Do you remember back to your childhood, getting excited about summer holidays, because like everyone else you were off to the beach? The water, the new toys you had got for Christmas (back when toys lasted longer than 43 minutes from opening) and best of all – making sandcastles! You did pretty well; a bucket, …
R.I.P. RIAA et al?
There’s a thread (currently) on the front page of slashdot entitled Why The RIAA Really Hates Downloads, which touches upon a subject I’ve talked about before. This subject is the recording industry, and their inability or unwillingness to embrace change, evolve, and ultimately survive.
Go toward the light, Carol-Anne
Hopefully that is what the recording industry may be doing at long last. Last week at a Norwegian summer resort by the name of Kristiansand, representatives of the many and varied facets of the music industry got together to hold hands and sing. Ok, maybe no singing occurred (hopefully not considering most of what they …
Movies and stuff
My better (looking) half wants to see Blades of Glory and I’ll go along as it looks interesting, and has rated a 7.0 on IMDB thus far). I cringed at the premise, but after reading a few reviews, I’ll go in with an open mind (as anyone should do, with Will Ferrell movies). I do …