By James Pew
Due to the over the top distorted loudness treatment of Metallica’s new record, over 16,000 fans have signed an online petition to have Death Magnetic re-mixed and re-mastered. Here is a response from Ted Jensen (mastering engineer for Death Magnetic) of Sterling Sound.

“I get to slam my head against that brick wall [...]

By James Pew
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada responds to my letter. OPC is concerned about the privacy implications of a DRM’d world. Bill C-61 is on the back burner, as the issues facing the future of content in a broadband world are still trying to get solved.
Taken from a historical court [...]

By James Pew
Up until a few weeks ago, how I navigated the web was very pedestrian, random, and not very productive. Like any business owner, I’m constantly researching my industry. Just like any artist researching trends in the new music business. Or like any person wanting to know where this is all [...]