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Media Content's Last MileHas been built out. The iTunes MP3 model has been rolled out by Amazon:
I don't have a lot of time to flesh out my opinion about this, but it's a sigh of relief for those of us wary of Apple's strategy - this the final strand in the eco-web that is content availability, control, and competiton. It took over ten years, but the consumers finally won (and IMO the artists too). I think that there will be some drastic changes in creative process in the next two years as folks move away from the album format, but with Amazon's download center, it's finally a possibility. What summer?That's been the question of the month as we move into the final days of the season. Seattle is normally cloudless and 75 degrees July-September 15. Instead we were treated to days and days of rain and clouds. That might not seem like a big deal to those of you in the sun belt, but for those of us in the PacNW, the thoughts of summers past and summers future motivate us in those dark months from October to April. I've been staring out the office window and watching the sunset over Elliott Bay while the Gorillaz play "Mañana" softly on the laptop speakers. Absolutely gorgeous evening, one of the last we'll have for a while. For all my complaints, there's a sweetness to the landscape here year-round. It satisfies me. Mashallah. Back to work.
$.5 vs. Kanye We$t [What's wrong with Hip Hop in '07]For those folks who follow my world closely (other than my wife, I'd say that comes out to zero), you know that I've been digging the new Ill Doctrine video blog from J-Smooth for a minute. The guy has got the GenX/GenY demographic on lock, and I'm 99% with him on entertainment industry philosophy (I reserve the right to hold 1% of anything for my own identity's integrity). You may not think that the entertainment industry has anything to do with you. Even if you never buy a CD, visit iTunes, have a membership to netflix, surf the web, attend concerts or ball games, watch TV, etc., much of the information that's presented as "news" today is entertainment updates. And I think we can all agree that this "news" continues to divide and distract us as a society. That's why illdoctrine's most recent post hit me in my soft spot: http://www.illdoctrine.com/2007/09/the_truth_about_kanye_west_and.html#comments [another whine inserted about the lack of ability to embed video in LiveSpaces. Whaddaya think this is?? MSN Groups?] Takeaway? Buy no music this week. No Kanye, no 50. No Hip Hop. As Dylan likes to say, "they're all just pawns in the game." Instead, take another trip to the Zach Galifianakis/Bonnie Prince Billy remake of Kanye's song. Filmed in Sparta, North Cackalack! |
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