Snowflakes in Hell (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
A German company develops a .50 BMG pistol. I can’t imagine what it’s like to shoot this thing. Granted, it’s 15 lbs, so it’s unbelievably heavy for a pistol. Still, it’s good to know the Germans have a bit of ”making it just because we can” left in their firearms industry. I doubt we will [...] Related posts: Understanding the Shooting Industry Sporting Purposes...
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | yesterday
Forget the allusion to turkeys, but isn't it past time for endorsements by BMG readers — bloggers and everyone else? I finally popped up out of my own ballot box yesterday, so I put out the call. A few of us have plugged our candidates. So far it has tended to be people working on the various campaigns. While I don't know that the picks here will predict the December 8th outcome, I'd love to...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
BullJustin points us to a short NPR piece about four massive failures by the recording industry . If we skip over number 3 (Kevin Federline), the other three are pretty relevant to what we talk about here on a regular basis: the Sony BMG rootkit fiasco that opened up security holes on computers without letting anyone know, the RIAA's lawsuit strategy of suing fans and the record labels' ongoing efforts...
SoulCulture.co.uk (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
The highly anticipated new album from one of the most iconic British bands of the last few decades – fronted by the gorgeous Sade Adu – ‘Soldier Of Love‘ is set to be released worldwide on February 8, 2010 via Sony/BMG and is the first official studio album since the multi-platinum release of Lovers Rock [...]
Left In Lowell (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Via a comment at BMG, I read a blog post showcasing the true numbers in the Senate race. While all the news outlets talk about the double digit lead Coakley enjoys, they fail to mention that a scant 21% of people have made up their minds about who to vote for! Left Bank lists the [...]
Torontoist (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Yesterday, surrounded by his wife, daughter, brother-in-law, and friends, musician Haydain Neale died at Mount Sinai Hospital following a seven-month fight with lung cancer. Lead singer of jacksoul , Neale was born in Hamilton and left his university studies in 1994 to form one of Canada's best-known funk-soul groups. In August of 2007, Neale was involved in a major vehicle crash in which a car collided...
901am (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Top music streaming service in the U.K. – Spotify has just expanded its coverage so to speak. Just announced is its availability on Symbian-powered mobile phones from the likes of Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. Symbian phone users will now be able to get unlimited music streaming on their mobile phones. Of course, as it [...] Related posts: Universal Music to offer free downloads on new Nokia...
Top Model Gossip (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
This week’s episode of The Tyra Banks Show was all about America’s Next Top Model. The audience was introduced to the final four, Erin, Jen, Laura and Nicole, and the Fan Favorite competition was introduced. Tyra also gave Rachel Echelberger a second chance (Remember – she was eliminated after the Wilhelmina challenge?) by announcing BMG Models wants to sign her. The biggest moment...
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
BMG has obtained an advance copy of Senate candidate Steve Pagliuca's policy statement on Net Neutrality. You read it here first! Defending Net Neutrality A Pagliuca for Senate Report Preserving the internet as an open resource for free speech, innovation, and job creation Since its creation, the internet has been a transformational force in the United States and an engine for job creation across a...
Marry in Massachusetts (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Do you want to recalculate? Like most GPS boxes, ours can ask that in various tones, languages and as man or woman. It's an apt question for the efforts to implement driver fees based on miles traveled instead of per gallon of gas. In a post ( also at BMG ) about recently ex-transportation secretary of Massachusetts James Aloisi, I was certainly not surprised by what to me was nitpicking and literalism....
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
In response to my inquiries, the Coakley campaign has told BMG that Martha Coakley supports the Senate health care bill and, given the opportunity, would vote for it. Martha supports the Senate bill. She believes it represents great progress toward assuring quality, affordable health coverage for all Americans; and she is pleased that the Senate version is presented with a public option and that it...
Yeranen Yaakov (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Matzav.com : On Sunday, at what was the largest Hachnosas Sefer Torah event in the history of the Ihr HaTorah of Lakewood, some 6-7,000 men, women and children took part, together with the roshei yeshiva and mashgiach of Beth Medrash Govoha, as well as rabbonim and poskim from throughout the town, for the pesichah of the Kleinman Family Campus of BMG and a Hachnosas Sefer Torah dedicated by the Kleinman...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
If I were Spotify , I’d be paying close attention right now. Imeem , which was one of the first music startups to work out streaming deals with all four major record labels, is going to MySpace for a bargain basement price of $1 million in cash, according to TechCrunch . (Update: Sources tell us the acquisition valuation is closer to a range of $7 to 9 million. That’s $1 million in cash...
901am (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Nokia has officially made available another one of its so called flagship, highly pocketable mobile computer – the N900. Actually when it was announced recently, I had a hard time distinguising it from the rest of the mobile computing devices that are available today. But anyway, it’s out in the flesh. Just waiting for all of [...] Related posts: Nokia adds new content partners to Nokia...
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
David and I sat down with Steve Grossman for about an hour this afternoon. Grossman, the former DNC chair, 2002 gubernatorial candidate and chairman of Howard Dean's 2004 campaign, has in the meantime returned to the family business in Somerville , where we met him. (David will have video later.) Grossman seems quite eager to propose a more progressive model of the office than Tim Cahill -- although...
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