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Kenny G Goes Nuts for Christmas
Nov. 14, 2008 – I just love it when a Jewish guy gets all hyped up on Christmas. Kenny G is planning a huge radio special for Christmas. Kenny, whose real name is Kenneth Gorelick has a 48 hour special of instrumental Smooth Jazz classics produced by radio consultant Broadcast Architecture. More |
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Bob Baldwin's "New Urban Jazz": Musical Gimmick or Next Step in Smooth Jazz?
 Nov. 14, 2008 - While fans, broadcasters and even some musicians are predicting the death of Smooth Jazz. More
Kenny G Goes Nuts for Christmas
 Nov. 14, 2008 – I just love it when a Jewish guy gets all hyped up on Christmas. Kenny G is planning a huge radio special for Christmas. Kenny, whose real name is Kenneth Gorelick has a 48 hour special of instrumental Smooth Jazz classics. More |
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Bob Baldwin's "New Urban Jazz": Musical Gimmick or Next Step in Smooth Jazz?
Nov. 14, 2008 - While fans, broadcasters and even some musicians are predicting the death of Smooth Jazz, at the very least, the radio format is evolving. Radio Consultant Broadcast Architecture has come up with Smooth AC, a more vocal hybrid of Smooth Jazz. Don’t expect more instrumentals with that genre though. Read our interview |
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Mariah Carey Sounds Like Crap
 Nov. 9, 2008 – What the hell is wrong with Mariah Carey’s voice? She sounded like a Buick last week on Simon Cowell’s UK hit show ‘The X Factor.’ Having a bad vocal night is one. More
Rod Stewart and Faces to Reunite
 Nov 14, 2008 – There may have been a few missteps in Rod Stewart’s career but fans of his old band the Faces are saying his gig next Monday isn’t one of them. It’s a practice rehearsal with the other surviving members of the Faces. More |
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XM and Sirius Could Join Soon
 July 7, 2008 – The feds could approve the Satellite giants union real soon. Word is Sirius’ deal to buy rival XM could be cleared this month.
The problem is the longer it takes the harder it is on XM to survive to get new subscribers and to cover operating costs. Slumping new car sales and rising gas prices have not helped. Word is traditional broadcaster have been putting the breaks on the deal lobbying for more reviews on the case. The whole deal is also hurting XM who is dealing with high interest costs on the deal. XM just refinanced $400 Million of its debt. Could XM and Sirius survive separately? Sure, but XM would have larger challenges when the dust settles.
The impending merger is very political and hot topic for broadcasters on both sides. This week a group of state Attorney Generals made a last ditch effort to oppose the merger. They say the union would deal a “Stacked deck” to consumers– by John Beaudin |
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The
Price of XM Goes Up
March
5, 2005 - XM Radio, home to the highly-acclaimed Smooth/Contemporary jazz channel
"Watercolors", is raising its monthly subscription rate from $9.95/month
to $12.95/month. XM's competitor, Sirius Satellite Radio, which also has a Smooth
Jazz-formatted channel, "Jazz Café", also charges $12.95/month
for its service. - NL |
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Oct. 29, 2008 –
Oct. 29, 2008 – Billy Joel had this great idea for special shows, ‘Master Classes’ a few years ago. He would talk as much as sing. The concert series which are widely available. 
