Like Al Pacino in “The Godfather Part III,” just when eco warrior Al Gore thinks he’s pulled himself free of Washington, D.C.’s partisan politics, he gets pulled right back into the muck. Former Democratic Vice President Gore, one of the organizers behind the July 7 global-climate-crisis-awareness concert Live Earth , has run into opposition from Senate Republicans over his plans to have one of the eight worldwide shows take place in D.C. And, depending on who you believe, the objection to the concert is either a matter of simple parliamentary procedure or just politics as usual. Oklahoma Republican Senator James… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 7. Originally aired March 22, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Sherwood, Three Days Grace, The Used, Secondhand Serenade, Holiday Parade, Test Your Reflex, Faber Drive, The Black List Club, and The Scene Aesthetic.
Somehow, Sanjaya did it again. This year’s most improbable “American Idol” survivor dodged the elimination bullet once again on Wednesday – maybe it was the “crying girl” who helped him out – on a night when voters sent home one of the season’s most promising singers, Stephanie Edwards. With a reported 30 million votes cast, Edwards, 19, got the boot after her shaky performance of Dusty Springfield’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” on Tuesday night’s British Invasion-themed evening of tunes. The end came after singing a song whose lyrics turned out to be ironically prophetic (“You don’t… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 6. Originally aired March 15, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Mae, Arcade Fire, Tilt, Robbie Williams, Blink-182, Army Of Freshmen, Gorillaz, Me Mom and Morgentaler, and Donovan Frankenreiter.
After the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decided to drastically increase the royalties paid to musicians and record labels for streaming songs online, National Public Radio (NPR) will begin fighting the decision on Friday, March 16 by filing a petition for reconsideration with the CRB panel. The suggested new rates would increase to $.0008 per-play for 2006 (retroactively), $.0011 for 2007, $.0014 in 2008, $.0018 in 2009 and $.0019 for 2010, which could put some Internet broadcasters out of business and force public radio stations to quit streaming online. “This is a stunning, damaging decision for public radio and its commitment… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 5. Originally aired March 8, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Yellowcard, The Reason, Stefy, The Bravery, Saves The Day, Mission District, Weezer, American Hi-Fi, and Travis.
Every day, the roughly one million people who visit the iTunes Store home page are presented with several dozen albums, TV shows and movie downloads to consider buying — out of the four million such goods the Apple site offers. This prime promotion is analogous to a CD being displayed at the checkout stands of all 940 Best Buy stores or featured on the front page of Target’s ad circular. How do bands get these boosts? Who decides whether Arcade Fire is plugged at the top of the iTunes site — or whether Nickelback gets no mention? Apple has jettisoned… Read more »
Atlanta-based cruise company Sixthman has announced the return of three popular music cruises from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Barenaked Ladies and Sister Hazel, which will set sail early next year. Sixthman will launch Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Simple Man, the Rock Boat VIII and Barkenaked Ladies’ Ships & Dip III in conjunction with Carnival Cruise Lines starting in January 2008. Each cruise will feature live performances, artist meet and greets, Q&A sessions and other onboard activities. Onsales begin this month. “Sometimes you’ll think that a cruise is for the newlywed, the nearly dead or the overfed, but when it comes to musicians playing cruises,… Read more »
Season 3, Episode 4. Originally aired March 1, 2007 on idobi Radio. Music from Sugarcult, Silverchair, As Tall As Lions, Hollywood Undead, Silversun Pickups, Paolo Nutini, Waking Eyes, Box Car Racer, and Gary Jules.
Republican Senator John McCain confirmed his much-expected presidential run on “Late Show With David Letterman” Wednesday night – and was promptly caught up in fresh controversy less than a day later. “Americans are very frustrated, and they have every right to be,” McCain said on Letterman’s program, in regards to the Iraq war. “We’ve wasted a lot of our most precious treasure, which is American lives.” That statement drew ire from Democrats, prompting the Democratic National Committee to demand on Thursday (March 1) that he apologize for using the term “wasted.” “Senator McCain should apologize immediately for his callous comments,”… Read more »
