Topic: Paul McCartney

The Ultimate 12-Step in Business

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

Fast Talk: Coffee Maker Brews Fans

Ken Lombard President, Starbucks Entertainment Seattle, Washington Ken Lombard, 52, is signing up artists for Starbucks's own record label, Hear Music, which will use the company's stores as a significant distribution channel. ...READ»

Coachella Debuts Undulating Party Pavilion Designed by SCI-Arc Students

"Rock and Roll Fantasy." Sound like a course you'd want to take? Last winter, a lucky handful of students at SCI-Arc--a legendary school of architecture and design in downtown L.A.--got the chance. They were tasked ...READ»

SuperGlued Takes Live Music Social

Remember that Beastie Boys Tibetan Freedom Concert you went to at Randall's Island in June, 1997? Neither do we, but there are plenty of people out there who do, and they have the stories, photos, and possibly a T-shirt to prove it. ...READ»

Inside Baseball: The Man who Puts the Socks on Fenway

If you're watching the World Series tonight, as I am at the moment, you've seen that cool Red Sox logo on the infield grass. Let me introduce you to the man responsible for that creative touch, Dave Mellor, director of the grounds at ...READ»

A Little Help From My Friends

Sex, drugs, rock roll ... and charity fundraisers. In today's socially conscious society, the Spinal Tap method of rock roll ignorance is no longer accepted. Now, artists are using their clout and talent to change the world -- one song at a time.READ»

MOM III

The Surfrider Foundation recruits Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, James Taylor, Beck, and others for environmental benefit album.READ»

Why David Byrne, Arcade Fire, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are Psycho Marketers, Q'uest-ce que c'est?

After David Byrne and Brian Eno self-released their album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today last August, they generated profits equivalent to a label advance. How? Software marketing, of course. We’ve all seen a ...READ»

Now, <em>That's</em> Entertainment Technology

When media and tech collide, the consumer wins. Prepare for a media world of unimaginable freedom and endless choices.READ»

Les Paul: The Guitar, the Logo, the Legend

A tribute to the Architect of Rock & Roll, who died yesterday at 94.READ»

• Ken Carbone's Yes to Less blog

The Beatles Join MTV’s Digital Empire

MTV is on a roll. Just days after announcing a fresh new music video web site comes news that MTV Networks will license songs from the Beatles for an upcoming video game from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band.READ»

• MTV’s Digital Makeover
• MTV Finally Returns to the Music Video Business

Now: April 2008

What's happening this month, from the world's biggest lighting show to, inevitably, Tax Day.READ»

• Put Style In Your Lifestyle
• 7 Fabulous Things You Probably Shouldn't Buy
• MEET: World Retail Congress

Hollywood's Rogue Mogul: How Terminator Director McG Is Blowing Up the Movie Business

How McG (yes, that's his name -- he directed the new Terminator movie) evolved from bubblegum auteur into a tinseltown killing machine.READ»

• McG's $2 Billion Machine
• The Terminator Economy

The Hitchhikers Guide to the New Economy

Don't panic. You're about to go on a ride through the new economy in the company of Douglas Adams, the ultimate hitchhiker, as he translates his fanatic flair for intergalactic fun and games into what he hopes will become the next big multimedia company.READ»

Seth MacFarlane’s $2 Billion Family Guy Empire

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has built an empire of staggering proportions that nabbed him a record $100 million deal with Fox. And, with an innovative new series of animated shorts distributed by Google -- "Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy" -- he’s even teaching the search giant new ways to exploit the Web. Could this crude frat-boy cartoonist really be a model for business in the postmodern age?READ»

• Breaking Down Family Guy's Billions
• The 6 Most Bizarre Family Guy Moments
• The 10 Most Controversial Family Guy Moments