Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” sales stats: The Gamble Paid Off
Posted on 20. Oct, 2008 by spencer in Internet, Music
Admittedly, I was a little bit concerned over the state of the music industry when Radiohead released In Rainbows last year as a pay-what-you-want downloadable album, but as it turns out, the stock market took a major tumble while the music industry just quietly gave itself an ulcer, and the Radiohead won on their gamble.
Here are some cool Radiohead Stats from their Press Agents:
Little more than a year since Radiohead’s October 10, 2007 pay-what-you-like self-release of its seventh album, In Rainbows, some conclusive statistics were made available at the recent [...]
Author of “100 Things to Do Before You Die” Dies After Only Doing Around 50
Posted on 26. Aug, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Literature
At least he tried, I guess. The worst part is, he didn’t even die by getting dick drip from a Phillipino hooker or by getting bit by a scorpion in Zambia, but by falling down. At his house.
Dave Freeman, co-author of “100 Things to Do Before You Die,” a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47.
Freeman died Aug. 17 after the fall at his Venice home, his father, Roy Freeman, told [...]
Best Unsolicited Religious Homophobic Email of The Day
Posted on 03. Jul, 2008 by spencer in Politics
Don’t you just love Christians who can’t accept other humans? Peace and love for everyone (except gays of course! The notion!) Just what Jesus was preaching about. Way to go Dr. Baehr! Now go bury yourself with the faked dinosaur bones you cromagnon man.
** Paradise Never Found **
By Dr. Ted Baehr
June 30, 2008, For Immediate Release, Broadcast release above, op-ed offering below:
Every day the major newspapers have heartrending stories about attractive homosexual couples who waited years to be deemed married by the state that in reality can’t sanctify anything [...]
Bad News For People Who Like Good Newspapers
Posted on 30. Jun, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in How's Business
Just when it seemed like it couldn’t get worse for the newspaper industry, it did. Makes me glad I’m a totally 1337 bl0gg3r!:
Even for an industry awash in bad news, the newspaper business went through one of its most severe retrenchments in recent memory last week. Half a dozen newspapers said they would slash payrolls, one said it would outsource all its printing, and Tribune Co., one of the biggest publishers in the country, said it might sell its iconic headquarters tower in Chicago and the building that houses the [...]
Obsenity Trial Halted Due To Federal Appeals Court Judge’s Online Porn Collection
Posted on 12. Jun, 2008 by spencer in Crime, Sex
Move over Hedgehog, US Federal Appeals Court Judge Alex Kozinski is my new porno hero. Because of his personal web site, which includes a few “adult” images purportedly uploaded by his son, Kozinski has suspended the obscenity trial he was overseeing.
From my pal the BBC:
Mr Kozinski granted a joint prosecution and defence motion to suspend the trial after prosecutors asked for time to explore a potential conflict of interest.
It came after Mr Kozinski admitted in an interview published on the Los Angeles Times website that he had posted the [...]
