Links for 12.31.07: RIAA fights, cellphone abstinence, hip-hop’s fall…
*The University of Oregon stands up for students’ privacy rights in a legal fight vs. the RIAA.
*Our Digital Music runs its list of Top Ten Digital Music Stories of 2007.
*Read: an unfocused article on the future of hip-hop from the New York Times, but the nugget seems to be that a diminished mainstream market could be good for creativity of the genre.
*Filesharing is on the rise in Japan. According to one survey, 9.6% of internet users run filesharing software. Huh. [mediaeater]
*Sting is a toe sucker. [huffpo]
*Wired runs the top P2P swapped songs of 2007; Listenerd icon Soulja Boy comes in at #7.
*Cellibacy: A New York comedian gives up her cellphone for two months, documenting it here. [textually]
*Docudrama “The Killing of John Lennon” opens at the IFC Center in New York on January 2. The trailer. [nyer]
*Totally off topic, insane and NSFW: The Ballbra – a men’s underwear revolution. [mefi]
I always think it’s funny to see how far into a Sting article I have to read to find the word “tantric”. Am I the only one who notices this?
startlingmoniker
January 1, 2008 at 4:57 pm
You’re not the only one. Same thing when I read articles about Fergie – always waiting to see how long it takes to get to “peed her pants.”
Josh Kimball
January 1, 2008 at 8:02 pm