Willie Nelson somewhat quixotically chose to back Dennis Kucinich for president. Now bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley has chosen to support Sen. Bob Graham, according to AP: Stanley will perform a series of concerts for the Florida Democrat’s campaign beginning Wednesday at the Coffee Pot club in Roanoke, Va. The 76-year-old …

Cleveland’s iconoclastic writer, cartoonist, grump, and now film character, Harvey Pekar has a blog: Right now, I’m being kept busy, mostly by opportunities generated by the movie “American Splendor”. I get these assignments from the various people and companies that advertise “American Splendor” to produce all kinds of things that …

Fascinating Barlowian look at the future of mass media by Jack Rooney: This report outlines the relationship between the major media producers and independent artists and considers the problem media consolidation has on the current economic state of the entertainment and media industry in the United States. The report finds …

Has the RIAA’s campaign to sue everyone who ever heard the term “P2P” quietly begun? Four students at Massachusetts’ prestigious Bentley College have apparently been subpoenaed by the RIAA in what’s likely to be one of, if not the first, shot of the promised RIAA onslaught. “… it would be …

I talked about many of these same issues last month – now the NY Times looks at the future through Pearl Jam: Pearl Jam, one of the most popular acts on the road, fulfilled its contract with Sony Music’s Epic Records, both of which are units of the Sony Corporation, …

Though lately many have been predicting commercial doom for Wi-Fi, others say it is here to stay and that workers on the road will drive boom: Is the Wi-Fi boom about to bust? Even though that has lately become the fashionable view, the answer is probably no. Critics argue that …

Harry popping up on the Internet, especially in countries without official translation, may even help popularize e-books: So far, authors and publishers have mainly stood on the sidelines of the Internet file-swapping frenzy that has shaken the music industry and aroused fear among makers of motion pictures. But the publishing …

Though it has received not one comment – tres peculiar – this review of the Easy Star All-Stars’ Dub Side of the Moon, an extremely successful reggae-based reworking of Dark Side of the Moon, has generated more Amazon sales than any other post we have ever run. Go figure. Now …

Pablo Soto is the P2P wild man of Spain: Pablo Soto has been hailed as the Spanish Shawn Fanning: a 23-year-old kid with a knack for coding, a passion for music and a certain brashness in his willingness to take on the record industry. At least for now, Soto is …

Silver lining on FCC rule change – Clear Channel kicked in the jimmies in San Diego: Radio giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. will have to bid adios to much of its clout along California’s southern border. Under provisions in the fine print of last week’s federal order establishing new media …