http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob A weekly dive into the music business. hourly 1 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob_335x120.jpg http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob110105limewire_and_the_ria <p> At the behest of record labels, last October, US District Judge, Kimba Woods ordered LimeWire, the popular file-sharing service to suspend its peer-to-peer site. The judge ruled that LimeWire had committed copyright infringement, was engaged in unfair competition and had induced others to also commit copyright infringement... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob110105limewire_and_the_ria">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/488903/ob_2011-01-05-195403.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob110105limewire_and_the_ria/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob110105limewire_and_the_ria Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:44:00 -0800 KCRW 2011-01-06T02:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101222ipad_apps <p> No doubt about it. The most exciting growth in the record business this year has come from Apple. In fact, Apple has dominated the last decade of excitement in the record business with the iPod, iTunes, and the iPad. The iPad applications have taken the company's old motto, Think Different, into a whole new direction... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101222ipad_apps">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/482787/ob_2010-12-22-194127.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101222ipad_apps/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101222ipad_apps Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:44:00 -0800 KCRW 2010-12-23T02:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101215emi_spotify_and_goog <p> Guy Hands may finally be losing control of his company, EMI Music Group, to their chief investor, the financial bank Citigroup. EMI owes Citibank almost $3 billion. Mr. Hands recently signaled to his closest allies to expect the worst... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101215emi_spotify_and_goog">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/478895/ob_2010-12-15-173635.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101215emi_spotify_and_goog/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101215emi_spotify_and_goog Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:44:00 -0800 KCRW 2010-12-16T02:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101201creative_protection <p> As we come upon the close of another year, it's hard not to be just a little nostalgic. Think about how much has changed in your life in the last ten years. How much of that change has been built on the backs of hard work and creative vision... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101201creative_protection">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/469709/ob_2010-12-01-182909.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101201creative_protection/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101201creative_protection Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:44:00 -0800 KCRW 2010-12-02T02:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101124advertising_as_marke <p> Pomplamoose, the Bay area music duo, have done it again. Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte had already built a strong following around the country, making quirky music videos at home. Last year, they sold over 100,000 tracks out of their living room with only a little touring... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101124advertising_as_marke">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/468345/ob_2010-11-29-173745.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101124advertising_as_marke/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101124advertising_as_marke Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:44:00 -0800 KCRW 2010-11-25T02:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101117the_beatles_the_long <p> The Beatles catalog has finally made it to ITunes. It’s a business deal ten years in the making. </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101117the_beatles_the_long">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/462563/ob_2010-11-17-200403.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101117the_beatles_the_long/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101117the_beatles_the_long Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:44:00 -0800 KCRW 2010-11-18T02:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101110radical_act <p> Punk rock music had its roots in the mid 1970's with bands like The Ramones, The Sex Pistols and The Clash. The defiant act of getting onstage, regardless of one's music experience, and embracing your unguarded truth in electrified raw sound created an entirely new genre. Punk rock was a social movement about brutal naked emotion, kicking the established norms of the day. But how can you really have a social movement without sexual politics... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101110radical_act">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/457085/ob_2010-11-10-201625.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101110radical_act/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101110radical_act Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:44:00 -0800 KCRW 2010-11-11T02:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101103the_soundexchange_de <p> The record business has notoriously been a closed mouth business. There's been little airing of laundry in public. But the digital music business is a bit more progressive... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101103the_soundexchange_de">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/452933/ob_2010-11-04-141633.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101103the_soundexchange_de/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101103the_soundexchange_de Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:44:00 -0700 KCRW 2010-11-04T01:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101027the_record_business_ <p> Predicting the future is often a fool's game, especially in the record industry. The business is a complex environment, with many micro-climates – each one affecting the next. One significant shift of a large retailer, a talent agency or technology company can alter the overall infrastructure. With all the changes in the last decade, this is one industry craving stability. But that is definitely not in the cards... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101027the_record_business_">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/447507/ob_2010-10-27-184007.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101027the_record_business_/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101027the_record_business_ Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:44:00 -0700 KCRW 2010-10-28T01:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101020this_years_statistic <p> In the film The Social Network, the character of Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster, claims he ruined the record business with his disruptive digital online company. While I think that's a misstatement of the truth, now 10 years later, here's where the record industry really sits... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101020this_years_statistic">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/442303/ob_2010-10-20-185603.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101020this_years_statistic/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101020this_years_statistic Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:44:00 -0700 KCRW 2010-10-21T01:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101006living_room_access <p> Since the 1960's, television has had an inextricable relationship with music. Whether Ed Sullivan and The Beatles, Michael Jackson with MTV, Eminem, Lady Gaga, or …name your favorite artist, it's hard to recall the song, without remembering the visuals... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob101006living_room_access">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/432808/ob_2010-10-06-202008.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101006living_room_access/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob101006living_room_access Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:44:00 -0700 KCRW 2010-10-07T01:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100929how_did_we_g <p> While many believe the decline in the US record market is due to digital technology, I believe it is in fact due to a series of business decisions, made over fifty years, dating back to the 1940’s... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob100929how_did_we_g">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/427876/ob_2010-09-29-175116.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100929how_did_we_g/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100929how_did_we_g Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:44:00 -0700 KCRW 2010-09-30T01:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100922harry_nilsson <p> Last Friday, the documentary Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him) opened in LA at the Laemmle Sunset 5. For those who may not know, Harry Nilsson was an interesting singer/songwriter from the 1960's and 70's. His work was diverse. He could blindsided you like he did with the opening line to "One", a song later made famous by Three Dog Night. </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob100922harry_nilsson">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/422312/ob_2010-09-22-203212.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100922harry_nilsson/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100922harry_nilsson Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:44:00 -0700 KCRW 2010-09-23T01:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100915the_uke <p> Recently, I was walking in a crowded San Francisco farmers' market. While checking out the strawberries, I heard three female voices cut through the din of shoppers. These ladies were good! Singing in vocal harmony, each played a ukulele, in a style befitting of the Andrew Sisters... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob100915the_uke">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/416246/ob_2010-09-15-202746.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100915the_uke/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100915the_uke Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:44:00 -0700 KCRW 2010-09-16T01:44:00Z Show http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100908apple_facebook_and_g <p> The big news in the music business is that Apple has just announced the launch of its own social networking site, Ping. There are many good reasons Apple is getting into social networking... </p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kcrw.com/media-player/mediaPlayer2.html?type=audio&id=ob100908apple_facebook_and_g">Listen</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://download.kcrw.com/audio/410710/ob_2010-09-08-191010.6929.mp3">Download</a><br/><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100908apple_facebook_and_g/embed-audio" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="268"></embed> application/x-shockwave-flash 424 268 transparent http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob100908apple_facebook_and_g Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:44:00 -0700 KCRW 2010-09-09T01:44:00Z Show