PopMatters: Crazed by the MusicExploitation and Theft | By Jason Gross2009-07-10T12:09:29ZCopyright (c) 2009, PopMatters.comExpressionEnginetag:popmatters.com-crazed-by-the-music,2009:07:10Why we need bad reviewstag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.1021592009-07-07T00:26:29Z2009-07-07T00:26:29ZJason GrossWhat we can learn from the Jackson coveragetag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.1074482009-06-30T12:30:36Z2009-06-30T12:30:36ZJason GrossChris Weingarten explains the horrible mess of music journalism todaytag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.1021912009-06-18T18:49:25Z2009-06-18T18:49:25ZJason GrossKiss your online info goodbye?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.948442009-06-11T10:00:20Z2009-06-11T10:00:20ZJason GrossWhat's the money sweet spot for music fans?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.735012009-06-04T10:00:15Z2009-06-04T10:00:15ZJason GrossIs 'value-added' a solution/savior for publications?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.938092009-05-24T01:16:33Z2009-05-24T01:16:33ZJason GrossHow you can help save Paste magazinetag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.932492009-05-14T07:38:34Z2009-05-14T07:38:34ZJason GrossIndie goes to big TV news but will it bloom there?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.930932009-05-13T03:10:03Z2009-05-13T03:10:03ZJason GrossTwitter's power & limits Pt 2- think pieces (rap and race)tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.925712009-05-05T18:19:11Z2009-05-05T18:19:11ZJason GrossTwitter's power & limits- live tweeting at concertstag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.925632009-05-03T16:00:05Z2009-05-03T16:00:05ZJason GrossSusan Boyle and Anvil: Are They Real Underdogs?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.736882009-05-03T05:12:02Z2009-05-03T05:12:02ZJason GrossWith over 100,000,000 online views of her video, who isn't moved by the story of Susan Boyle? Suddenly, it seems that after her performance last month on Britain's Got Talent, this... ]]>Twitter Phonies: Who Are You Really Following?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.737432009-04-28T09:43:10Z2009-04-28T09:43:10ZJason GrossIdolator cuts down & back, 'goes solo'tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.737002009-04-27T06:05:17Z2009-04-27T06:05:17ZJason GrossFreelancers' Blues: A Day in the Lifetag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.732422009-04-19T18:48:29Z2009-04-19T18:48:29ZJason GrossWill iTunes shoot itself in the foot over variable pricing?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.729042009-04-15T12:06:58Z2009-04-15T12:06:58ZJason GrossMore about what newspapers aren't learning from the music biztag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.729032009-04-10T03:53:14Z2009-04-10T03:53:14ZJason GrossStreaming music on the ropes?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.725502009-04-05T22:38:02Z2009-04-05T22:38:02ZJason GrossDo Depeche Mode, Sonic Youth & Josh Freese have the secret to album sales?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.709212009-04-03T20:35:33Z2009-04-03T20:35:33ZJason GrossLeaks & release dates- does one kill the other?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.713302009-04-01T12:36:25Z2009-04-01T12:36:25ZJason GrossWhat does Blender's demise mean for the music biz?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.723642009-03-29T19:40:46Z2009-03-29T19:40:46ZJason GrossBlender has joined the unfortunate ranks of music magazines that have gone under. I had pretty mixed feelings about this myself. I'd written for them before, plus I knew people... ]]>Where's the snarky music writing and do we really need it?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.721832009-03-24T18:47:44Z2009-03-24T18:47:44ZJason GrossTime's mash up mag = the future?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.719372009-03-19T13:47:37Z2009-03-19T13:47:37ZJason GrossWhen artists become scalpers, with Ticketmaster's helptag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.714742009-03-11T03:29:50Z2009-03-11T03:29:50ZJason GrossMusic 'n' images 'n' sex- how they've evolved togethertag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.712672009-03-06T15:40:36Z2009-03-06T15:40:36ZJason GrossMusic & newspapers -- what they can't learn from each othertag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.710642009-03-02T17:55:46Z2009-03-02T17:55:46ZJason GrossSXSW bands -- your sites still suck! (and what you should do about it)tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.710262009-02-28T15:36:29Z2009-02-28T15:36:29ZJason GrossHitsville had the right questions for Ticketmaster/Live Nationtag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.709042009-02-24T16:23:16Z2009-02-24T16:23:16ZJason GrossTouch & Go story is touch and go for Net writerstag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.706942009-02-18T22:13:49Z2009-02-18T22:13:49ZJason GrossReporting on the recent mess at indie mavens Touch & Go Records was a tricky proposition today. I blew it and so did several other scribes. The story leaked out bit by bit which seemed to say that... ]]>Top touring $$ makers, but for how long?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.704402009-02-12T22:58:13Z2009-02-12T22:58:13ZJason GrossTicketmaster + Live Nation = consumers' nightmaretag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.703372009-02-11T00:17:11Z2009-02-11T00:17:11ZJason GrossGrammy Awards: Where Were the YouTube Moments?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.702552009-02-09T19:00:07Z2009-02-09T19:00:07ZJason GrossLet's do a bit of math with the Grammy Awards. The TV broadcast last night went on for three-and-half hours, which would include about one hour of commercials. If you want to be really, really... ]]>Ticketmaster apologies to Bruce but what about everyone else?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.700762009-02-06T06:00:00Z2009-02-06T06:00:00ZJason GrossThe New Music Kingpins of the Post-Napster World -- Part III- The Google (sic)tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.700102009-02-04T19:15:00Z2009-02-04T19:15:00ZJason GrossThe New Music Kingpins of the Post-Napster World -- Part II, Guitar Herotag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.691952009-01-26T18:54:51Z2009-01-26T18:54:51ZJason GrossFCC's Kevin Martin- a failuretag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.693742009-01-21T18:07:15Z2009-01-21T18:07:15ZJason GrossThe New Music Kingpinstag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.566312009-01-19T18:02:04Z2009-01-19T18:02:04ZJason GrossEntertainment companies can't break their DRM addictiontag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.690312009-01-13T13:24:34Z2009-01-13T13:24:34ZJason GrossWhy is Obama hitching up with the RIAA's favorite suits?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.687522009-01-08T20:25:41Z2009-01-08T20:25:41ZJason GrossApple changes its iTune- good for consumers and labels?tag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.687132009-01-07T03:54:05Z2009-01-07T03:54:05ZJason GrossWhat we lose when critics get cannedtag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.686442009-01-06T05:07:03Z2009-01-06T05:07:03ZJason GrossKevin Martin slithers out of the FCCtag:popmatters.com,2009:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.676842009-01-05T15:10:31Z2009-01-05T15:10:31ZJason GrossHappy '09 for music writers?tag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.672942008-12-31T07:06:06Z2008-12-31T07:06:06ZJason GrossWarner Bros. vs. YouTube- how to make enemies and alienate your audiencetag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.672062008-12-24T11:58:25Z2008-12-24T11:58:25ZJason GrossMore top 10 list follies- less is lesstag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.671342008-12-22T23:22:42Z2008-12-22T23:22:42ZJason GrossRIAA drops mass lawsuits- why it's not time to celebratetag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.671352008-12-20T14:35:56Z2008-12-20T14:35:56ZJason GrossWhy do we need holiday music?tag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.670302008-12-16T21:01:29Z2008-12-16T21:01:29ZJason GrossLimewire's new business modeltag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.667732008-12-10T20:34:48Z2008-12-10T20:34:48ZJason GrossAshmatic Kitty lets Pitchfork set their prices- so who wins?tag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.666752008-12-08T23:24:09Z2008-12-08T23:24:09ZJason GrossGood and better ideas online- coming togethertag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.664312008-12-04T23:47:08Z2008-12-04T23:47:08ZJason GrossTis the season for more year end lists- (un)gentle reminderstag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.658002008-11-25T16:52:57Z2008-11-25T16:52:57ZJason GrossGuns N' Roses & Dr. Pepper: Not so great togethertag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.660512008-11-23T17:29:13Z2008-11-23T17:29:13ZJason GrossChinese Democracy is finally out now. You can go to the GNR MySpace page to decide if the wait was worth it.
IHMO, it wasn't unless you like... ]]>The Fragmented Self Onlinetag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.657412008-11-21T01:12:16Z2008-11-21T01:12:16ZJason GrossAdvice for music/cultural writers in a crappy economytag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.657342008-11-17T12:59:07Z2008-11-17T12:59:07ZJason GrossMusic for money- the recent history of ads and pop musictag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.656482008-11-15T10:15:11Z2008-11-15T10:15:11ZJason GrossTicketmaster- fan-friendly ways to not rip you offtag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.656712008-11-14T14:36:54Z2008-11-14T14:36:54ZJason GrossWhat do we lose when everything's available?tag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.652422008-11-11T18:03:44Z2008-11-11T18:03:44ZJason GrossDeath by Hanging- part comedy, part drama, part fantasy, part social commentary on prejudice, the rule of law,... ]]>When is a club not just a club?tag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.651622008-11-09T14:33:09Z2008-11-09T14:33:09ZJason GrossObama's art agenda and your inputtag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.654332008-11-07T16:23:56Z2008-11-07T16:23:56ZJason GrossCultural questions for the next preztag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.653362008-11-05T00:16:53Z2008-11-05T00:16:53ZJason GrossDMCA and the art of blog takedownstag:popmatters.com,2008:pm/blogs/crazed-by-the-music/10.651212008-11-03T17:31:55Z2008-11-03T17:31:55ZJason Gross