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January 01, 1990 - November 26, 2012 + On the Beat
File Sharing, Next Generation 
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Every country handles peer-to-peer downloading differently. Here in the US, in federal court this week, four high level members of the website, "Rabid Neurosis" were...
The Beatles
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Today, on the ninth day, of the ninth month, in 2009, The Beatleshave once again invaded. This time, the landing pad is the world stage,...
Music Scenes
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090826music_scenes
Have you ever wondered what makes a music scene thrive? Think back to Seattle during the grunge period, or the punk movement in New...
Summits and Conferences
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090819summits_and_conferen
This week, I attended an invitation-only record industry summit in LA. About 50 mid- and high-level players from all sectors sat in the backyard of...
Tenenbaum, the Pirates and the BC Dash
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090805tenenbaum_the_pirate
Chalk up another win up for the RIAA. Last week, the record industry organization won its second victory in their war against illegal downloading. On...
Sonicbids
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090729sonicbids
Like many industries, the record business has been turned on its ear since the Internet. Universal web access has created a massive democratization of rock...
Rock in Museums
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090722rock_in_museums
When you think of an art museum, you probably think of a venue more in line with pondering than with partying. And if there's a...
Financing Records
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090715financing_records
You gotta feel for musicians these days. It can be deflating to constantly hear about a once-thriving industry, the imbalance of economics at record labels,...
The People Meter
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090708the_people_meter
This story involves a billion-dollar device, a secret society of business executives, the Federal Communications Commission, and a
little radio station housed in a basement...
Michael Jackson
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090701michael_jackson
Michael Jackson was an artist who transcended fame and stardom and sat firmly in the realm of an icon. It’s possible we may never see...
Jammie Thomas and Bruce Springsteen
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The case brought against Jammie Thomas for illegally downloading 24 songs came to a close last Thursday. Thomas was found guilty for willfully violating the...
Bopaboo, Jammie Thomas and the Persian Bay
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090617bopaboo_jammie_thoma
Great ideas are built on thinking differently. There's a new website called Bopaboo that hopes to solve the record business' current woes. The site...
Pirates and Pirates
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090610pirates_and_pirates
This week, the Pirate Party won 7.1 percent of the Swedish vote. The Pirate Party is a young, technically savvy political group who now occupy...
EMusic and Live Nation
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ob/ob090603emusic_and_live_nati
The record business has long been criticized for its lack of adaptation
to the changing music market. At first the excuse was somewhat
understandable. We had a...
Napster, Choruss and Leaky Pipes
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If you were to re-tell the history of the music industry, you would have to divide it into two parts: Everything that happened before Napster,...
