Prince

The Louis C.K. Window

Peter Kafka in Media on December 12, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

Louis C.K. isn’t the first performer to sell directly to his fans using the Web. But if he wants to, he can keep working with Big Media, too. Clever.

The Internet Is Over.

Nitrozac and Snaggy in News on July 7, 2010 at 12:15 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site. (Click on the image to see a bigger version.)

Making Fun of Prince Is Easy–Figuring Out How Talent Thrives in a Digital Age, Not So Much

Kara Swisher in News on July 7, 2010 at 12:55 am PT

So, yes, the quote Prince said about the Internet being “completely over” made him sound like a Luddite idiot. But–after spending several days here in Los Angeles this week, talking to execs, talent and others who toil in the entertainment industry–I can’t say what I am hearing is that much different in terms of the continuing frustration with the lack of decent business models to replace the ones that have worked for so long and been so lucrative for the entertainment and media industry.

Let’s Go Crazy: New Prince iPod Costs $150 Per Song

Peter Kafka in Media on April 13, 2009 at 5:12 am PT

The newest special-edition iPod to hit the market comes from Prince. It is purple, it is produced in a limited batch of 950, and it will cost you $2,100. But at least it contains every Prince song ever recorded, right? Nope. From what I can tell, the only thing the gadget comes preloaded with is a 15-song, 40-minute concert video.