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  • Danny Baker on Wippit

    So this week it finally happened; the Danny Baker podcast went to subscription only. A bit of background. Danny Baker’s been on the radio for years. In 2005, after a good stint on breakfast on BBC Radio London, he won the Sony Radio Award for DJ of the year. He promptly quit, returning to the…

  • Compilation Albums

    Wandering through Virgin Megastore yesterday, I came across two unlikely compilation albums – unlikely for very different reasons. First there was Cained. It’s a compilation of Michael Caine’s favourite chillout tracks. Yes – that Michael Caine. According to Caine’s “blog” he truly did pick these tunes, with the idea coming when he had dinner at…

  • Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

    I’ve just been listening to an amazing concert that I’m really annoyed I didn’t go to. I’m talking about the appearance of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela under its 26 year old conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Now before you go scooting on believing that I’m getting all high falootin’ talking about classical music, you…

  • Pirate Internet Radio

    A couple of great posts about internet radio revenues in the UK, from James (late of these parts) and Kevin Coy. While I might rail on incessently about record companies desperately trying to extend copyright periods for no good reason, I passionately believe that performers and artists deserve a fair remuneration for the broadcast of…

  • Last.fm and Future Music

    There was much excitement recently, when it was announced that a revamped Music Week would include a chart from Last.fm. This is the site, we’re told, that really discovered the Arctic Monkeys and so on. Now I must admit that I’ve never really persevered with Last.fm to the extent of using it properly. It might…

  • Charting Again

    Do you follow the charts? No, me neither. But I couldn’t help noticing that Elvis is having something of a resurgence. Currently there are three singles in the Top 40: Blue Suede Shoes is a “new” entry at no. 13. My Baby Left Me is a “new” entry at no. 19. Suspicious Minds is at…

  • MusicFirst

    I’m often going on about the iniquity of record companies and the things that they do or try to do. In particular, the foiled (so far) attempts to increase the performance copyright from the current fifty years. But I must admit, I do have sympathy with the current campaign, highlighted in this week’s Music Week…

  • Football Commentaries on Commercial Radio

    Once upon a time you could be pretty sure that if you wanted to listen to your local football team, one station locally or another would be carrying a commentary. In recent years the prices for rights have increased as local clubs, especially Premiership ones, have more competition, and stations battled to win the rights.…

  • Copyright Extensions Rejected – The Music Industry Response

    The coverage of the Government’s rejection of extending performance copyright in Music Week (the industry trade magazine – all behind a paywall) is surprisingly muted. There’s just a piece on page 6 indicating that the fight must now be taken to Europe, and an editorial that somehow saw this singular decision as a failure to…

  • Copyright Extension Rejected

    The government has come out and rejected calls to extend copyright on music performances from 50 years as it currently stands. As I’ve said on a number of occasions, this is suddenly a hot potato because Elvis and Beatles tracks are suddenly falling out of copyright in this country, and a cash cow is finally…

  • Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

    Off to the Barbican to see Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform pieces under the heading Full Steam Ahead. I saw him perform here a few years back and once again it’s a sold out crowd with just a couple more performances happening in the UK as part of the JLCO…

  • Proms 2007

    This Friday sees the start of the new Proms season, and I really must try to make time to get along to a few again. I actually quite fancy Saturday’s Music from Great British Films concert that ties in with BBC Two’s Summer of British Film, although being a Saturday will mean getting there early,…

  • Snow Patrol at the O2

    I visted the O2 last night (previously the Dome) for a “secret” Snow Patrol gig that was an invitation only affair for many of the people who worked on the site, or had something to do with it. My involvement is minimal to non-existent – I supplied the odd piece of data to a friend…