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Last week I was having lunch with a college-aged friend of mine, and while our meandering conversation took many turns over the course of an hour, a big part of it centered on music. If you know me, you’ll know that this is a common diversion, and it’s easy to make the leap to music as I find it is a great icebreaker in any conversation. Generally speaking, even if people have nothing to talk about, they enjoy talking about music.

Since the Internet is rather timeless, I’m not entirely big on making my link roundup one that only features news from last week. After all, there is a lot of stuff that is “old” and still “new” to you and me, so it’s still worth covering in my book.

So, think of my round up, if you will, as a “news worth reading” section as opposed to just what’s happening in the blogosphere this week. After all, I don’t even really watch the news, and I’m not in possession of enough time or desire to surf all day long either.

You bet your Casey-Kasem, Rick-Dees lovin’ asses it is.

Without a doubt, radio is still is among one of the more powerful mediums for introducing the majority of people throughout the world (don’t forget media exists outside the US, folks), to new music, news about musicians and bands on tours, and general entertainment industry revelry. Its almost always free, and accessible just about everywhere humans tend to populate.

(Heck, even my phone, a Sony Ericsson, is a phone/walkman. So, I can get radio on my cell phone, and I didn’t have to pay a friggin’ dime more for the privilege, unlike other carriers who offer a fancy download plan that, in my opinion, just serves to add yet another monthly bill to your cash outlay.)

If you haven’t heard the recent hubbub about how Jay Z’s wallet just got about 150 million dollars thicker, then you may want to check out a bit last month’s entertainment news surrounding his signing with Live Nation, the largest concert and tour promoter and organizer in the United States.

The deal puts Jay Z in a great place not only financially, but creatively as well, lending him even more control over his career than he may have had as president of Def Jam records. What readers of the page should note, though, is that Live Nation is absolutely not (at least at this time) a record company.

I thought I would start off this week with a bit of history, although it amuses me to think music that still seems so fresh to me could even be considered “classic”.

If you’re not familiar with Darryl Hall & John Oats, they’re a group of cats who produced tons of hit records for themselves as well as others during from the 70′s and 80′s. They were a “pop” band for all intents and purposes, but that was at a time when the lines between rock and pop were so blurry, such a designator hardly mattered. What did matter was that they made cool music. After all, Carole King has been recognized as having one of the best “rock” records of all time, and Carole King, in my mind at least, is far from a rocker.

Time for a link round-up of sorts. I’m going to aim to do this once a week, to help introduce everyone to some of the other cool articles out there on the web. Some people are quite prolific in their writing, and always saying great things you can learn from, so you’ll no doubt see some of the same names and sites repeated as time goes by – but that’s the nature of writing and writing well. You should get to know these folks as they’ll help you stay on top of your game throughout your entertainment career.

So the music industry is dead, eh? Well, I guess this you’d better pack up your bags then and become a plumber. I hear there’s good money in it and all. Heck even my own family thought picking up a trade wouldn’t be a bad idea. . .and having been a wood framer and house repairer for a number of years in high school, I could probably make the transition quite well. But still. . .

Not Dead Yet

What’s really going on

Ever wonder why a great song sends chills down your spine? Or up your spine, as it technically does in my case? I couldn’t resist posting this slightly off-topic, but still relevant article from Scientific American magazine about music and the brain. It’s an easy an fascinating read that’s well worth your time. To learn more visit, Music and the Brain at Scientific American and read neuroscientist Norman M Weinberger’s easy to read article.

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Just got the scoop on some big news from the FCC regarding payola, local and independent label bands, free air time and you. Read the whole story at: All Access.

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It’s always interesting to me how so many things can happen in the world without one ever knowing about them. Case it point: Stop Big Media. Stop Big Media apparently seems to be a force to be reckoned with, or at least a force du jour, and an a subsequent pain in the butt for the FCC and a host of media enterprises like Clear Channel with regard to media ownership.