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It's Fox's 'Idol' to the rescue
Having come to Fox's rescue on more than one occasion, "American Idol" this year faces a far tougher mission: keeping the lights on in TV land during one of the medium's darkest hours. A one-two punch of lower fall ratings and a crippling writers strike has pretty much put the season in turnaround. Now, just like the return of the latenight talkers, industryites are praying the reappearance of "Idol" will be a shot in the arm for all the nets, not just Fox. "It's important to show that network TV is still healthy and able to get through a strike," one wag says, noting that reality shows are already proving to be potent strike-contingency programming. NBC, for example, has seen boffo numbers from "American Gladiators," "Deal or No Deal" and "The Biggest Loser." And ABC's Wednesday duo of "Wife Swap" and "Supernanny" are doing as well or better than the scripted hits they replaced.
Rapper Releases 12 Mixtapes In 12 Months
The mixtape game has always been a promotional tool for rappers, but a Brooklyn New York artist is planning to release 12 mixapes over the course of the next 12 months. Rapper Sha Stimuli has undertaken the thorny task of producing the mixtape series as a way for him to speak to the Hip-Hop community, without coursing through typical corporate entities like radio and video outlets. "Money isn't the goal, I can't say its buzz either because there's no guarantee I will get people talking," the Brooklyn rapper told AllHipHop.com. "I'm still making music so I think it makes sense to release it. I really love music and who knows if the politics of this game will allow me to ever get what I deserve from it? So with these I'm in the driver's seat." Recently, many rappers have adopted similar grassroots philosophies to control their destinies, as the music industry has radically changed with the rise of the digital era.
McCloskey’s offbeat
Don McCloskey has it.
The guy is clever, and hes got a deft sense of what makes a good folk song satire, humor and relevant commentary on the times. To top it off, he has an incredibly warm, but edgy, voice and a knack for emphatic intonation.
By all measures, the Bristol-born musician has everything it takes to be a stellar traditional singer-songwriter.
Yet McCloskey seems far from interested in pursuing that path. That was made evident at the release party for his sophomore CD Northern Liberties at Johnny Brendas during the spring, when enthralled fans watched as McCloskey hung from the balcony, swearing profanely through a bullhorn with a little hip hop call-and-response.
Of course, that particular song also was touched with some banjo-plucking as well.
Casting Complete for London's Jersey Boys
The forthcoming London production of Jersey Boys has announced its entire cast. The Tony-winning Broadway show will open at the Prince Edward Theatre March 18 following previews that begin Feb. 28. The London cast will be headed by Ryan Molloy (On the Town, English National Opera) as Frankie Valli, Stephen Ashfield (Taboo) as Bob Gaudio, Glenn Carter (Jesus Christ Superstar, West End and Broadway) and Phillip Bulcock (Golden Boy, Of Mice and Men and "Hanrahan Investigates" for Channel Five). The cast also features Simon Adkins (Bob Crewe), Suzy Bastone (Mary Delgado), Michelle Francis (Francine), Jye Frasca (Joey), Tom Lorcan (Knuckles), Tee Jaye (Barry), Stuart Milligan (Gyp DeCarlo), Amy Pemberton (Lorraine), Joseph Prouse (Norm Waxman) and Griffin Stevens (Hank Majewski). Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons comprising Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi and how this group of blue-collar guys from the wrong side of the tracks became one of the biggest American and international pop music sensations of all time.
Prince Takes Down Another Video With His Music Playing In The ...
You and the big media corporations apparently, but that's just not the case. Legal issues aside, do you honestly think an artist should be able to exert this level of control over this kind of non-commercial usage of copyright-protected material? (reply to this comment) (link to this comment) Re: Wrong!! by Ima Fish on Jan 11th, 2008 @ 12:37pm "If that clip were allowed to stand unchallenged then a well-funded organization could make their own high-quality clip with Prince's music in the background and then use it as a lead-in to a new TV program or a block-buster movie and not pay Prince one cent." Learn how to make an analogy. The cabbie example is a non-commercial use. Your example is a commercial use. That's the difference and that difference is key.
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