column: Best of Times, Worst of Times
Everythingrock editor John Vining documents his travels through the world of weekly music news. Each weekly installment (usually posted on Monday or Tuesday) sums up what happened in the music industry over the past week.
posted March 2008
News for the week beginning March 3rd, 2008
March 10, 2008 – Holocaust composers revisited, Clive Davis tells pop-stars to stop writing songs, John Denver tunes drive a man to killing 8, and more. by John Vining
News for the week beginning February 25th, 2008
March 3, 2008 – The World's Greatest Music Collection almost sold, Execs start to admit "Music 1.0" is over, Possible Perez Hilton label, and probably lots more! by John Vining
February 2008
News for the week beginning February 18th, 2008
February 27, 2008 – PETA is bothering Aretha, TVT begins to fold, American Idol still exists, Prince sends people in black cars to chase the kids at The Pirate Bay, and more, for sure! by John Vining
News for the week beginning February 11th, 2008
February 18, 2008 – Radio continues to change, Marilyn Manson's "Mansinthe" turns out to be real bad, Broken violins and auctioned off bras, and more, of course. by John Vining
News for the week beginning February 4th, 2008
February 11, 2008 – Yahoo! kills its music service, Music and the elections, Drugs and Booze found in music!, and more. by John Vining
In the Footsteps of Ummagumma: This month's most outrageous, absurd and unexplainable album titles (February)
February 8, 2008 – Good ole' Lenny Kravitz, British Sea Power, Atlas Sound, and even Pink Floyd make an appearance in February's brief list of strange titles. by Brett Bertucio
News for the week beginning January 28th, 2008
February 4, 2008 – Qtrax falls flat on its face, Hollywood's Tower Records building is no longer yellow and red, New Beatles hotel in Liverpool and more. by John Vining
January 2008
News for the week beginning January 21st, 2008
January 29, 2008 – Last.fm and Qtrax are going free-ish, Coachella 2008, Kid tries to drive plane into Hannah Montana show, Huckabee's Keith Richards pardon, and more. by John Vining
News for the week beginning January 14th, 2008
January 21, 2008 – No iPod tax in Canada, hooray; the cure for music-induced seizures; rappers + steroids; New York gets a Coachella, too! by John Vining
News for the week beginning January 7th, 2008
January 15, 2008 – Impending EMI collapse? French president against rap, son to collaborate with popular rapper. Hannah Montana body double. A music tax may be the RIAA's last stand against piracy. And much, much more. by John Vining
News for the week beginning Dec 31, 2007
January 10, 2008 – Britney Spears is crazy about her baby, Sony is the fourth of the Big Four to drop DRM, and more. by John Vining
News for the week beginning Dec 24, 2007
January 10, 2008 – Warner is the third big label to ditch DRM, Drug cartels murdering Mexican music acts, James Brown's money up in the air, and more. by John Vining
News for the week beginning Dec 17, 2007
January 10, 2008 – December 17th to 23rd wrapped up for your consumption. Stories include: The British Government's move to save old venues, MTV's new TV-musical, an auditory history of Bob Dylan, and more. by John Vining
News for the week beginning Dec 10, 2007
January 10, 2008 – The Big Four record labels continue to give in to the anti-DRM movement, Jack White on The White Stripes' canceled tour, Hall of Fame inductees and more. by John Vining
