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Michael Jackson's Doctor Prepared to Surrender
A lawyer for Michael Jacksons personal physician said Tuesday that the Houston-based doctor is in Los Angeles and prepared to surrender if authorities file charges against him in the pop stars death. I dont have any specific information that leads me to believe he is going to be charged this week," said lawyer Ed Chernoff, “ ...
Trapped in Cognition: The Plight of the Digital Age
\Kyle Bylin (@kbylin), Associate Editor If there is one thing to be learned from the last decade in the history of the record industry it's this -- that smart people make bad decisions. But, had you kept up with and read through the numerous books, essays, and news articles published during these times the conclusion you ...
Sony Pictures to Lay off 450 Employees
Sony Pictures Entertainment is laying off 450 people, more than 6.5% of its global workforce, as part of a studio-wide belt-tightening move blamed on the growth of piracy and changing media consumption patterns, particularly the ongoing downturn in DVD sales. In a memo sent to Sony Pictures' approximately 6,800 employees Monday, Chairman Michael Lynton and Co-Chairman ...
Swedish Rapper Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in Road Rage Incident
David Jassy, a rapper and record producer from Sweden, was found guilty Monday of second-degree murder in the death of a pedestrian he was accused of assaulting in a fit of road rage. He faces 15 years to life at a sentencing next month. Witnesses said Jassy, 35, punched, kicked and then ran over John Osnes, ...
Grammy-Winning Composer Says Games Were His Big Break
Composer Michael Giacchino won two Grammys this weekend for his work on the Pixar animated feature Up. After his victory, he said that he had Steven Spielberg to thank for giving him one of his first gigs: Scoring a Videogame. Giacchinos career got a kickstart when the famed film director hired him in 1996 to score ...
Grammys: That's Not My Music Industry
Watching the Grammy Awards tonight I was struck with one thought: they might call that the Music Industry, but that has nothing to do with what I do as a working musician. I have been a professional musician for 15 years, and it's been my sole job for 9 of those years. But whatever that was ...
Flow Returning to St. Louis on February 5 and 6
Saxophonist Kim Bock's organ-driven trio FLOW (pictured) will be returning to St. Louis next weekend for two events - a performance at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 5 at The Gramophone, and a concert/clinic at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 6 at Saxquest.In addition to Bock on saxophone, the group features organist Soren Moller and ...
Broken Record: Music and Money in the Download Era
The path to success is no longer labeled. Hunting for a record deal won't cut it anymore. Modern bands are focusing more on the Internet, looking for film soundtrack opportunities and piggy-backing album sales on designer T-shirts. The Troubadour, awash on a recent night in indigo light and chiming guitars, doesn't look all that different than ...
Pasadena Playhouse Will Close Feb. 7
The Pasadena Playhouse will close Feb. 7 after the final performance of its current production of “Camelot," leaving its future in jeopardy as company leaders explore ways out of its financial woes, including a possible bankruptcy filing. Stephen Eich, the executive director hired last June to run the theater, said 37 employees learned at a staff ...
Etta James Hospitalized in SoCal with Serious Infection
R&B singer Etta James is hospitalized in Southern California with a very serious infection. Donto James says his 72-year-old mother has been at Riverside Community Hospital for about a week and is recovering from sepsis caused by a urinary tract infection. It's believed she has had the infection for quite some time, he said. He says ...
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