Business
U2 Had to Give New Album Away: Last One Was Heavily Discounted and Not a Hit
Much talk today about U2 giving away "500 million free albums" on iTunes. There's speculation they received between $10 and $30 million on some...
Business
U2 Gives Away New Album NOW, Skip Charts, And Who Cares? No Money in CD Sales
U2 has released its new album to iTunes subscribers today like right now, to all 500 million of them. Songs of Innocence is the...
Music
Alicia Keys New Song “We Are Here”: Social Issues and a Catchy Hook
I go back and forth on Alicia Keys-- too much sampling and "interpolating." But I do like this song and it has a great...
Movies
Toronto: Beach Boy Brian Wilson Gets Standing Ovation for Outstanding Biopic
William Pohlad is mostly known as a movie producer and wealthy Minnesotan whose family owns the Twins. Now he can add feature film director...
Celebrity
Pop: New One Direction Single “Fireproof” Here, New Album Coming
One Direction is a boy band that you probably don't care about. But this morning they announced their new release, the cleverly titled "Four."...
Music
Adele Withdrawal Causes 2 Unreleased “21” Tracks to Surface on the Web
It's an illness called Adele withdrawal. And so to slake that thirst, Sony has unofficially released two unknown tracks from Adele's "21" album. Originally...
Business
Neil Young’s Super MP3 Player, Pono: Won’t Be Coming in 2014
I was among those cheering on Neil Young for his Pono MP3 player. When he ran his Kickstarter campaign last winter, I championed it....
Celebrity
Watch Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga New Video– It Swings and She Can Sing!
Want to make a bet? Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga are going to open the Grammy show next February and win everything. The album...