“A long-running legal battle over who owns Creem Media Inc., the company that ended up with the magazine’s intellectual property rights, has never been settled, according to the principal people involved in the dispute.”
Tag: 07.28.11
Author Unknown/Title Unknown – Better Order Now To Ensure You Get Your Copy
“Untitled,” by Anonymous, was described as a 320-page, nonfiction, hardcover book with photos that will retail at $26.99. Order the book now, the publisher said, to ensure delivery by its November release date. It is, the e-mail said, “the inside story of life with one of the most controversial figures of our time.”
Conventions Of The Novel – Do They Illuminate Our Narrative?
“Does the way the novel is constructed from the ebb and flow of its characters’ inner lives capture something of human existence, just as pictures composed according to the rules of perspective capture something about the relationship between object and viewer?”
An Unconventional String Quartet That Splits Its Audience
“The audience gathered in the basement of St. Brigid’s was an all-ages crowd: grey-haired veterans of Ottawa’s annual chamber-music blowout mixed with a curious younger set. Every time the Squad announced a song – Smashing Pumpkins’ Disarm, or Nirvana’s Lithium, for example – the younger half of the audience howled with delight while older listeners stared blankly at each other.”
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Costly Bankruptcy
“As of the end of June, the orchestra’s Chapter 11 proceeding had produced $2.4 million in expenses and fees to outside firms and consultants, according to filings with U.S. Bankruptcy Court. With months to go before the case is expected to exit bankruptcy, the cost is closing in on the $2.9 million the association once forecast for the entire process.”
Scotland’s National Museum Reopens After £47 Million Makeover
There are 16 new gallery spaces in the restored Victorian building, but the centrepiece is the Grand Gallery, a four-storey, 18-metre high display of over 800 objects.
Classical Music Smartphone Apps (They’re Everywhere)
“Androids or iPhones make good music players, and personalized radio apps like Slacker, Pandora and Last.fm offer passable alternatives to conventional radio, especially if you pay for advertising-free versions of the services.” And many individual ensembles are making their performances available, on their own or in partnership with such services as Instant Encore.