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...their current trajectory puts expectations for R.E.M.'s 14th album, Accelerate, out April 1, at sneaker level, it's worth noting the band faced up to a few hard truths before getting into the studio last year. Given their ages (all three are nearing 50), the steep decline in their album sales and the fact that they don't particularly enjoy tarnishing their legacy with inferior records, they all agreed it was time to kill or cure: make a good album or call it a career...
...When money is tight, it's also a good time for Hollywood's bulletproof brands, like Pixar (Wall E), Will Smith (Hancock) and Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder). "Whether it's an analgesic or a motion picture, you're putting your money into something familiar," says former studio executive David Weitzner, who teaches at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. This summer's old-is-new fare, like Indy, Steve Carell's Get Smart and the Sex and the City movie should all benefit from the recognition factor. But films with lesser-known pedigrees, like the graphic novel...
...alive, he is mulling changes to the way EMI's artists are rewarded. Out could go generous advances for some artists - "an excuse for us to lose more," he calls such payments. Instead, some expect him to experiment with salaries or even day rates for artists cloistered in the studio...
...often, it doesn't produce money-spinning discs, either. More mature music fans might still pay up for a CD; some 2 million people outside North America bought last fall's Long Road out of Eden, for instance, the first studio album from the Eagles in decades. But supermarket muscle has driven down the retail price of compact discs. The only U.S. store selling that Eagles CD was Wal-Mart, for the bargain price of $11.88. The average price of a CD in Europe dropped by 4% between 2003 and 2006, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. One way to maintain price levels...
...think they’ve made an interesting selection,” said Bresnick, the Charles T. Wilson Professor of Music at Yale, commending the diversity of music on display. Bresnick also praised the “Hydra” performance system designed by the Harvard University Studio for Electroacoustic Composition, which created a dramatic and atmospheric rendition of his composition. Giving credit to flautist Patti Monson for her playing during his “Conspiracies for Solo Flute and Four ‘Other Flutes.’” Bresnick emphasized the importance of multiphonics?...