Media

A modest week of press

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:34 AM (permalink)

I was interviewed twice this week on the subject of HD Radio, once by Chuck Taylor for a Reuters piece, and once on American Public Media's Future Tense program. The Reuters story was worked to a variety of outlets--check out the differing headlines in the Washington Post version and the PC Week version to get a sense of the gigantic flame magnet HD Radio has become!

My radio interview went well, though Jon Gordon clearly has a great talent for digital editing to make me sound so toastmasters-ly lucid--thanks, Jon :) I've included a link to the podcast below.

Finally, I posted some additional thoughts on this controversial topic over on our company's radio industry blog, The Infinite Dial. Have you heard any great HD Radio stations? Do drop me a line, if so.

Future Tense Interview: MP3 - iTunes

A Brief Moment of Back-Patting

Thursday, June 5, 2008 9:43 AM (permalink)

Edison Media Research: Edison Completes 'Historic' Primary Season With Record Number of Exit Polls

Every once in a while, you have to toot your own horn. Good on you, Edison—thanks to my amazing co-workers.

A Research Bonanza

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 9:18 AM (permalink)

Loads of data being presented over the next two weeks. First, if you are interested in the changing digital platforms for audio, I am co-presenting the 2008 edition of The Infinite Dial: Radio's Digital Future with Pierre Bouvard, the President of Sales and Marketing for Arbitron. The webinar is free and you can sign up here. So far we have over 1200 people signed up, so the "Q&A" should be a hoot.

Next, a subject close to my heart--the state of web design for radio stations and other Internet audio players. I will be giving a short (but punchy!) talk at the Radio And Internet Newsletter (RAIN) Las Vegas Summit. If you are going to be in Vegas for the NAB, do drop in (sign up at the RAIN site). It should be a great day, keynoted by Joe Kennedy and Tom Conrad from Pandora.

For you podcasting aficionados, I have some great new data to premiere as part of the Association for Downloadable Media's forum at ad:tech in San Francisco. This forum, called "Get The Download", will feature some great presentations from the board and members of the ADM and will feature success stories, case studies, and of course a big ole' bucket of Edison numbers at 9 AM (what better way to wake up?").

Finally, if you can't make it to SF next week, I will be presenting a much longer version of our new Podcasting data at Podcamp NYC on April 25, after which I will have the whole report online. Lots of news, stats and insight on the current state of podcast consumption coming up, so I hope you can check it out!

Bob Mould - "District Line"

Saturday, February 9, 2008 8:51 AM (permalink)

There are very few artists who have remained vital, relevant and powerful for at least three decades, and fewer still that have done so with three or more different bands/musical identities. Paul McCartney (Beatles/Wings/Solo), Paul Weller (Jam/Style Council/Solo) and Neil Finn (Split Enz/Crowded House/Solo) are certainly in that all time musical pantheon. For me, you have to add Bob Mould to that list--for three decades he has cranked out everything from thrash to introspective folk to electronica as a member of Husker Du, the frontman for Sugar, or as a solo artist. Bob's records have been important purchases for me from my first year in college (when I discovered Husker Du) to today, and I never fail to catch his shows when I can.

Bob's new disc, "District Line," was a must buy for me. He has finally managed to fuse together the power-chord thrash of his earlier recordings with his more experimental electronic musings of recent years into--a pop record! Well, kind of a pop record. In any case, it's on heavy rotation for me at the moment. So far, my favorite track has to be "Again and Again," which is a break-up song with Bob's typical flair for finality:

Took the bullets from the carport; threw them in a backpack

Placed a set of keys inside the grill

I left the title to the house inside the piano bench,

And my lawyer's got the will

When Bob Mould breaks up with you, dog, you done stay broke.

The Rest is Noise

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 12:00 AM (permalink)

Go here for music samples to accompany The Rest Is Noise (now in its sixth printing), one of my top ten books from 2007. This is the book that finally, after decades of trying, gave me the appreciation for classical music I really wanted to have.[Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise]