I was recently contacted by John Dargan, a Florida-based computer programmer who is also the webmaster for a new music-related web site called www.Nurturemusic.biz. The concept of the site is simple, and somewhat unique: it is a “slide show” of publicity photographs of various musicians, artists, bands and related music industry professionals. Dargan finds musicians [...]
Starting in June, the author of this blog, Law on the Row - 20-year entertainment attorney veteran Barry Neil Shrum - will be taking the show on the road! On June 5, 2009, Mr. Shrum will conduct the first of a series of national seminars called MBA, Music Business Academy. Mr. Shrum initiated this series [...]
By guest author, Cory Greenwell, Esquire* “The customer is always right” has long been a mantra of the business world. Over the last ten years, consumers within the entertainment and software industries have begun to demand instant access to products off all types. Products such as the Apple iPod®, Sony PSP® and the Amazon Kindle® [...]
Link to Politico Interview As a follow up to my previous post on the subject, the radio widget above should play Politico’s interview with Smashing Pumpkin’s founder and frontman Billy Corgan following his testimony in front of the House Judiciary Committee in support of HR 848, the Performance Rights Act. Corgan testified on Capitol Hill [...]
The House Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on H.R. 848 (this year’s version of HR 4789) tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. Although the Committee’s website does not identify any witnesses at this time, I am informed by musicFIRST that Smashing Pumpkins’ founder Billy Corgan and Mitch Bainwol, chairman and CEO of the RIAA will be [...]
Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. today announced that country legend Randy Owens was the recipient of this year’s Artist Humanitarian Award. Together with his cousins Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry, Owens was the front man for the one of the best selling country acts of all time, Alabama. The band, which peaked in the 80’s, racked [...]
As a Beatles fan, I thought I’d share this interesting little film, which animates an interview which Jerry Levitan conducted with John Lennon in 1969 when Levitan was only 14. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmR0V6s3NKk&hl=en&fs=1] Just to give a little historical perspective, 1969 was the year that Abby Road was released, the Beatles performed together for the last [...]
When big events like the Country Radio Seminar occur, Music Row begins to buzz with various activities and talk about the celebrities. The Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas in the country music industry. This year marks the event’s 40th anniversary and it promises to [...]
My friend and colleague James H. Harris III was recently certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Just over 300 Tennessee attorneys have completed the rigorous certification process established and required by the Tennessee Supreme Court. To be certified, Tennessee attorneys must met certain requirements, including [...]
Beginning this Saturday, Feb. 14, legendary radio station 650 AM WSM will move its acclaimed Bluegrass Underground series to a new time slot. The program will now broadcast on WSM every Saturday night from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. CST and stream worldwide at www.WSMonline.com. A performance by Nashville bluegrass band, The Steeldrivers, will be [...]