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Newspapers: The strange survival of ink

June 10th, 2010 | No Comments

Newspapers have escaped cataclysm by becoming leaner and more focused

“PRINT is going to live longer than people think,” asserts Mathias Dopfner, the boss of Axel Springer. Perhaps it will in central Europe. The publisher of Bild and Die Welt recently recorded the most profitable first quarter in its history. The profit margin on its German national newspapers is a startling 27%. The firm is expanding into Poland. If newspapers are in crisis, Mr Dopfner says, he likes crisis.

A year ago the mere survival of many newspapers seemed doubtful. It had become clear that the young, in particular, were getting much of their news online. Readers were flitting from story to story, rarely paying. Advertising too was moving online, but not to newspapers’ websites. Rather, it was being swallowed by search engines. The classified-ad market was ravaged by free listings websites such as Craigslist. A deep recession, received wisdom had it, would surely finish off newspapers, which have high fixed costs in the form of journalists and printing presses. …

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Jackson Browne & David Lindley Album & International Tour

March 5th, 2010 | No Comments

JACKSON BROWNE & DAVID LINDLEY COME TOGETHER FOR INTERNATIONAL TOUR

THE DUO RELEASE LOVE IS STRANGE, A 2-CD LIVE SET ON MAY 11

Jackson Browne

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne will take to the road this summer with his band and longtime friend and musical co-conspirator David Lindley. Comprising dates in the U.S. and Europe, the Jackson Browne with David Lindley Tour follows the May 11 release of Love Is Strange (Inside Recordings), a 2-CD live set capturing a tour of Spain that Browne and Lindley did in 2006.

The Jackson Browne with David Lindley Tour begins with a month-long European leg kicking off in Bristol, UK on June 3. Other highlights include shows at the Stadpark in Hamburg, Germany (6/15), Casino de Paris in Paris, France (6/18), and Hampton Court Palace and Royal Albert Hall in London (6/8 and 6/29, respectively). More European dates will be announced shortly.

Stateside, the Jackson Browne with David Lindley Tour gets underway July 20 at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. U.S. summer dates run through the end of September; the first U.S. leg concludes at Chastain Park Amphitheater in Atlanta on August 15. Highlights along the way include the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles (7/23), the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA (7/24), Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO (8/5), and the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, TX (8/13).

Accompanying Jackson Browne and David Lindley on tour will be Browne’s band of almost 20 years: Kevin McCormick (bass), Mark Goldenberg (guitars), Mauricio Lewak (drums) and Jeff Young (keyboards, backing vocals). They’re joined by members (since 2008) Chavonne Stewart and Alethea Mills, vocalists Browne (as a mentor) met in 2001 when they were attending Washington Preparatory High School in South Los Angeles, singing in the school choir.


On record and in performance, Jackson Browne and David Lindley have a musical association reaching back almost 40 years. Regarded as a legendary stringed-instrument virtuoso, Lindley has played on many of Browne’s albums, beginning with 1973′s For Everyman, and on classics including Late For The Sky and The Pretender (the latter two both on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time). Browne also produced Lindley’s best-known LP, 1983′s acclaimed El Rayo-X.

Prior to 2010′s Jackson Browne with David Lindley Tour, the last time the two musicians played live dates together was a 2006 run of concerts in Spain-in grand concert halls, rock venues, and intimate clubs alike. That tour resulted in the forthcoming 2-CD album Love Is Strange, “En Vivo Con Tino” – featuring Browne and Lindley live with celebrated Spanish percussionist Tino di Geraldo. Set for worldwide release May 11 on Browne’s independent label Inside Recordings, Love Is Strange was produced by Jackson Browne and Paul Dieter.

In liner notes Browne wrote for Love Is Strange, he considers Lindley’s reputation for elusiveness, nearly as mythic as his string-playing prowess. “Why had I not thought of this before? Take him where he doesn’t speak the language and he will HAVE TO leave the gig and come with you to the restaurant, or to the club,” says Browne. “This was an unexpected strategy breakthrough in a pursuit that for a legion of friends, disciples and admirers has become known as ‘stalking the wild Lindley.’”

Jackson Browne & David Lindley Tour Dates

06/03/10 Thu Colston Hall Bristol, GB

06/04/10 Fri Sheffield City Hall Sheffield, GB

06/06/10 Sun The Sage Gateshead, GB

06/09/10 Wed Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, NL

06/11/10 Fri Cirkus Stockholm, SE

06/14/10 Mon Tradgardsforeningen Gothenburg, SE

06/15/10 Tue Stadtpark Hamburg, GER

06/17/10 Thu Palais Des Beaux-Arts Brussels, BEL

06/18/10 Fri Casino de Paris Paris, FRA

06/20/10 Sun Royal Concert Hall Glasgow, GB

06/21/10 Mon Usher Hall Edinburgh, GB

06/23/10 Wed The Marquee Cork, IR

06/29/10 Tue Royal Albert Hall London, GB

07/01/10 Thu Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, GB

07/02/10 Fri Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool, GB

07/20/10 Tue The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, NV

07/21/10 Wed Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay San Diego, CA

07/23/10 Fri Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA

07/24/10 Sat Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA

07/27/10 Tue Cuthbert Amphitheatre Eugene, OR

07/30/10 Fri Chateau Ste. Michelle Concerts on the Green Woodinville, WA

07/31/10 Sat Maryhill Winery Goldendale, WA

08/02/10 Mon Idaho Botanical Garden Boise, ID

08/03/10 Tue Theatre at The Brick Bozeman, MT

08/05/10 Thu Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO

08/07/10 Sat Orpheum Theatre Sioux City, IA

08/08/10 Sun Starlight Theatre Kansas City, MO

08/10/10 Tue Fabulous Fox Theatre St. Louis, MO

08/11/10 Wed Brady Theater Tulsa, OK

08/13/10 Fri Nokia Theatre Grand Prairie, TX

08/15/10 Sun Chastain Park Amphitheater Atlanta, GA

Jackson Browne is currently on tour with Sheryl Crow in Japan.

Jackson Browne Tour Dates :: Jackson Browne News :: Jackson Browne Concert Reviews


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Strange Design: CO Tour

January 14th, 2010 | No Comments

STRANGE DESIGN ANNOUNCES FEBRUARY COLORADO TOUR

Strange Design

Strange Design, the band that emerged from the beloved Phish archives to recreate classic shows in their entirety, will be returning to Colorado this February for a very special tour.

Please visit their website for more details and to request shows.

Strange Design Tour Dates

02/12/10 Fri three20south Breckenridge, CO

02/13/10 Sat Henry Strater Theatre Durango, CO

02/14/10 Sun Bluebird Theater Denver, CO

02/16/10 Tue Belly Up Aspen, CO

02/17/10 Wed Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

02/18/10 Thu Ghost Ranch Saloon Steamboat Springs, CO

02/19/10 Fri Aggie Theatre Fort Collins, CO

02/20/10 Sat Sandbar Sports Grill Vail, CO


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Nicole Kidman talks about ‘’strange sexual fetish” encounters

November 4th, 2009 | No Comments

In one of her most revealing interviews ever, Nicole Kidman has revealed how she has experienced different levels of love, from ‘mundane’ marriage to ‘strange sexual fetish stuff’.
The 42-year-old actress, currently married to country singer Keith Urban, said her life had been about exploring different types of love.
The Others actress, who was earlier married to [...]

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Strange times

June 15th, 2009 | No Comments

There is something strange going on in the auto industry. Despite the talk of massive overcapacity, the impact of recession and the oft-heard conclusion that the industry will consolidate into fewer, bigger carmakers, the opposite seems to be happening.


Smaller brands – Hummer, Saturn, Saab, Volvo Cars – are being sold off by bigger groups and, apparently, finding no shortage of potential buyer interest.


And the deal that would have clearly signalled that consolidation in Europe is coming – Opel and Fiat – isn’t happening. Not only that, but the new CEO at PSA – a firm often identified as a potential alliance or merger suitor for Fiat – has more or less said that size isn’t everything and that PSA can survive as an international business by focussing on growth markets.


Is that it then? Consolidation and rationalisation of production isn’t as pressing as some have been saying?


I don’t think so. But it’s also a more complex situation than it appears at first sight.


For example, if GM, with all its resources, couldn’t make Saab work, why should anyone else? Fair question, but an alternative business model that recognises past weaknesses and that perhaps comes with a sizeable initial dowry of assets from GM, might just be able to work.


Similarly, in looking at Magna’s proposed deal to acquire Opel/Vauxhall, the position of New GM is highly significant. If a close relationship continues across the Atlantic concerns over the new European entity developing new product ease somewhat.


I can’t help thinking though, that with the industry’s total volume pie in Europe suddenly quite a bit smaller, the overcapacity bullet will have to be bitten somewhere, sooner or later.


A lot has to transpire before we can see the extent to which the pain is shared. 


JD Power estimates that capacity utilisation at Europe’s car plants currently stands at around 50% – versus 80% as recently as 2007. JD Power’s baseline forecast has a return to an 80% capacity utilisation ‘norm’ in 2016. A rule of thumb is that car plants break even at 60-65% capacity utilisation.


There won’t be much recovery to capacity utilisation from the current 50% this year or next on current market assumptions (in 2010 Europe’s car market will likely decline after this year’s scrappage-inspired boost).  Conditions are therefore clearly ripe for further capacity rationalisation.


Manufacturers who ignore these fundamentals impose higher costs on themselves and impair their ability to be competitive – a sure recipe for potential long-term decline and eventual exit from the industry.

ANALYSIS: The age of deconsolidation

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