AltWeeklies Wire
Pandora Boxes for Its Life in Congressnew
How the internet radio king harnessed an army of fans to beat back the broadcast radio industry and stay alive.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
10-08-2008 |
Music
Gregg Perloff Is the New Bill Grahamnew
How his Another Planet Entertainment beat the competition to host the epic Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
08-14-2008 |
Music
imeem Cashes In as Mixtapes Go Viralnew
Labels and artists say imeem.com is lighting up their radar lately thanks to the San Francisco tech company's reinvention of the humble mixtape. Each month 22.5 million people log in and create playable lists of their favorite tracks (muxtapes), then share them with their friends via e-mail, MySpace, Facebook, and instant message.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
06-11-2008 |
Music
Kronos Teen Hunger Forcenew
Death and chaos unite the Aqua Teens' cartoon film and acclaimed string ensemble the Kronos Quartet.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-26-2007 |
Music
The Age of Dark Payolanew
Netcasters take it in the pooper from the Copyright Royalty Board -- the FCC certifies the HD Radio scam.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-18-2007 |
Music
Starbucks' Frappuccino Siren Songsnew
The Antichrist of Globalization signs Paul McCartney but no-names like Ceu and Amy Winehouse get a leg up as well.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-11-2007 |
Music
Snocap, the Digital Vendornew
The son of Napster moves to sign every unsigned band on Earth.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
03-01-2007 |
Music
Rural Siren Songsnew
Call it a nostalgia-fest if you like, but the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Festival draws all sorts to the genre.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
01-25-2007 |
Music
Orinda's Noise Vomitoriumnew
Ipecac -- the sickening empire founded by Faith No More's Mike Patton and Alternative Tentacles' Greg Werckman -- resides in a sleepy, small-town cottage.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
01-18-2007 |
Music
Ungrateful Living Deadnew
In a case that makes Clear Channel look decent, aging rockers go after the late Bill Graham's memorabilia vault.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
01-11-2007 |
Music
Revenge of a 'King Dork'new
Veteran Oakland punker Frank Portman "overwhelmed" at news of Hollywood option for his sleeper hit novel.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
12-08-2006 |
Music
Tags: dr. frank, Mr. T Experience
Dashed Hoop Dreamsnew
Raw brains beat cocky experience in the NBA 2K7 match-up of Dan the Automator vs. Press Play.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
10-26-2006 |
Music
Tags: Dan the Automator, NBA 2k6
Smooth Criminal Fingersnew
Guitar tablature sites die copyright deaths as the intellectual-property battle rages in Washington.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
10-17-2006 |
Music
Kool Keith Scam Exposednew
The country label CMH created OCD International to fabricate a record that could pass as the work of a famous American rapper, and hired a publicity firm to deceptively market it as such.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
10-02-2006 |
Music
Internet Spawns Wave of Roboscalpingnew
While rubes are waiting in line for tickets to U2 and other hot concerts, scalpers' robots are buying up all the best seats from Ticketmaster online.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-06-2005 |
Music
