Don't Judge a Blog by its Genre

Go into your local bookstore or library. Books everywhere -- and I'm totally addicted, but that's a different post -- all different kinds of books ... . Books_2 Coffee Table books, How-To books, Biographies, Business, Motivation, Music, Animated ... of books by all walks of authors for all types of people. We don't all write like Robert B. Parker [more...]

Date: 2008-06-21 12:51:20
Blog: ConverStations: Busines...

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Yahoo! Finance: BGP News

Borders Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates book, music, and movie superstores. It also operates mall-based bookstores. The company�s Borders superstores segment offer books, bargain books, music, movies, and periodical titles across various categories, which include jazz, classical, and world music, as well [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 22:55:11
Blog: CRWE NEWS Crown Equity ...

Whither Goes Bertelsmann?

I've done a number of posts this year on Random House and its parent company, Bertelsmann ... since 1998. The hope was that Dohle, who had no publishing experience, would open up new lines ... in the United States, including "book, DVD and music club brands like Doubleday Book Club, Book [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 01:04:00
Blog: Maya Reynolds...

Private Tracker Watch: Demonoid registrations open - 6/9/2008

This will be good news for all those who missed out on our Demonoid invitation giveaways ... ://www.demonoid.com/register.php Categories: Anime Applications Audio Books Books Comics Games Miscellaneous Movies Music Music Videos Pictures TV [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 04:13:31
Blog: FILEnetworks Blog...

Book Notes - Susannah Felts ("This Will Go Down on Your Permanent Record")

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books ... So you might deduce from these facts that music is significant in this book, and you would be correct. I’m not sure I could write anything about teenagers without music being significant. I still feel pretty [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 16:15:14
Blog: largehearted boy: a mus...

Lesson for Kindle fans and other e-bookers? ‘What if Apple stopped issuing DRM keys?’ Same danger?

Paul Biba, a valued TeleBlog contributor, was spot on when he praised the Kindle’s easy of use. No need for geekdom ... has just asked  a valid question that could apply to e-books, not just online music: What if Apple stopped ... t own DRM music or books or DRMed anything for real. You’re at the mercy of the company with the DRM [more...]

Date: 2008-08-03 16:36:20
Blog: TeleRead: Bring the E-B...

Closing Bell Link Dump

The Fed blows it. MoneyAndMarkets Darren loses impromptu one on one battle with Kobe. SportsBiz The cultural permeation of books and music. ... Portfolio The business of comic book auctions. NYT Swimmer babe Amanda Beard sells her sweet California home. RealEstalker Credit card risk-based pricing is a myth. Consumerist Anheuser [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 23:28:00
Blog: WALL STREET FIGHTER | B...

The obscurity of ‘purity’ and Christ-honoring art, part 2

Last week’s column, the first in this three-part series, began with a rebuttal to the pervasive notion among some Christians ( ... music, reading the same books as others. After all, they’re just movies, music, books; I’m mature [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 14:05:26
Blog: Speculative Faith...

Monday's Music Briefing: Beatles, RIAA & Much More

HYPEBOT FEATURES: Live Nation Chairman Michael Cohl is reduced a consultant Top 10 Indie Music Marketing Tools Facebook roars past MySpace ... ) Skyline_black_blue_low_res > Skyline Music is the music booking agency that sponsors Hypebot ... Beatles_logo Did you miss anything? Our Music 2.0 Week In Review > Representatives [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 11:24:39
Blog: hypebot...

How to download free books, music, and movies from local libraries

In a time when practically any question can be answered through a Google search, brick-and-mortar libraries are evolving to remain relevant. Rather than cede ground to search engines, e-book readers, and download services, more than ... , music, and movies – free of charge. The embodiment of this effort parked outside Boston’s City Hall [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 08:16:11
Blog: Innovation | csmonitor....

NYMF: I Come for Love to Love Jerry

Shall we continue with our look at full productions being presented at the New York Musical Theatre Festival this year, ... be the next title of show . I Come For Love Logo I Come for Love Book, Music, Lyrics by Terrence ... Sheffield Music by Buddy Sheffield and Keith Thompson SYNOPSIS: ‘Tater country is turned spud-side [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 16:02:59
Blog: Man In Chair: Musings o...

Book Notes - Janis Ian ("Society's Child: My Autobiography")

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books ... with either the artist or her music. As I listened to the two-disc greatest hits collection, Best ... is instead a juicily entertaining look at an unusual life in show business." In her own words, here [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 17:22:21
Blog: largehearted boy: a mus...

A Tale of Two Cities Novel

<!-- .style3 {font-weight: bold} --> "A Tale of Two Cities" Book Wiki-pedia Information The story of two cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens ... producers are Barbara Russell and Ron Sharpe, and the creative team includes Tony Walton (Scenery [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 07:09:46
Blog: World's best timepass w...

Tour Tracker: 3OH!3, Brian “Head” Welch and STS9

Photo: Sarah Cass Boulder, Colorado electro-MCs 3OH! ... Welch September 9 - Tempe, AZ @ Zia Records September 11 - Hollywood, CA @ Borders Books & Music September 12 - Seattle, WA @ Eliot Bay Books September 13 - Portland, OR @ Music Millennium September [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 17:55:30
Blog: Music News ...

Krugman: The economics of abundance

New York Times columnist and economist Paul Krugman started a bit of a scuffle with his column about how “freeconomics” is affecting various content ... years ago — when many of those who are now running music companies and movie studios weren’t even ... industries, including music and books. In a post at Silicon Alley Insider, Hank Williams slams [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 01:30:31
Blog: mathewingram.com/work...

Observer Writer Jesse Hughey Named Clubs Editor

In case you missed his posting, Friday was Rich Lopez’s last day as the Dallas Observer’s clubs editor ... , I have the formidable task of taking over for him. That means club owners, music booking agents, promoters, musicians or anyone else who wants a music event listed on our web site or in our paper should send info [more...]

Date: 2008-05-07 20:58:46
Blog: DC9 At Night...

What’s your frequency, Jehovah?

It’s been a hoot this week watching various progressive bloggers (including myself) ... (though not everything) about a book. (Harp music and wavy lines…) Below are concordances for two parenting books, with the 100 most common words in order of frequency (in batches of ten for easier [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 12:42:59
Blog: The Meming of Life Pare...

Peter Cox's Set into Song

Take a communist playwright, actor, singer, and songwriter and introduce him to a young American musician and singer half his age. They fall in love ... on the cover of Peter Cox's latest book, Set into Song. The book that all folk music lovers wish ... material and at times a handbook for radio producers. The latter part continues with a number [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 07:23:58
Blog: Your Gateway to the Wor...

Question Why didn't Disney build their European parks in the UK?

Why didn't Disney build their... by pussnboots Today 04:40 PM Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (18 Viewing) ... ) All the world's a stage . . . Discuss! Sub-Forums: TV Books Movies Theatre Music What book ... . closing... by visionsfantastic Yesterday 05:13 PM Go to last post Disney Business [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 22:17:02
Blog: MiceChat - Powered by v...

Groucho Marx, Grilled Cheese and Me, by Deb Kristina

Hi there, I’m Kristina. Often known as Kris. I’m an author, a journalist, a wife and mother, and (twice) an amateur stage actress ( ... into my pajamas I’ll never know.” I enjoy highbrow culture like opera, classical music and intense ... bookseller for my local indie bookstore, Schuler Books and Music. I’m co-editor for fiction at Literary [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 10:00:53
Blog: The Debutante Ball ...

BigTime Entertainment- History (continues)

Kintz and Robertson spent four years as a part of an alternative rock band called Faded. “Ryan and I had been playing in bands together since junior high, but most of them never even ... books about growing your music career without the help of record labels, managers, or booking agents.” [more...]

Date: 2008-05-14 13:00:12
Blog: 352 Media...

Hypebot Joins ArtistDish Podcast Debut

I've been thinking about podcasting as another great way to communicate the interesting things happening in music 2 ... and digital @ PatWoodward.com Bruce Houghton (me) runs booking agency Skyline Music ... Woodward, that's changed. Every couple of weeks I'll join Pat and fellow new music industry traveler [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 09:45:49
Blog: hypebot...

Where Have All The Good Managers Gone?

Acerbic music commentator Bob Lefsetz recently wrote a column Saving The Music Business: Machine_yellow_2 "Want to save the music business? ... . But as the head of Skyline Music, a booking agency with both established and developing acts ... the skills needed to help artists succeed in the new music business. 10 or 20 years ago hundreds of smart [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 14:14:15
Blog: hypebot...

The Nomination

The Nomination by nattyreb 6 Hours Ago ... XXPANTHAXX Conscious Entertainment - Hip Hop - Poetry - Books - Music - Movies - TV Black ... readings and suggested books The Slave Community by Nia Imani 1 Day Ago Go to last post [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 05:39:23
Blog: Assata Speaks - Hands O...

Shorties

The Stranger interviews Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn. What made you decide to put the album out on iTunes a month before the physical CD? ... them to happen. The one real trick is that I play music a lot, so that helps. But I play music only ... longlisted books for the 2008 Man Asia Prize have been announced. Tiny Mix Tapes gathers a list if [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 14:01:37
Blog: largehearted boy: a mus...

ASK SOUL SIDES

In an effort to improve our site's interactivity... Ask...anything you've ever wanted to know about music, records, writing, finding ramen, etc. ... organic nor make any sense: see "world music." But as to where one learns it - certainly, if you read music magazines or books, that's one place to pick up a basic vocabulary for different genres [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 23:33:51
Blog: soul sides...

English tutoring job available

English tutoring job available by karuna Today 18:11 Go to last post 1,882 25,520 Arts, Entertainment, and Food in India (17 Viewing) From Books to Thalis. Sub-Forums: Books, Music, and Movies, Dogs, Cats, and Langurs, Sports in India, Indian Cooking and Cuisine, Indian Recipes, Photography, Humour - It Only Happens [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 09:50:55
Blog: India Travel Forum | In...

Tim Ferriss interview

One of the best things any movie, book, or music can do is permanently change you. Tim Ferriss’ #1 bestselling book, The 4-Hour Workweek, changed my life. Whether you are a musician, entrepreneur, employee, or all three, everyone has too much stuff you have to do, and not enough time for the stuff you want to do [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 05:31:19
Blog: Derek Sivers...

Scholarly Confirmation Requested

Everyone knows that Gita Sarabhai gave to John Cage the definition of the purpose of music that her teacher had given her: " ... Musick's Monument, his only treatise on music and his only book published that year, and I can't find ... of Baroque music with any authority. And now I'm starting to imagine Harrison and Cage sitting [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 20:15:54
Blog: New Music reBlog...

As I prepare to move to Word Press (I am organizing old posts I want to keep and move there, esp. photos, Obama stuff, 'classics' etc.) ... . Topics - politics, culture, religion, art, books, music, and of course photography. The new blog ... and I have to focus on business, ie photography. Amy got exhausted after a few years, too. Whether it'll have any [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 14:30:18
Blog: Food fight in the cafet...

@ London Calling: Video Interview: Feargal Sharkey Demands 'iPod Tax'

Former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey, of Teenage Kicks fame, ... already impose such a surcharge on hardware makers that allow music, books, movies and other copyrighted ... used the London Calling music conference to demand a levy on gadgets that allow music to be copied [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 19:37:56
Blog: paidContent:UK ...

The next phase of libraries rolls into town

In a time when practically any question can be answered through a Google search, brick-and-mortar libraries are evolving to remain relevant ... 7,500 US libraries are adopting their competitor’s tricks and offering digital means to access books, music, and movies – free of charge. The embodiment of this effort parked outside Boston’s City Hall [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 04:14:14
Blog: Books | csmonitor.com...

All is Well

August 7, 2008 Family, Kids, Personal, Travel   The Kindle is fixed and I’m finished with the vampire & werewolf escapades ... (soccer, fencing, music lessons, book clubs).  Sometimes I think about just pulling my kids out of school ... , live on my father-in-law’s sailboat, bring my mom along as a tutor for the kids.  Anything that’ [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 00:17:09
Blog: yoga gumbo...

Goodbye 20th Century : A Biography of Sonic Youth + CONTEST!

If your summer reading list has thus far consisted solely of trashy novels and takeout menus, I hope you are suitably shamed ... some of its cache in recent years. By telling the band's story against the changing landscape of popular music, Browne's book reveals what make Sonic Youth go, the indelible impact they've had on the music [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 15:06:02
Blog: My Old Kentucky Blog : ...

5 Myths About Social Networking

by Jim Neusom Founder, BDPA Nevada ChapterOwner, City Lights Software As and online professional I maintain a major presence on most social ... , Rich Media and digital content in the new millennium; writers, Directors, Producers, Actors ... interested in them, their field of endeavor, or lifestyle (music, books, sports, etc) Myth [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 12:00:00
Blog: Electronic Village...

Fresh Etsy Pixx: Joanna Rutter

Periodically, I will be choosing new Etsy sellers who I think are on the rise, or who should be on the rise, ... for me! il_430xn27353710.jpg 6. List some of your favorites..books, music, films, magazines ... saw piercing silver and it plays a large part in my work. 2. How long have you been in business [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 14:31:48
Blog: Indie Fixx ...

Esther Dyson: Release 0.9 -- Search 2.0

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer did a wonderful duet up on stage, but Bill said a few more things at dinner that struck me ... categories Bill mentioned (if I remember right): travel, music, finance, consumer electronics, books ... editorial content. And it;s true: Craigslist is a fine business without any encumbering news/editorial [more...]

Date: 2008-05-28 23:34:41
Blog: Breaking News and Opini...

Old and damned like a grave

Old and damned like a grave Do you remember what it was like back in the old days when we had a New Economy? ... . Whatever the product — software, books, music, movies — the cost of creation would have to be recouped ... Indeed, it turns out that the Dead were business pioneers. (…) Downloads are steadily undermining [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 09:05:07
Blog: the new shelton wet/dry...

ArtBeat the heat this year

Mayor’s choice rocks Somerville By Caitlin Jackson Ab1 It’s not every mayor who shows promise in booking musical talent ... began with a blast Friday night at the Seven Hills Park Stage where, despite a light rain, bands ... who sprawled out on the grass to watch the bands. ArtBeat festivities continued all day Saturday and beat [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 18:06:24
Blog: The Somerville News...

Waiting for a Baby: Report (9:53am)

   Waiting for a baby is a contrary experience, like fleeing a hurricane or trying to get your news from Fox ... , Layton Austen Davis, a little boy who, apparently, knows neither how to spell Leighton nor Austin ... our love of books and music, populist in our politics, disciplined in lifestyle, aristocratic [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 15:01:53
Blog: aintsobad...

SUMMER & FALL INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE Virtual internships - location is not a problem - are available at Hypbebot.com and our parent company, booking agency Skyline Music. These are unpaid positions with flexible ... : HYPEBOT - These internships include research within the music and tech industries and writing [more...]

Date: 2008-05-12 04:09:10
Blog: hypebot...

Networking Outside the Box

Networking Tips From Anthony Kammerhofer of the band http://www.my-other-brother.com/ and he works with http://www.sonicbids ... genre there, but I think it could inspire listeners to also search for alternative ways in booking ... Your Music Career: 39 Ways Musicians, Bands and Record Labels Can Reduce Expenses and Prosper in Today’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 23:42:41
Blog: Do you want more gigs, ...

Want To See Beacon Done Right? Look At These Apps

Last year Facebook had to shelve plans for Beacon, the advertising platform that told your friends what you were buying ... , ReadingSocial, ReelSocial, etc.). But the idea is simple. Each one lets you check out what kind of music, books, or movies your friends like, and lets put up your own recommendations. The company makes [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 14:28:00
Blog: Silicon Alley Insider...

When books are no longer books

Stories may live on, but books don’t last forever. At some point, they wear out or just age to the point where they are no longer useful ... the pages into not-quite-blank books. Old out-dated dictionaries and almanacs combine with sheet music and other scraps for a little book ready to be filled up. I must admit I’m charmed by the romance [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 01:00:22
Blog: propernoun dot net ...

BPM Sneak Preview

I’m now holding a copy of Paul Sizer’s BPM, the upcoming graphic novel about an aspiring New York DJ. It looks gorgeous! ... name and artist at the bottom. The music is also available through iTunes. You can preorder ... BPM Order this book In keeping with the urban music scene setting, it’s all neon colors and grimy [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 19:55:38
Blog: Comics Worth Reading...

August 2008 Reading: Science Friday

I first heard of Thomas S. Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions in a Law & Rhetoric class in law school ... - the activities and approaches by which most scientists spend most of their careers making ... .  I highly recommend this book. The Music of the Primesby Marcus du Sautoy stood in for his newer book [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 19:59:35
Blog: Bookpress...

The music's too loud and you can't hear the lyrics

Today's Nature has a teeth-grittingly bitchy review of psychologist Daniel Levitin's new music and psychology book The World In Six Songs that would ... to be applying the 'basic plots' idea to music. This is widely discussed in literature where many people ... in stories, literature and plays throughout history. Link to hatchet job in Nature. Link [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 21:45:02
Blog: Mind Hacks...

Vintage Ukulele Books, Ana’ole on eBay

Since I spend a fair proportion of my time writing about the ukulele, so it’s only natural that I’m fascinated by my uke teaching forebears ... Instrument with Keoki E. Awai from 1916. Also available is the Sam Fox Modern Method for the Ukulele ... has a collection of scans of vintage music instruction books including NB Bailey’s A Practical Method for [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 17:00:43
Blog: Ukulele Hunt...

Preschool At Home

    I’m doing it!  I have found a free curriculum online for my two year old.  I am going to start it Monday!  Thankfully, I am not alone ... word, weekly nursery rhyme, as well as a list of suggested books, poems, and music to coordinate [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 05:19:23
Blog: Shake The Salt...

A STRIKING PREDICTION FOR ANYONE IN THE CREATIVE BUSINESS

Paul Krugman's Op Ed in Friday's New York Times should be bone chilling for anyone working in the creative end of the business world ... of creative activity cheaply, or even give it away. Whatever the product — software, books, music, movies — ... business pioneers. Rolling Stone recently published an article titled “Rock’s New Economy: Making [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 03:11:07
Blog: Scott...

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