Superstars are leaving major record labels (Deseret Morning News)
Prince freed himself from record labels years ago. Paul McCartney, Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have followed. Now the Material Girl appears to be kissing her big-name record company goodbye for a cool $120 million....more...New Web site brings the mixtape spirit alive (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mixtapes date back to the days of music on Memorex. People would put their favorite tunes on a cassette tape and give it to a friend or a significant other. Then they'd pass it along, and next thing you know, "Al's party mix" would be all the rage in the... ...more... Briefly: Cambridge UK store, Apple No. 12 on Web (MacNN)
In brief: Another UK Apple Store is set to open, Apple's Web site is 12th in a new comScore ranking, new RAID controllers measure Mac Pro drive temperature, the sixth edition of the iPod missing manual has been published, DVD Sphere is no more, and the winners of the MacMod Challenge for 2007 have been announced ... Apple Store set to open in Cambr... ...more... Stanton Moore: From the Corner to the Block and Beyond (jambands.com)
Galactic is back with a tour and a new album, From the Corner to the Block , which features numerous MCs on a consistently modern jazz/funk/jam gem, including The Coup?s Boots Riley, Blackalicious?s Gift of Gab, Jurassic 5?s Chali 2na, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and Juvenile with the Soul Rebels Brass Band. Their current direction was foreshadowed at a mammoth, crowd-pleasing late night set at ......more... The Web takes the wonder out of wondering (The Globe Gazette)
Remember when we used to wonder about stuff? Some obscure question would arise, and we?d wonder about it, scanning our brains, trying to remember if we?d ever heard of the poser before and whether me might know the answer. We?d even file the question away for later, with the notion we?d look it up in a dictionary or an encyclopedia when we had more time....more... La Russa perfect fit for Yankees (Inside Bay Area)
THE WORLD SERIES is set to begin Wednesday night. However, the biggest baseball news is occurring off the field....more... Nokia N810 Tablet Vs. iPhone In Thrilling Deathmatch (InformationWeek)
We got great feedback from defenders of the Nokia 810 tablet following my dismissive review of the device after a five-minute evaluation at the Web 2.0 Summit. N810 advocates said it's not a smartphone; it's a completely different class of device: A Web access device, MP3 and video player, VoIP phone, Internet video chat machine, GPS, and more. ...more... One Web site, many names: an introduction to domain forwarding (CNET)
It's the computer nerd equivalent of a vanity license plate--and a very handy way to help people get to your online destination....more... Asian Bamboo AG Planning IPO on Prime Standard in November 2007 (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
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