The prepress for PoweR Girls was uniformly bad and the show itself may not have met expectations for audience numbers. Though folks were heaping scorn on Lizzie Grubman, I received a different take from Rokky, a publicist for Miami-based Crazy Hood Productions. She stated: "The premiere of MTV’s … [Read more...]
Warner Music Group Files for IPO
March 14, 2005 By
Warner Music Group is planning to go public and has filed with the SEC for a possible $750 million IPO. Since being taken private last year, Edgar Bronfman Jr. and co. have initiated deep cuts in spending while aggressively repaying investors in a manner that many have questioned, according to … [Read more...]
Events: SXSW, CTIA WIRELESS, MobileMusiCon, US Indie
March 14, 2005 By
SXSW has begun in Austin, TX with the Film & Interactive Conferences. The Music part starts Wednesday while all those UT students are on spring break making 6th St. a much more fun stretch of clubs than usual. SXSW is mostly an indie rock kind of scene, but there are always great hip hop acts … [Read more...]
Recent Ringtone News
March 14, 2005 By
Versaly recently announced that Sir Mix-A-Lot's ringtone Pick Up The Phone has sold over 500,000 copies. Magix is releasing ringtone making software later this month, though there's nothing about it on their website. The release says it will be priced at $19.99, same as Xingtone. And, just like … [Read more...]
