<I>Krell restructures S&M:</I> Dean Roumanis, Krell's Chief Operating Officer, announced March 14 that the company had restructured its sales and marketing department to "enable [Krell] to continue to grow our business by maximizing the skills of our personnel."
The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) commissioned a new 144-page report of radio and consumer survey results, based on data collected between February 17 and 22 by Pollara, Inc. in 1229 telephone interviews with respondents above the age of 13. The purpose of the study was to collect data that the CRIA could submit to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission's (CTRC) <A HREF="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2006/n2006-1.htm">Commercial Radio Review</A>. (For those interested in reading all 144 pages, click <A HREF="http://support.crtc.gc.ca/applicant/docs.aspx?pn_ph_no=2006-1&call_id=2…; and download "Appendix A.")
<I>Last week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/031306eff/">Fred von Lohmann</A> talked with us about how fair use created unexpected riches for Hollywood, created the iPod boom, and how dismantling it could prove disastrous for consumers. This week, we resume that conversation with a discussion about digital rights management (DRM) and why the computer industry is willing to support it, even though its consumers never asked for it.</I>
His article on the first post-Katrina Mardis Gras is one great read. This is how I want to write when I grow up. If.
Urrrp!
<I>Moistworks</I> looks into some of Led Zep's influences. Jake Holmes' "Dazed and Confused" is a revelation.
Last week's cat blogging reminded Jeff Wong of a monster movie, so he provided the special effects.
Here are five funny books you might want to read.
Is the schnozz really the most amazing organ?
I'm a huge <I>New Yorker</I> fan, so I wanted this soooo bad when I heard about it—however, every review makes it seem less and less appealing.