Adrian Belew 
Side Three (2006) 
Adrian Belew is one of the most original guitarists I’ve ever listened to. He played with many famous musicians, such as David Bowie and King Crimson, but at that himself is still underrated and not such famous musician.
Last year Adrian started to record his solo albums seriously by releasing, although not of long duration, but valuable albums “Side One” and “Side Two”. This year Adrian released the next album with a quite predictable title “Side Three”. This album has a similar organization - it contains nine full value track on 35 minutes of total duration (and that’s unusual in itself, if we would take an average duration of present-time music albums into account).
As regards to music, “Side Three” is a deserving continuation of the line, which, however, has its own identity. Only the last track “And” repeats an altered “Ampersand” version from “Side One”. The rest of the album sound freshly enough, but at the same time each track is performed in Adrian’s “firm” style. It’s meaningless to describe the music - you’d better get this album and listen to it yourself. You won’t be disappointed. Reviewed by Igor Brynskich.
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The latest project from Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, comes with a cute backstory about a group of friends dropping by a Brighton, England studio for ’70s-era jam sessions with Cook and producer Simon Thornton. Though the timeline is fabricated, this mash of rock, soul, and rocksteady is distinctly collaborative. Iggy Pop’s deadpan delivery on “He’s Frank” sets the tone for an album that sometimes gets a little goofy, while the danceable “Toe Jam” pairs David Byrne with Dizzee Rascal (finally!). The lesser-known guests offer more misses than hits, but Emmy the Great shines on “Seattle,” a sunny, commercial-ready pop confection.
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Ah Doug Morris, unibrow baby to the digital music revolution. His hard-ball approach with Microsoft, fighting hard for a $1 cut of each Zune sold in exchange for allowing Microsoft to license Universal Music’s stable of artists, won him a place on the enemies list of every music blogger from Anaheim to Zurich.
The AP takes a softer look at the man who’s mission is to change music licensing forever, and not for better. Glenn Coolfer aptly explains, “In contrast to most portrayals as a lone renegade, this one shows a more accurate scenario. Even though other label heads aren’t acting so tough, they’re more than happy to let Morris do their dirty work.”
Morris’ next hardware licensing target is Apple, who’s current deal with Universal expires in May of this year. According to the AP, “Speculation in the industry is that he’ll seek a slice of iPod sales. Apple declined comment.” Morris stopped short of threatening to pull Universal’s catalog from iTunes if the Cupertino kids won’t cough up extortion payments royalties but, I wouldn’t consider that option completely off the table.
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Ged Doherty, Chairman SONY BMG Music Entertainment, UK & Ireland, announces the formation of a new division, the Commercial Sales Division.
The new division sees the previously separate Sales and Commercial departments forming one new business unit. On top of its existing sales remit across the whole group, it will be tasked with bringing SONY BMG’s extensive catalogue even closer to the new business opportunities constantly emerging in the market. Nicola Tuer is promoted from her role of SVP Sales to head the new group as SVP Commercial Sales Group.
“This is an exciting new chapter for the company,” says Sony BMG UK & Ireland Chairman, Ged Doherty. “By bringing together these traditionally different functions of the company under one roof, we are creating an entirely new area of product development allied to ever-changing consumer demand. We’ll be able to respond more quickly to opportunities coming from our retail and business partners across the entire industry.
“Nicola Tuer is the perfect person to lead the new group. She has fantastic relationships across the whole business and a great grasp of what’s required to compete in the modern marketplace.”
“This is a fantastic opportunity,” says Nicola Tuer. “Our vision as a company is to focus relentlessly on connecting artist and fan. I have spent many years close to the fan in my various sales roles and now have the opportunity to work with SONY BMG’s great catalogue and develop bespoke products to satisfy customer demand to receive our music in new formats and new ways.”
The new group is effective immediately.
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