“HMV’s collapse means that nearly 200 retailers have collapsed over the past 12 months, including the electricals chain Comet just before Christmas and the sportswear retailer JJB in the autumn. It is also last remaining nationwide entertainment chain, following the disappearance of retailers such as Our Price and Zavvi.”
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Last Record Shop Standing – What The Loss Of HMV Means To Buying Music
“It’s a great shame for the people whose jobs may be at stake. It’s also a shame for the rest of us. A download’s all very well, but it’s not magic. Record shops were magic.”
Are Golden Globes Worth More Than Oscars At The Box Office?
“As it turns out, Golden Globe awards result in a bigger box-office boost than Academy Award wins – $14.2 million per film, on average, versus $3 million, according to my statistical analysis.”
Is Satellite Radio The New Star-maker?
“As SiriusXM approaches 24 million subscribers, this once-minor player in promoting songs has become a proving ground for new bands, a steppingstone between the Internet and breaking into the rotation at big FM radio stations.”
Where Have All The African American Audiences Gone For Concert Dance?
“Many professional dance companies in major U.S. cities dream of having more African American audiences for their work. Reality sets in as artistic and administrative staff look out over the crowd and wonder where all the African Americans audiences have gone.”
Philadelphia’s Prince Music Theater Gets New Start As Performing Arts Center
“Now, after a more recent series of legal plots and subplots, the Prince has emerged from bankruptcy with new leadership – and a mission that may or may not continue its role in developing new work. The Prince, which resides in a former movie house on Chestnut Street, exited Chapter 11 on Oct. 15 with something it did not have before: owners.”
Why Starting A Musical Instrument Young Makes A Difference: Neurology
“New evidence comes from brain scans of 36 highly skilled musicians, split equally between those who started lessons before and after the age of 7, but who had done a similar amount of training and practice.” It’s all about coordination.
Munich To Get Its Own Fourth Plinth
Scandinivian artists Elmgreen and Dragset, who are behind the project: “For ages the Fourth Plinth was a problem for London. It just stood there, empty. Then it became one of the most fantastic art projects. … Maybe Munich does not have enough problems, so we are bringing them one.”
Inside History’s Single Largest Gathering of Humanity
In Allahabad, “at the confluence of the Yamuna, Ganges and (mythical) Saraswati Rivers, as many as 100 million people will participate over the next month in an ancient Hindu festival known as the Kumbh Mela.” Urbanists are studying the logistics of what they’re calling a “pop-up megacity”, and social scientists are finding that participating in these gatherings really does bring long-term benefits.
Hollywood Vs. Jihadis: It Didn’t Start With Zero Dark Thirty
Films on this theme “are always informed, and their reception shaped, by politics of the era in which they were created. It’s as true now for Zero Dark Thirty as it was for a series of films in the 1980s that made none of the claims of journalistic rigor that director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal have made.” Consider, for instance, Rambo III.