In a letter to his readers, URB magazine’s founder and publisher Raymond Roker announced that the magazine is taking a break from the print media world. Roker, who has kept URB independent through out its history, explained his reasons for the change than most: To simply blame the prevailing conditions on the financial markets is [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Music'
URB Magazine Ditches Print
October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
And Now The Truth Can Be Told. . . Again
July 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Music
Apple’s Vulgar Display of Digital Power
April 4th, 2008 · No Comments
Yesterday, Apple Computers announced that according to “the latest data from NPD Group” they had surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the United States. In the past five years iTunes (the world’s largest music catalog) has sold over four billion songs to 50 million people. Apple is understandably happy about it. [...]
Tags: Business · Music · Technology
It’s Only Rick And Roll To Me
March 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The first time I was “Rickrolled” I didn’t even get it. I love pop-songs and Rick Astley’s Never Going To Give You Up is about as perfect a pop song as you can get. Painfully hooky, shamelessly 80s and epic in execution. The LA Times got in touch with the singer to ask him how [...]
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I’m Too Old: Or The Best MTV VMAs Ever
September 10th, 2007 · No Comments
I like to think I understand what “the kids” are into these days. And my guess was that the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards show would be the lowest rated of all time. It is now a day later. And I’m still stunned. I felt deeply sorry for the somnambulant Britney Spears with her Frankenstein [...]
It’s Fun To Stay At The NMKY. . .
August 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
Kevin Wilkins’ at Good Problem finds all the rare grooves.
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The Greying of Music? The Kids Just Don’t Care!
December 10th, 2006 · No Comments
A recent story that went hot on the wires mentions the fact that “Once dominant, teen music now taking a back seat to adult fare on the charts.” Then, the AP writer spent the rest of the story talking about how all the new hits in the music business are in the “adult/club” market. It [...]
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The Leaning Tower Crumbles
November 8th, 2006 · No Comments
This is really old news. But today my Dad sent me a photo from the Sacramento Bee. See, in growing up in Sacramento we had very little to be proud of. We didn’t have a pro sports team and we weren’t really famous for much more than almonds, rice, and Tesla (the band). But one [...]
The Flaming Fearless Freaks
June 19th, 2006 · No Comments
Over the past couple years people have been mentioning The Flaming Lips to me like they are the greatest band ever and that Wayne Coyne is a genius. . . etc. Let me explain: I have very little room in my pop-rock head for art music for art people. Ant music, that’s a different story. [...]
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80s Revival Revelation
April 14th, 2006 · No Comments
I don’t enjoy being an adult. Looking around at people my age and rationalizing that I am not one of them has become one of my favorite people-watching pass times. I know deep down that I am them, certainly. But that does not stop me from coming to conclusions like this: there is nothing sadder [...]
