August, 2008Archive for

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

You know how when you want to see a movie before anyone else has the chance you go on opening night at your local theater? Afterall, it’s the only place you can see it, and you’ve got to be the first... This windowed model of exlusivity is rapidly becoming a new form of early distribution for artists hoping to capitalize on an alternative way to deliver their art to fans who care intimately about a direct connection with the musicians they love. It’s also the latest distribution method used by B...

The Exhausted West?

On Sunday, Nobel Laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn died at age 89. His more famous works include One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich and the Gulag Archipelago, which documented the Soviet forced labor and concentration camp system using primary research material as well as Solzhenitsyn’s own experience from a Gulag camp. Indeed, Solzhenitsyn is most famous for his role as an outspoken critic ...