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Fading to black -- Hollywood's cuckoo clocks and Blockbuster stores
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsYou know the old saying, "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." Not in Hollywood. The city's $86,000 electronic clocks on the water tower at I-95 and Sheridan Street are completely kaput again, the latest in a never-ending......Tags: Arts, Margate, Companies and Corporations, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Tamarac
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'Side Effects' review: Soderbergh goes out with his usual style
*** (out of four) For anyone who struggles to focus their attention on a movie—that should include all 23 people who saw Al Pacino in last week's embarrassing “Stand Up Guys”—“Side Effects” is just what the doctor...
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Rooney Mara, Stand Up Guys (movie), Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum
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Future of Music 2012: A fight over Internet radio scraps
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There were moments Tuesday during the annual Future of Music Summit where the conversation about revenue in the digital music industry sounded like a scrum over crumbs, a desperate fight over an increasingly shrinking pie. "There is...
Tags: Business, Apple iTunes, Music Industry, Technology, Science and Technology
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Rebecca Gates is back and 'totally over capacity'
Rebecca Gates found herself holding a bass guitar, an instrument that she can play in a pinch, at a 2006 recording session in New York with Willie Nelson. “I was pretty intimidated,” she says with a laugh. “I know Ryan Adams, who was...
Tags: Willie Nelson, Arts and Culture, Arts, Music, Music Industry
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Spotify panel at SXSW outlines harsh realities of streaming
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Streaming services have replaced downloads as the trendy new way to access recorded music, and, as usual, huge questions center on who in the recording industry will get paid and how much, if anything. The record labels, especially the...Tags: Arts and Culture, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Music, Apple iTunes, Lady Gaga
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iPod turns 10: Has convenience and portability made music more disposable?
A cultural shift that eventually became a landslide began 10 years ago this month, though almost no one noticed at the time. Apple Inc. rolled out a portable MP3 player it dubbed the iPod, and after a promising opening quarter in 2002, sales dropped...Tags: Apple iTunes, Entertainment Events, Colleges and Universities, Music Theater, Music Industry
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Oscars poll: Who'll win best supporting actor?
Gold DerbyChristoph Waltz ("Inglourious Basterds") dominated last year's Oscar race for supporting actor from the outset, but now there's no early front-runner. There's a lot of support for Geoffrey Rush's flamboyant role as wily voice coach to Britain's stammering... -
Robb McDaniels of INgrooves dishes on the state of digital music
Pop & HissMusic and technology reporter Alex Pham interviews Robb McDaniels, CEO of INgrooves, before his keynote address to the 54th National Association of Recording Merchandisers, or NARM, conference this week.... -
Texting in movie theaters: An idea whose time has come?
24 FramesWhen it comes to people texting in movie theaters, I’m not just a crank. I’m a vigilante. When a couple of young women sitting near me starting texting at a screening the other night, sending bright shafts of light from their phones into my... -
Online music: Rhapsody reaches 1 million subscribers, finally
TechnologyRhapsody, the longest-running subscription-music service, announced Thursday that it had finally crossed the 1 million subscriber threshold. Before you cue the cork-popping, bear in mind that Rhapsody launched almost exactly 10 years ago, so its growth... -
SXSW 2012: The music stories to watch
Pop & HissRock 'n' roll brings the headliners to South by Southwest, but the tech sector brings the registrants. The annual industry gathering, spring break party and brand bonanza is already underway in Austin, Texas, but it isn't until Tuesday that the one-time... -
SXSW 2012: Sean Parker predicts a 'war' between labels, artists
Pop & HissWhile pledging an allegiance to neutrality, Napster co-founder Sean Parker essentially sounded the sirens of battle, and predicted an oncoming bout between labels and artists. He was speaking at a session at South by Southwest's music festival in Austin,...
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