAILS ANNOUNCED Tickets will go on sale on 4 Oct at 9am, and anyone wanting one needing to register by 2 Oct. The deposit scheme introduced for this year's festival will still be used, meaning you won't have to pay the whole price straight away, though you will eventually need to find £185, plus £5 for the booking fee and another £4.95 for postage. Announcing the price hike, Eavis said: "[The price has risen] a little bit, I'm afraid. I do try and hold it down, but the girls doing the budgeting are so thorough and so clever, and they said: 'Look, the minimum rise we can get away with is ten quid more'. It is a shame, because I really wanted to hold the price". ------------------------------------------------- SUPER FURRY ANIMALS ADDED TO LIVERPOOL MUSIC WEEK IN THE CITY ANNOUNCE SHOWCASES Hosting this year's showcases will be NME Radar, Xfm, BBC Introducing, SJM Concerts, Now Wave, Big Scary Monsters, Swn, Front Magazine, Love Music Hate Racism, Same Teens, Future Sounds, Drowned In Sound, Rock Sound, Fierce Panda, Sentric Music and Murkage. Bands playing this year's showcases include: Frightened Rabbit, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Crystal Fighters, NewIslands, The Molotovs, The Drums, Hatcham Social, Ellie Goulding, and Tek One. Public access wristbands, which will be limited to 2000, will be available for £20 from www.inthecity.co.uk/wristbands. IMPALA MEMBERS INPUT ON FRENCH NET CREATIVITY DEBATE The brainstorm wasn't just a fun conference session, it was part of Zelnik's brief from the French government to provide recommendations on how the cultural industries could be better using the internet to enable creatives, to give consumer's better access to those creatives' work, and to encourage commercial investment in creativity. Zelnik's 'mission' is linked to the much previously reported Creation & Internet law being introduced in France, which includes the measures to introduce a three-strike system to combat file-sharing. Part of the new legislation package is an obligation on the creative industries to consider and develop new ways of providing music and entertainment services via the net. Commenting on the session at the IMPALA AGM, Zelnick, who is also Co-President of the trade body, told CMU: "It is a great honour to receive such overwhelming support from my peers. Yesterday's meeting was an excellent opportunity for the mission to benefit from some of the most innovative brains in the business. I've worked with these people for years so it was no surprise that the ideas and creativity were very inspiring. I feel we've already made great progress". -------------------------------------------------- HANDS GETS REFLECTIVE ON THE BIG EMI PURCHASE Speaking at a Dow Jones conference yesterday, Hands admitted: "If the EMI auction started two weeks later, it wouldn't have occurred. We wouldn't have bought it. We'd have 90 percent of our funds still to invest and we'd look like geniuses". Of course since buying the struggling music firm Hands has instigated sweeping cuts to reduce the overheads of the major's recorded music arm, and set about introducing a totally new business culture based on monetizing artist relationships, and providing marketing and distribution services to self-releasing artists and other labels, rather than focusing exclusively on buying up master recording rights, most of which provide a very poor return on investment. But despite those efforts - and some improvement in terms of revenues - the company continues to struggle, partly because the costs of the downsizing and restructuring were significantly more than Terra Firma expected, and partly because the artist community (or rather the artist management community) proved to be a lot less willing to collaborate with EMI on non-recording projects than Hands seemed to expect. It didn't help that Terra Firma's acquisition of EMI landed the music firm with large and expensive debt commitments to Citigroup - debt commitments it's been hard to renegotiate or redistribute given the credit crunch - plus the company lost a lot of knowledge and contacts by cutting off quite so many senior execs during the restructure, and has since struggled to keep hold of the new senior appointments it has made. But despite seeming to regret his big EMI gamble, Hands insisted the company was doing much better now than when they acquired it. Earnings had gone from $80 million a year to just over $260 million, and were set to top $330 million this year. That said, EMI remains a burden for Terra Firma, and its future is still in the balance pending debt restructuring negotiations, which have been ongoing with Citigroup for sometime. Commenting on those negotiations, Billboard reports that Hands told the Dow Jones event: "Will we get to a solution that's a win-win for all stakeholders? I don't know, but I certainly know there's desire from all parties to do it. Right now, the reality is we're improving the company as much as we can". Allowing EMI to collapse isn't really in Citigroup's interests, which plays to Terra Firma's advantage in their negotiations with the US bank, though some say if the major's assets (ie its catalogues) were to be auctioned off - maybe the master recordings to Warner and the publishing catalogue to the KKR/Bertelsmann JV (yes, those rumours persist) - that might bring in enough cash to make cutting the good ship EMI loose a conceivable proposition. Time will tell I guess. Either way, I think it's fair to say EMI more than anyone could really do with people liking that new Robbie Williams album. BLACKBERRY'S U2 APP GOES LIVE Blackberry, of course, are sponsoring U2's current 360 Degree tour, and the free multi-media package is part of the mobile firm's partnership with the band. It's been a long time coming, and most people who have reviewed the final product seem to be a little under whelmed. There are samples of tracks from the band's recent album 'No Line On The Horizon' on there, and users can download the album for ten dollars should they want too, though you'd think anyone who'd go to the effort of downloading the app would already own the album. The rest of the app includes video clips, an interview, and a news feed and photo gallery also available via U2.com. The most interesting bit of the Blackberry whatnot is a location-based tool that enables fans at U2 gigs to communicate and share their experiences. This, though, isn't yet live. Oh well, the tour is only three months in. OBSERVER NOT TO CLOSE GMG said in a statement: "As announced earlier this year, [our newspaper division] Guardian News & Media is conducting a strategic review of its operations. One element of the wider process was a review of weekend publishing, which considered a range of different products and editorial structures across Saturday and Sunday. As a result of this review, GNM will develop its current weekend offering and introduce a greater degree of integration between the editorial teams of the Guardian and Observer". Quite what "closer integration" means in terms of head count remains to be seen. With the Guardian group needing to cut overheads to remain a viable business, a number of editorial jobs are expected to go. -------------------------------------------------- SCOTTISH ITV TO HAVE ITS OWN NEWS STV, like ITV in other regions, currently airs a local news show at 6pm with national news coming from London at 6.30pm. From later this year STV will broadcast a self-produced hourly news show at 6pm, where Scottish, British and international news will be combined. They will work directly with ITV news provider ITN on the new show. It's another move by STV to reduce the amount of programming it takes from the ITV network South of the border. STV has already stopped broadcasting some ITV drama shows, mainly because it wasn't willing to make the level of financial contribution to the shows ITV plc was demanding. As I'm sure we've previously reported, while London-based ITV plc now owns all the third channel franchises in England and Wales, the Scottish franchises are owned by STV. LAVIGNE AND WHIBLEY CONFIRM SPLIT In a post on her MySpace blog, Lavigne said: "Deryck and I have been together for 6 and a half years. We have been friends since I was 17, started dating when I was 19, and married when I was 21. I am grateful for our time together, and I am grateful and blessed for our remaining friendship. I admire Deryck and have a great amount of respect for him. He is the most amazing person I know and I love him with all my heart. Deryck and I are separating and moving forward on a positive note". If I'd found the most amazing person I knew who I loved with all my heart, I'd probably want to stay married to them. But I don't know the ins and outs of it, do I? Whibley has not yet made any comment himself. |
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